Can I search (additionally) for patterns INSIDE a file?

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pstein
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Can I search (additionally) for patterns INSIDE a file?

Post by pstein »

As far as I can see I can only search for filename patterns. But what about patterns INSIDE the found files?

Example:
I want to search for all files matching *.log and which contain the text string "useraccess=foobar".

Is this possible?

Peter
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Re: Can I search (additionally) for patterns INSIDE a file?

Post by void »

Everything is a filename only search engine.
pstein
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Re: Can I search (additionally) for patterns INSIDE a file?

Post by pstein »

void wrote:Everything is a filename only search engine.
This is pity.

A different search tool Effective File Search available for free from here
http://www.sowsoft.com/search.htm

offers such options.
Unfortunately its is rather slow.

So it would be perfect to have a search tool with the features of Effective File Search and the speed of Everything.

Could you add search-inside-filters to Everything?

Peter
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