[HELP] How to search text in files.

[piaono3]

I have files *txt, *doc, *pdf... that contains the following text :

"I'm really happy when I saw you.
My address is 123 Bennett Pass"

I want to finds which files contains text : "123 Bennett Pass"

How can I do that?

Thank you!!

[void]

Please try the following search:

ext:txt;doc;pdf content:"123 Bennett Pass"



Note: File content is not indexed. Searching file content will be very slow.
For the best performance, combine the content: search with other search filters.

Please try the Advanced Search under the search menu and set the "A word or phrase in the file" field.
For the best performance, set as many fields in the Advanced Search as possible.

[piaono3]

Thanks for your help. I got it.

[ChrisGreaves]

...Searching file content will be very slow.

You are spoiled rotten by the speed of your own application

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ext:txt;doc;pdf content:"Grenville"

This search delivers documents which (sadly) still contain my old street address of 3+ years ago, documents which must be changed.
Sending the search results to a text file that can drive a batch-file conversion process - even a process as simple as using it as a picking list of things-to-do - is blindingly faster than leaving such errors in place and failing to receive mail.

With many thanks,
Chris