Discussion related to "Everything" 1.5 Alpha.
jorn
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by jorn » Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:09 pm
Here's the query I'm using to get the paths of all directories containing a filename starting with ".discarded":
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regex:"^.exclude.*" column1:=(path:) columns:column1;name;path;size sort:column1-descending
To put it simply, I want to:
- Identify directories containing any file that matches the pattern (as the query above does).
- Use the results to exclude all descendant (within these directories) in a subsequent search.
Is that possible? Any guidance on how to achieve (this or suggestions for alternative approaches) would be greatly appreciated!
void
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by void » Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:01 pm
Please try the following:
Search for:
regex: child:^\.exclude
( \. = match a literal . )
Select all results. (Ctrl + A)
Copy all filenames. (Ctrl + Shift + C)
Change your search to:
!ancestorfilelist1:
Right click the ancestorfilelist1: text in the search box and click Edit File List Slot...
Paste your filenames and click OK.
-If you want to exclude the parent folder too, search for: !ancestorfilelist1: !filelist1:
File List Slots
jorn
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by jorn » Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:02 am
I did a terrible job at phrasing my question correctly
I'm basically looking for a way to exclude all directories (including sufolders/children) containing a specific file (e.g. ".gitignore"), from a single search-query (within the application).
E.g. given the following filestructure:
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└── some_dirname
├── poetry.lock
├── pyproject.toml
│
├── other_dirname
│ ├── .exclude
│ ├── labels.yml
│ ├── release-drafter.yml
│ └── workflows
│ └── tests.yml
│
├── src
│ └── hypermodern_python
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── __main__.py
│ └── py.typed
│
└── tests
├── __init__.py
└── test_main.py
It should exclude everything within 'other_dirname'
void
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by void » Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:52 am
Everything doesn't have the option to do a single pass search to exclude these folders.
I'll look into adding something as this is requested often enough.
ancestor-child: ? -not sure of the terminology..
For now, please consider
omit results :
From the Index menu, check Enable Omit Results.
Search for:
regex: child:^\.gitignore
Select all these folders.
From the File menu, click Omit.