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TL;DR

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 regular expression:

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

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