How to find pattern in filename AND (!) path?

[pstein]

Assume I want to enter multiple patterns

As far as I can see (at least here) it is NOT possible to search them in filename AND corresponding path at the same time.

Example: I enter

log 2015

then the following file is NOT found:

D:\archive\branchdev\logfiles\res\10.2015.dat

This is because "log" is part of the path and "2015" part of the filename.

Is there a way to achieve this search anyway?

If this is currently NOT possible:

Can this option be added in the next version?

Thank you
Peter

[therube]

Search | Match Path

or

2015 path:log

[aussieboykie]

The help file is not clear (in my opinion) that path: and nopath: must be followed immediately by a string, with no intervening space, per @therube's example above. I had incorrectly assumed that path: was a generic modifier.

@pstein, as another approach there is also the handy match path separator option

Match path separator option

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Path separator example

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Regards, AB

[aussieboykie]

You can also force PATH recognition on by Tools --> Options --> Home --> Match path --> Enabled. After closing and reopening the Everything window you can see that the option is on as shown:

Match PATH indicator

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If you revert to Tools --> Options --> Home --> Match path --> Use last value the enabled status will remain active until forcibly disabled via the Tools --> Options dialog.

Regards, AB

[aussieboykie]

After further experimentation...

1. When PATH is active you can double click on the word itself to switch the option off.
2. You can also use Ctrl-U to toggle the PATH option on/off.
3. Right mouse click on the bar at the bottom of the Everything window brings up a context menu where you can adjust various options including PATH.

Regards, AB

[pstein]

@aussieboykie:

Yes, thank you, I know already these options.
Unfortunately there is one disadvantage when matching full path:

ALL files are listed.

Now assume I have simplified a folder

D:\aaa\bbb\ccc\...\....\...\

Where ccc is the top node of a big directory tree.

Now I enter "ccc" as search patterns with path matching enabled.
Then ALL files D:\aaa\bbb\ccc and recursively its childs are listed (possibly hundreds).
This slows down finding the actual file if it is NOT inside this dir tree but outside (e.g. D:\ddd\eeed\ccc\).
You have to screen and skip hundred not interesting files to get to the final target.

What is needed is a more smart, advanced path matching option "list only the top node of each path" which should obviously list only the top node
maybe with an appended wildcard indicator "*"

D:\aaa\bbb\ccc\*

Peter