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Federico edited this page Jun 26, 2016 · 2 revisions

NcursesFM can search for a certain string in current directory tree.

It supports a lazy search: it means that ncursesFM won't look up inside hidden directory, and it won't search for match against hidden files.
Moreover, it uses a different function to match filenames: it search for the desired string inside filenames, eg: it will find a match for "archlinux" if you're searching "rchli".
Normal search instead will search inside hidden files/folders, and uses an exact match (you've got to search for "archl" to find "archlinux"). User won't be asked if he wants a lazy search if he is searching for a hidden file (ie, the searched name starts with '.').

Moreover, ncursesFM can search inside archives too, without extracting them, thanks to libarchive.
Obviously this kind of search is quite slow and uses more ram.
When search is finished you can move to your chosen directory/file. In case of archived file, it will move you right to the archive that contains your file.

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