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Re: An appropriate directory search tool?

From Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: An appropriate directory search tool?
Date 2018-10-21 12:10 +0200
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On 10/20/2018 04:57 PM, Håkon Alstadheim wrote:
> 
> 
> Den 20. okt. 2018 21:05, skrev Brian:
>> On Sat 20 Oct 2018 at 07:19:50 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> On 10/20/2018 06:37 AM, Joe wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 05:28:52 -0500
>>>> Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/20/2018 04:44 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 20, 2018 at 04:32:43AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>>>>>> I think my original post needs a rewrite ;/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm looking for a directory search tool with specific capabilities
>>>>>>> which would fit comfortably with my work environment.
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> I suspect that what I want would most likely be a command line
>>>>>>> tool. Perhaps a script will be required. But, before reinventing
>>>>>>> the wheel, I ask "Does an appropriate command already exist?"
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Judging by your (second) post, I get the feeling that the answers
>>>>>> given in this list haven't reached you (at whatever level).
>>>>> But they did.
>>>>> That's why I wrote 'My take away from answers so far is "A script
>>>>> will be required." '
>>>>> Perhaps we have different ideas of the definition of "script".
>>>>> I saw the examples which worked as scripts (even if written as one
>>>>> liners). If I had attempted to use bash, I would have expected to use
>>>>> an explicit pipe command between 'find' and 'grep'.
>>>>>
>>>> Have you looked at 'zenity' for (somewhat) graphicising scripts? Not
>>>> quite the full GUI experience, but quick and dirty.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/make-your-scripts-user-friendly-zenity
>>>>
>>> Had never heard of 'zenity'.
>>> I browsed the text of the page. To read it as intended I'll have to use an
>>> alternate profile -- it expects "features" I've explicitly disabled.
>>>
>>> I searched for 'zenity tutorials'. The first few I found encourage further
>>> investigation.
>> I'd stay awy from zenity if I were you. The same advice applies to yad.
>> As for dialog - don't go near it. You will be a lot happier.
>>
> If you want some interacivity-support for your find, emacs (and most
> other coding-editors I suppose) can run find and let you pick through
> the results in an editing-buffer. In emacs it is M-x find-dired, which
> lets you pick the directory under which to search, hit enter, and then
> enter the search criteria for find, and hit enter. If you want grep with
> that, you do M-x find-grep-dired, and input directory and search-string
> to look for INSIDE the files found. When you hit enter after the
> criteria, it will show the results in a buffer, an you can hit enter on
> any of the results to open that file.
> 

Emacs is on my todo list. Last time it was suggested, I discovered it is 
related to TECO which I had used 40 years ago. It could do just about 
anything.

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An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-19 17:10 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-19 17:20 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-19 17:20 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-19 17:30 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-19 17:40 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-19 17:50 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-20 15:30 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-19 17:50 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-19 18:10 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-30 16:00 +0100
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-12-01 18:20 +0100
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2018-10-20 00:40 +0200
  Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 11:40 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-20 11:50 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 12:30 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-20 13:40 +0200
          Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:30 +0200
            Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-10-20 21:10 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@alstadheim.priv.no> - 2018-10-21 00:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-21 12:10 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> - 2018-10-21 11:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-10-21 11:20 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-10-20 14:10 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-21 03:20 +0200
          Re: An appropriate directory search tool? mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2018-10-21 07:30 +0200
          Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-21 12:30 +0200
            Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 15:50 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 16:40 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 17:30 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 17:50 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-21 18:40 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 18:40 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 19:20 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-21 21:00 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-21 23:50 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? John Crawley <john@bunsenlabs.org> - 2018-10-22 03:20 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-22 17:30 +0200
              Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-22 15:20 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-10-22 17:30 +0200
                Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-10-22 17:50 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-10-21 12:00 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2018-10-20 13:30 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:30 +0200
    Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Étienne Mollier <etienne.mollier@mailoo.org> - 2018-10-20 12:30 +0200
      Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-10-20 14:40 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-10-20 15:20 +0200
        Re: An appropriate directory search tool? rhkramer@gmail.com - 2018-10-20 15:30 +0200

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