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File type

Here you can specify the type of file you are searching for.

Containing text

Type in the word or phrase the files you are searching for must contain. Note: If you do this in a large folder or checked Include subfolders in the Name/Location tab, this may take a long time.

Note

This option will not work for all files listed under File type. Only the following file types are supported:

  • Text files, e.g. source code and README files

  • KWord >= 1.2

  • KPresenter >= 1.2

  • KSpread >= 1.2

  • OpenOffice.org Writer

  • OpenOffice.org Impress

  • OpenOffice.org Calc

Case sensitive

If you enable this option, KFind will only find files with the exact case matching, e.g. MARC will only match “MARC”, not “Marc”.

Regular expression

If you have installed the KRegExpEditor tool from the kdeutils package, you will have this additional option. Enabling it will allow you to search for a regexp or regular expression. A regexp is a way to specify conditions for your search, and they can be very complex, and equally they can be very powerful. If you are unfamiliar with regular expressions, you can choose Edit Regular Expression to open KRegExpEditor. This tool allows you to construct your set of conditions graphically, and then generates the expression for you.

KRegExpEditor is a very useful tool, and can be used from within many KDE applications other than KFind. You can find more information from within its own help file.

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