Questions tagged [search]
Search refers to the ability of finding any number of items of information with specified properties among a collection of items sharing the same type of properties.
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Automatically hint/complete Google Chrome site search shortcut in address bar
Does anyone know a way for site shortcuts to be shown as hints or autocompleted with some keyboard shortcuts?
For example, I set this up in Chrome settings:
Name: Super User
Shortcut: @su
Search: ...
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How do I filter Microsoft Edge history search result by specific website?
How do I filter Microsoft Edge history search result by specific website? For example, only show results from youtube dot com ?
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Cannot restore default search engine as Google in Chrome despite workarounds
I accidentally deleted Google's default search engine and now the only default engine left is Yahoo.
I have tried manually adding it back using the code found here: How to restore the default Google ...
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How does one search for an exact phrase in Microsoft OneNote
Is it possible to search for an exact phrase in Microsoft OneNote in Windows? E.g., "The Fast and the Furious"
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How to search for all text lines that start with a tab character?
I need to find all lines in a text file that start with a tab character.
I tried this command:
findstr /B /R "\t" test.txt
But it doesn't print any lines.
I also tried with grep.exe (taken ...
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How do I disable the Microsoft Edge search bar on the Windows desktop? [duplicate]
On Windows 10, recently a Microsoft Edge search bar started appearing on the desktop.
If you click the 3 dots menu there is an option to "Auto-launch search bar" which you can turn off and ...
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How can I change the default (system) search engine for windows 10?
I would like to change the default system search engine from Bing to Google. I don't mean the default search engine of any browser, but the search engine that is used when searching in the windows ...
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Chrome Contacts Search no longer working
I am no longer able to search for a contact using the contacts search bar, yet if I initiate a new email from Gmail, the auto-complete will complete the addressee search as always. I have Firefox ...
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Copying a filename on the same line to the end of the line
I have the following lines in VIM:
<img src="file01.jpg" / >
<img src="file02.jpg" / >
<img src="file03.jpg" / >
And I would like to add the filename ...
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Search box in Windows 11 emoji panel does not work
The Windows 11 emoji panel/picker/keyboard (opened by Win + . or Win + ;) contains a search field, but it does not work. You can see the text cursor in this screenshot, but it is not blinking even ...
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"Windowns Setting": Result from Win 10 search bar
The question is whether the search bar result displaying an unlikely spelling error can be ignored or is a clue to the presence of something malicious.
It began with my need to know more about ...
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How to search in multiple xspf files in one folder?
On Windows is this possible?
There are a couple xspf playlists files in a folder.
How to search for a specific track?
Giving only a part of track name as search item
Thanks
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How to combine multiple queries in Slack?
In Slack, is it possible in a single query to get:
all messages from John with the word car in it;
all messages from Jane with the word boat in it.
The results should be combined and chronologically ...
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Searching for text in DJVU files through the Windows search panel
I have many DJVU files with OCR in one folder. What should be done or how can I search for words in these files through the search field in the folder (top left)? There is a reference to the DjVuOCR ...
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Keep Firefox find bar and search term open on all tabs, and persisting on session restart
I regularly across many search tabs (and using multiple tab rows on a 23" desktop monitor then I have many) for a certain text, such as in doing research, and want the findbar persisting open on ...
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BBEDIT multi-file search : multiple find&eplace queries simultaneously?
In another thread
grep search
got the proper use right for the OR argument in a grep search in BBEDIT and so was wondering whether this can be expanded as following :
is it possible to have a given ...
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How to list (search) files with a certain name
i'm trying to get a list of all the files with a certain name in a project i opened with VS Code.
For example, all the .gitignore files in my project. I know i can ctrl+p and type ".gitignore&...
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How can ensure that DuckDuckGo "site:" keyword returns the same results as Googles "site:" keyword? [closed]
Today, 2023-04-01, I searched using Google via these search terms:
site:geekhack.org "fav mouse"
And it returned a search result as I expected it to:
I tried that using DuckDuckGo search ...
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Exporting Visio drawing to PDF, but the text in the shapes are not searchable in the resulting PDF document
I have a Visio drawing that is comprised of an image that has been imported into Visio, then rectangles are scattered throughout the document; each of these rectangles has a unique piece of text ...
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Microsoft Outlook: Search for original sender in forwarded emails
I have to search the Outlook email inbox (PST file) of an employee based on certain criteria.
Basically, I want evaluate data requests from external senders (as identified by their email addresses), ...
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Batch for Windows Registry
So I need to know if it's possible to create a batch file for this darn thing.
Create a new key in the following path named Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\
And on ...
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grepWin: Is it possible to use Regex in search path(s)
Regex is allowed in the "Search For" and "File Names match" fields in grepWin. I would also like to use regex to specify the list of paths in the "Search in" field. Is ...
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How do I find audio files with no or invalid extension in Windows? [duplicate]
I am trying to search for some audio files that I recorded 25 years ago... they are amongst literally millions of files. These 2 files have random names and random extensions. Is there a search method ...
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On Windows 10 in GitBash, how do I configure ag (silver searcher) to print out the file where a string occurs?
I'm using GitBash on Windows 10. I want to use the silver searcher (ag), which I have used on *-nix systems and I have this installed in GitBash
$ ag --version
ag version 2.2.5 ; Windows port 2021-06-...
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Why I cannot find files easily in windows without fully knowing close to the full name of a file?
I search for report
This is what I got
I asked for Report
Again
Now if I search for gridtradingreport, tada I found the file but that is kind of silly.
It may be related to rebuilding index never ...
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W10 Indexing paused on low power mode
Once a upon a time, setting the registry key Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search\Gathering Manager\DisableBackoff to 1 would stop the indexer from pausing. Now though it ...
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How do I search a folder in file explorer regardless of the spelling (ignore spaces)
I have a folder named for example DDC77 but I want the file explorer to return me that exact folder even if I search D DCC77 or DD C77
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How can I search all the cloud drives I installed on my machine from windows search?
How can I search cloud drives I installed from windows search?
I have iCloud + OneDrive + OneDrive business + Google Drive + Google Drive school.
And I want to search all of them via windows search. ...
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Search for installed applications execution path
I do not only want to find what is installed, but also show the path to execute the application as results of my search.
So I thought about using dpkg -l combined with the which command.
I would like ...
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How to search sent emails as well as inbox in Outlook for Office 365
In Outlook (Office 365), if I use the search box to search for emails using an email address, it will only search emails received. It will not search the Sent Items folder, even if I select All ...
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Windows 10 start menu, any way to search for folder names like Win7
I miss how win7 used to allow you to search out and manage the start menu. For me I have a bunch of folders where the installer named them in a hierarchical way. Say Red-Gate > SQL compare, or ...
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IF + ISNUMBER + SEARCH Formula
I am trying to create a formula that will enter specific texts, when the cell had certain keywords. I've seen a formula here, but I can't seem to add more texts to it.
What should be my formula below? ...
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Set "Find in page" starting position in Firefox (works in Chrome)
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Is it possible for "Find in page" (built-in browser page search) to work in Firefox like it does in Chrome, specifically: can one specify, by clicking on the page, the start point on ...
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Enabling GPU on Windows 10 X1 Carbon box results in frequent search index corruption
I've had problems with frequent Windows search index corruption over many years and four generations of X1 Carbon boxes. I'm currently on the highest end 10th gen (2022) carbon, Win10 22H2 (19045.2311)...
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Which Locations (Drives or folders) Should Not be added in windows search indexing?
I am face problem in windows search index. if I added whole drive "C:" in indexing, indexing not completed, & take long for get result of search. I am afraid & have doubt that all ...
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Why is text in Windows 11 search bar suddenly started to show right aligned?
My Windows 11 Search was working as expected so far, I press Alt+Esc, then start typing, and the the text was left aligned.
Now I noticed, it suddenly displays right aligned... As far as I know I did ...
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Searching words in a document by using the voice
I'm wondering if there is a way to search a word in a document by using the voice.
So far I tried to do it in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, but without any success; it seems that this option is not ...
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How to make pdf and content searchable again in Onenote
A year ago, I could use the search option in every OneNote documents very efficiently (to be more precise I'm using "OneNote for Windows 10" (software version)), it would find words in pdf's ...
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How to search files in directory using OR/NOT conditions?
I am able to search files that contain the term plus in a directory using the following command:
dir "*plus*" /s
However, I need to modify the command to search for files whose names ...
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Is there a way to search across all open applications and browsers on Windows 10?
It's very possible that what I'm asking is either (a) impossible or (b) difficult to search for given the terms in the search string or my ignorance of the right terminology. In any case, here's the ...
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grep search count occurrences in number of files in recursive folder tree
Say I have 1000 files in multiple recursive folders and say the string 'testing' is in 600 files and total number of mention of 'testing' within those 600 files is 750 times. Then -
I need something ...
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change windows search results default thumbnails size?
Windows 10 search results always display my images in middle sized thumbnails.
And usual folder settings to set default looks are greyed out as inaccessible.
Is there no way to change the default ...
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Remove Firefox custom search from bookmark
I created a custom search using a bookmark. I followed these directions. I no longer want the search.
I deleted the bookmark, but it didn't remove the search. When I use the keyword it uses the custom ...
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How do I delete these types of recent searches in Google Chrome?
I really tried googling things such as "how to delete recent searches on google chrome" but I can't find any results. I have a very low vocabulary. So how do I delete these? Here is a ...
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Windows File Explorer - find files ending with a negative number (*-N.*)
What search pattern can I use in Windows File Explorer search field to find all files ending in a negative number? I'm looking for a search pattern that only finds 1 or 2 digit negative numbers at the ...
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Where are the Windows Search options in the context menu?
I am running Windows 10 and I can't seem to access options to change the appearance of the search on the taskbar. Looking at this post Show Windows Search Box on all screens I should be able to right ...
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WhatsApp search wildcard not working as expected [closed]
I'm a huge Cntl+F fan and use it anywhere its offered. Chat applications are a must. Some are really good, most are mediocre, and some are just... Well you know.
WhatsApp is decent but I can't figure ...
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How to search Outlook mail for (zzz)?
Entering (zzz) in the search box returns emails with zzz. I want only emails with (zzz), i.e. the word with the parens around it. If I go to Advanced Find and enter (zzz) in the the Search for the ...
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In Thunderbird, how to make Quick Filter "body" search on server?
Thunderbird 102.3.1 (64-bit) on Fedora.
I've set up my server to offer server-side full-text search (FTS) including an index for much faster searching.
Thunderbird's Quick Filter search box is ...
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Outlook specify mailbox in search query
Is it possible to specify the mailbox in the search query itself instead of using the dropdown on the left ? Thanks.
