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mate-search-tool — Search files in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-search-tool>.

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Problem

How to use the mate-search-tool command: Search files in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-search-tool>.

Solution

mate-search-tool — Search files in MATE desktop environment. More information: <https://manned.org/mate-search-tool>.

Search files containing a specific string in their name in a specific directory:
mate-search-tool --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}


Search files without waiting a user confirmation:
mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}


Search files with name matching a specific regex:
mate-search-tool --start --regex={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}


Set a sorting order in search results:
mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}} --sortby={{name|folder|size|type|date}}


Set a descending sorting order:
mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}} --descending


Search files owned by a specific user/group:
mate-search-tool --start --{{user|group}}={{value}} --path={{path/to/directory}}

Code Snippets

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

mate-search-tool --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}

Search files without waiting a user confirmation

mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}

Search files with name matching a specific `regex`

mate-search-tool --start --regex={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}}

Set a sorting order in search results

mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}} --sortby={{name|folder|size|type|date}}

Set a descending sorting order

mate-search-tool --start --named={{string}} --path={{path/to/directory}} --descending

Context

tldr-pages: linux/mate-search-tool

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