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minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoOn Windows, I’ve had good luck with the search tool Everything.
minus-squareCarvex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoThanks that was helpful at the right moment!
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoHappy I could help. It’s been everything Windows search is not. Additional pro-tip if anyone is still using WinDirStat, Spacemonger, etc.: WizTree is game-changing.
minus-squareiAmTheTot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoEverything is a required tool for any Windows computer I interact with.
minus-squarepotoooooooo ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAnd Wiztree! I really do love that program.
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoWinDirStat imo is a better alternative - same functionality, much older and open source. Wiztree borrows a lot from WinDirStat’s interface.
minus-squareBeigeAgenda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoOr like me obviously spending cycles trawling through everything. find dir/ -iname "*John*Cena*" or grep -rIi "John.*Cena" dir/
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoUse fd and ripgrep at least. It’s not the stone age.
minus-squareBeigeAgenda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoI’m probably using them already if they are aliased to find and grep.
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoBtw, while I’m here: you might also want to look into eza, fzf, bat, and maybe delta (or icdiff for side-by-side comparison). I’m pretty conservative regarding replacement for classic utils, but these are worth it.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days ago grep -rIi “John.*Cena” dir/ I have this sort of thing aliased, with some added --include flags to filter file type (e.g., only match source/script files). Super useful!
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days ago spending cycles trawling through everything Beats spending cycles indexing everything and never search them.
On Windows, I’ve had good luck with the search tool Everything.
Thanks that was helpful at the right moment!
Happy I could help. It’s been everything Windows search is not.
Additional pro-tip if anyone is still using WinDirStat, Spacemonger, etc.: WizTree is game-changing.
Everything is a required tool for any Windows computer I interact with.
And Wiztree! I really do love that program.
WinDirStat imo is a better alternative - same functionality, much older and open source.
Wiztree borrows a lot from WinDirStat’s interface.
And mlocate for Linux.
Or like me obviously spending cycles trawling through everything.
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Use
fdand ripgrep at least. It’s not the stone age.I’m probably using them already if they are aliased to
findandgrep.Btw, while I’m here: you might also want to look into
eza,fzf,bat, and maybedelta(oricdifffor side-by-side comparison). I’m pretty conservative regarding replacement for classic utils, but these are worth it.I have this sort of thing aliased, with some added
--includeflags to filter file type (e.g., only match source/script files). Super useful!Beats spending cycles indexing everything and never search them.