How can I find particular file in IntelliJ IDEA?

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ShresthaR picture ShresthaR · Dec 3, 2012 · Viewed 56.4k times · Source

I need to find test.xml in IntelliJ IDEA. How can I do that? Keyboard shortcut if any?

Answer

hvgotcodes picture hvgotcodes · Dec 3, 2012

cmd+shift+o (cmd+shift+n in older versions) leads to the file open dialog (on mac).

You can use * chars as wildcards. If there is more than 1 file with the name, you will see the directory of the file for each entry to help you make the choice.

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