Here you can specify the type of file you are searching for.
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.
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
If you enable this option, KFind will
only find files with the exact case matching, e.g.
MARC
will only match
“MARC”, not “Marc”.
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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