How to use wildcard in content: ?

[byzod]

I try to search content of text file and it's not working as expected, I thought the string after

content:

is literal so wildcards is not supported but then I found it's not literal search too, then I get confused

Reproduce:

1. Create
   1.txt
   and
   2.txt
   in test folder (
   K:\Down\z
   in my case)
2. Content of those text file:
   1.txt

   Code: Select all

   a<>b
   a==b
   a<b
   

   2.txt

   Code: Select all

   alt:gt:b
   a==b
   alt:b
   

3. Search terms
   path:K:\Down\z content:{string}
   where the {string} and result is:

   {string}	expected literal	expected wildcard	actual result
   a?b	none	1.txt	none
   alt:b	2.txt	1.txt	2.txt
   a<>b	1.txt	none	none
   alt:gt:b	2.txt	1.txt	none

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[void]

Please use double quotes (") around your string to treat it literally.

a?b

content: does not support wildcards by default.
Wildcard characters are treated literally.

Use the wildcard: search modifier to enable content wildcards.

For example:

wildcard:content:*a?b*
nowhole:wildcard:content:a?b

content:
wildcard:
no-whole:

alt:b

2.txt is the expected result.

a<>b

Group expansion is doing something odd here.
I'll have this fixed in the next alpha update.

Everything 1.4 breaks the search term on >

For now, please try content:"a<>b"

alt:gt:b

gt: expands to >
Please use double quotes to escape gt:
content:"alt:gt:b"

[void]

Everything 1.5.0.1361a fixes an issue with group expansion.

content:a<>b will no longer expand to: content:ab

non-filename string search functions will require an OR operator (|) for group expansion.
For example:

content:gr<a|e>y

[byzod]

Please use double quotes (") around your string to treat it literally.

Thanks for the help! Just curious about the default behavior of

content:

I want to add a macro or alias for

wildcard:content:

(

wc:

for example, the original term is too long), how should I do this in 1.4? My work pc has no privilege to upgrade everything so it's still 1.4

btw I forget to ask last time
what is the

search:

in step 3

Change the Search to: path:search:

and why it's needed? Didn't found it in the doc
what is

<search>

and why it's needed in the step 4?...

[void]

I want to add a macro or alias for wildcard:content:

To add a wc: macro for wildcards:content:

• In Everything 1.4, from the Search menu, click Add to filters....
• Change the Name to: Wildcard Content
• Change the Search to: wildcards:content:search:
• Change the Macro to: wc<search>
• Click OK.

Change the Search to: path:search:
and why it's needed?

what is
<search>

This is the parameter passed to your macro.
It doesn't have to be search:
It can be any name you like.
It's the variable name for the parameter passed to your macro.
I usually always use search.

For example, in the above filter, we use a macro of: wc<search>
and a search of: wildcards:content:search:
These "search" names must match in the macro and search.
The parameter passed to your wc: macro is replaced with the search: text in your filter search.

It's a little convoluted, so in Everything 1.5 it's been replaced with $param:

[byzod]

This is the parameter passed to your macro.
It doesn't have to be search:
It can be any name you like.
It's the variable name for the parameter passed to your macro.
I usually always use search.

It's a little convoluted, so in Everything 1.5 it's been replaced with $param:

Oh I think I understand it
So

Change the [b]Macro[/b] to: wc<search>

works like

wc.call(args)

Change the [b]Search[/b] to: wildcards:content:search:

works like

define_function wc(args){Everything.DoSearch(args)}

Thanks for the explanation