-create-file-list-exclude-files alternative

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jeiea
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-create-file-list-exclude-files alternative

Post by jeiea »

I saw that command line option is added in the new translation command line help.

But why not use the search edit syntax? I think it is more powerful and can reduce the number of options.

Maybe cmd.exe can escape all character. Is there any issue?
void
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Re: -create-file-list-exclude-files alternative

Post by void »

But why not use the search edit syntax?
Simplicity and efficiency.
Using the search syntax would currently require making a temporary database.

-create-file-list-exclude-files supports regex: and wildcards (* and ?)

-create-file-list-exclude-files, -create-file-list-exclude-folders and -create-file-list-include-only-files can be omitted if all results are wanted.

-create-file-list can be used to create a file list of all files, which could be opened in Everything, a complex search could be applied and a new file list exported.

The Everything command line interface offers full search for creating a file list from the current Everything index.
Maybe cmd.exe can escape all character. Is there any issue?
All characters can be escaped from the console with the ^ character.
^^ = ^
^| = |
^< = <
^> = >

While the Everything command line interface accepts UTF-16 (unicode), the console is limited to multi-byte character sets.

You can force the console to use UTF-8 for full unicode support with the following command:
chcp 65001

You will also need to change the console font to Lucida Console.
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