Top "File-search" questions

This tag can refer to the process of searching a system for a specific file or the process of searching the contents of a file for specific keywords.

How can I use grep to find a word inside a folder?

In Windows, I would have done a search for finding a word inside a folder. Similarly, I want to know …

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How to make eclipse "File Search" to also search inside source jars containing some text?

I am working on a (Java) project in which I have many jars which have a source-jar file attached. Is …

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Recursive File Search (PHP)

I'm trying to return the files in a specified directory using a recursive search. I successfully achieved this, however I …

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Recursive file search using C++ MFC?

What is the cleanest way to recursively search for files using C++ and MFC? EDIT: Do any of these solutions …

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how to search for a file with php

First thing is first. I am not a php developer this is something that is needed for my job so …

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Fuzzy file search in linux console

Does anybody know a way to perform a quick fuzzy search from linux console? Quite often I come accross situation …

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How to get the last modified file in a directory using VBA in Excel 2010

Im looking for a way to do this in Excel 2010 using VBA. It used to be possible in Excel 2003 using …

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Recursive File Search in .net

I need to search a drive (C:, D: etc) for a partuicular file type (extension like .xml, .csv, .xls). How …

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find specific file type from folder and its sub folder

I am writing a method to get specific file type such as pdf or txt from folders and subfolders but …

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tcl deep recursive file search, search for files with *.c extension

Using an old answer to search for a file in tcl: https://stackoverflow.com/a/435094/984975 First lets discuss what I …

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