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mate-search-tool

Search files in MATE desktop environment.

TLDR

Search files containing a specific string in their name in a specific directory

$ mate-search-tool --named=[string] --path=[path/to/directory]
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Search files without waiting a user confirmation
$ mate-search-tool --start --named=[string] --path=[path/to/directory]
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Search files with name matching a specific regular expression
$ mate-search-tool --start --regex=[string] --path=[path/to/directory]
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Set a sorting order in search results
$ mate-search-tool --start --named=[string] --path=[path/to/directory] --sortby=[name|folder|size|type|date]
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Set a descending sorting order
$ mate-search-tool --start --named=[string] --path=[path/to/directory] --descending
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Search files owned by a specific user/group
$ mate-search-tool --start --[user|group]=[value] --path=[path/to/directory]
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