KDE provides more than one application for finding data on your computer or in the file system. One application is KFind, which is described below.
To perform basic and advanced searches, use KFind. Start it from the by clicking + or press Alt+F2 and enter kfind.
Procedure 11. Searching by Name
To use a filename (or a part of it) as the search keyword, proceed as follows:
Enter the filename or a part of the filename in the input field. Use wild cards, such as an asterisk (
*), to indicate missing characters in the filename.Specify the folder in which to search for the file. Either enter a path to the folder in or click to locate the folder.
To search subfolders, check .
Click to start the search. The results are displayed in the lower part of the dialog. To directly open the result, just click it. Right-click it to choose one of the options from the context menu.
Procedure 12. Searching by Contents or Properties
For a more detailed search, you can also specify further options, such as a text the file must contain or the creation or modification date of a file. To search for content or properties, proceed as follows:
On the tab, specify at least the path to search for the file. You can leave empty.
To search for certain content in a file, click the tab. In , enter the word or phrase the file to find must contain. This option does not work for all types of files.
To search for properties such as creation or modification date of the file, click the tab and choose the options you want.
Click to start the search.