Devil of a time with command line parameter(s)

[skeptic23]

I'm trying to create a Windows 10 shortcut that launches Everything with a command line parameter to search (including subfolders) within 4 specified folders. I've tried -p, -search-file-list, and "Everything.exe [file-list-filename]" pointing to an .efu file list. Nothing seems to work.

Here are the folders:

"D:\My Data\My Stuff\My Video Capture"
"E:\My Data\Video"
"I:\My Fun Stuff\My Videos\Video Keepers"
"I:\My stuff\My Writing\Blogs and Forums\Facebook\Facebook Graphics\"

I guess I need 2 things:

1. Command line syntax for a Windows shortcut (as found in the "Target" box of the Properties/Shortcut tab)
2. Syntax for "Located In:" box on the Everything Search/Advanced Search panel.

I can't get either way to work.

Thanks!

[NotNull]

You can create a shortcut with target:

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"C:\path to\Everything\Everything.exe" -search  """"D:\My Data\My Stuff\My Video Capture\""""|""""E:\My Data\Video\""""|""""I:\My Fun Stuff\My Videos\Video Keepers\""""|""""I:\My stuff\My Writing\Blogs and Forums\Facebook\Facebook Graphics\""""

But as that is not very human-friendly, I would suggest another solution:

• Paste this in the Everything search bar:

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  "D:\My Data\My Stuff\My Video Capture\" | "E:\My Data\Video\" | "I:\My Fun Stuff\My Videos\Video Keepers\" | "I:\My stuff\My Writing\Blogs and Forums\Facebook\Facebook Graphics\"
  

• From the menu, choose Bookmarks > Add to Bookmarks
• Give your new bookmark a name (see screenshot; I named it "My videos")

  

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• Click OK
• Test your bookmark: Menu:Bookmarks > My videos
• Create or edit the shortcut with target:

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  "C:\path to\Everything\Everything.exe" -bookmark "My videos"

• Test your shortcut