Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - KDE 08-05-2008 Manual page 42

4 Specify the folder to search in Look In or click Browse to find the folder you
5 Press Enter or click Find.
1.6.2 Performing an Advanced File Search
For a more detailed search, you can also specify further options, such as a text the file
to find must contain:
1 Start KFind from the main menu or the command line.
2 Click the Name/Location tab.
3 Specify the name of the file to find in Named.
4 Specify the folder in which to search in Look In or click Browse to find the
5 Click the Contents tab.
6 In File Type, specify the type of file to find.
7 In Containing Text, enter the word or phrase the file you are searching for must
8 If you want to specify further options, click the Properties tab and choose the
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Question Mark
The question mark (?) stands for exactly one character. For example,
searching for mar? can find marc, but marc? cannot find anything if your
files are named marc and marc.png. You can put as many question marks
in the search term as you want. It finds exactly that number of characters.
You can combine those two wild card symbols in any search term.
want. Select Include Subfolders to also search all subfolders starting from your
specified folder.
folder.
contain.
options you want. If you hold the mouse pointer over the options or fields, a short
description is displayed.