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Full-text search in MS Word files and archives in Linux

Posted by Alex On October 19, 2021

Unlike Windows, where “Full-text search for documents in a folder” is possible, Linux “out of the box” does not support full-text search in office formats. This search and indexing of office documents can be implemented using recoll package, but it requires configuration. In addition, recoll relies on pre-indexing documents, which causes problems when working with removable media: the removable media...

Full-text search in office files (Word) and archives – now it’s easy!

Posted by Alex On October 19, 2021

In the article “Full-text search for documents in a folder” we examined a way to search the contents of many office documents, including the exact match of the phrase. The considered method allows you to find the required file containing the required string without installing additional programs. But the method proposed in that note has disadvantages: search is slow, especially...

How to add the plugin to Double Commander to support all types of archives

Posted by Alex On March 12, 2021

What archives does Double Commander support? Double Commander is an excellent open source two-window file manager. If you want to know more details about it, then see the article “Free analogue of Total Commander”. Double Commander, thanks to built-in plugins, out of the box supports working with the most popular archives: zip, jar, tar, bz2, tbz, gz, tgz, Izma, tlz,...

Free analogue of Total Commander

Posted by Alex On March 12, 2021

Total Commander is a popular two-panel file manager for the Windows operating system. Managing files in two panels, for example, moving or copying from one folder to another, is much more convenient than in a standard file manager with one panel. Total Commander has many additional features and capabilities. But this program has one drawback - it is paid. Downloading...

How to select multiple inconsistent files and other tips for selecting files

Posted by Alex On March 11, 2021

You may need to select files in order to copy or delete several files at once. To select one file, just click on it with the left mouse button. How to select all files To select all files in a folder, go to that directory and press Ctrl+a on your keyboard. This keyboard shortcut works in all file managers. You...