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User Commands                                gnome-search-tool(1)



NAME
     gnome-search-tool - search for files

SYNOPSIS
     gnome-search-tool   [--named=text]    [--path=folder]    [--
     sortby=order]    [--descending]    [--contains=string]   [--
     user=user] [--nouser] [--allmounts] [--empty] [--follow]  [-
     -group=group]      [--hidden]     [--mtimeless=date]     [--
     mtimemore=date] [--notnamed=filename] [--regex=pattern]  [--
     sizeless=size]   [--sizemore=size]   [--start]   [gnome-std-
     options]

DESCRIPTION
     The Search for Files application enables you to  search  for
     files on your system. Search for Files uses the find(1) com-
     mand.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     --allmounts             Select the  'Search  other  filesys-
                             tems' search constraint.



     --contains=string       Select  the  'Contains   the   text'
                             search  constraint  and set the text
                             of that entry. Use a  full  filename
                             or  a  partial  filename  with wild-
                             cards.  See find(1) for more details
                             about using wildcards.



     --descending            Set sort order  to  descending.  The
                             default sort order is ascending.



     --empty                 Select the 'File  is  empty'  search
                             constraint.



     --follow                Select the 'Follow  symbolic  links'
                             search constraint.



     --group=group           Select the 'Owned by  group'  search
                             constraint  and set the text of that
                             entry.



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     --hidden                Select the 'Show hidden  and  backup
                             files' search option.



     --mtimeless=date        Select  the  'Date  modified  before
                             (days)'  search  constraint  and set
                             the text of that entry.



     --mtimemore=date        Select  the  'Date  modified   after
                             (days)'  search  constraint  and set
                             the text of that entry.



     --named=text            Set the text of the 'Name  contains'
                             search option.



     --notnamed=filename     Select  the  'File  is  not   named'
                             search  constraint  and set the text
                             of that entry. Use a  full  filename
                             or  a  partial  filename  with wild-
                             cards.  See find(1) for more details
                             about using wildcards.



     --nouser                Select the 'Owner  is  unrecognized'
                             search constraint.



     --path=folder           Set the text of the 'Look in folder'
                             entry. Defaults to the current work-
                             ing directory.



     --start                 Automatically start a search.



     --regex=pattern         Select  the  'File  matches  regular
                             expression'  search  constraint  and
                             set the  text  of  that  entry.  See
                             find(1)  for  more details about the
                             regular expression patterns that can
                             be used.



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     --sizeless=size         Select the 'Size is less than (kilo-
                             bytes)'  search  constraint  and set
                             the text of that entry.



     --sizemore=size         Select the 'Size is more than (kilo-
                             bytes)'  search  constraint  and set
                             the text of that entry.



     --sortby=order          Sort files by one of the  following:
                             name, folder, size, type, or date.



     --user=user             Select the  'Owned by  user'  search
                             constraint  and set the text of that
                             entry.



     gnome-std-options       Standard options available  for  use
                             with  most  GNOME applications.  See
                             gnome-std-options(5) for more infor-
                             mation.



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Performing a basic search automatically

     example% gnome-search-tool --name=a.out --path=$HOME --autostart

     Example 2: Performing an advanced search automatically

     example% gnome-search-tool --contains=unistd.h --mtimeless=3 --sortby=size --autostart

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0        Application exited successfully



     >0       Application exited with failure



FILES




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     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/gnome-search-tool      Executable  for  Search  for
                                     Files



ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | gnome/gnome-search-tool     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Volatile                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     Search for Files Manual

     Latest version of the GNOME  Desktop  User  Guide  for  your
     platform.

     find(1), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES
     Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.

























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