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Golffinn

04-13-2015, 07:28 PM
This is my first post. I have only recently been introduced to Linux and have a lot to learn. Being a silver surfer also means I am sometimes slow on the uptake but that is another story
I have a meeting to attend tonight and I need to find a number of documents that contain similar themes. For instance say I have a hundred poems and 9 of them contain the word "dream". How can I out sort those 9 documents.

It is a forlorn hope that this will be read and answered prior to the meeting but I have nothing to lose. :-[

rijnsma

04-13-2015, 07:34 PM
On the web or on your computer?

On the web it is for instance Google.
In your computer maybe Searchmonkey or something alike. Big Grin

Golffinn

04-13-2015, 07:48 PM
Thank you for taking the time to reply.

These are personally written documents which are in a file on the computer.

rijnsma

04-13-2015, 07:53 PM
You're welcome. Big Grin
It is normal searching I think?


Maybe this is of some help.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14445...-the-files

LL-user

04-13-2015, 09:37 PM
Hi Golffinn,

Welcome to the LL community! Smile

What program did you use to create these documents? Meaning, which type of documents do you store your poems in? Like plain text files (*.txt), Word files (*.doc), Open/LibreOffice files (*.odt)... and the list goes on.
The type of file will determine which method for searching is best suited.

Good luck with you meeting! Smile

rokytnji

04-14-2015, 12:12 AM
Code:
$ locate dream
/home/harry/.audacious/Skins/raydream_aquila_blue.wsz
/home/harry/.icons/black-white_2-Style/scalable/mimetypes/maybe soon/dreamweaver (lbi).png
/home/harry/Music/Misc/Rock/evanescence - bleed (i must be dreaming).mp3
/home/harry/Music/Misc/Rock/sweetdreams.mp3
/home/harry/Music/Misc/Rock/Robin Trower/Daydream.mp3
/home/harry/Music/music_xt2/Rock/evanescence - bleed (i must be dreaming).mp3
/home/harry/Music/music_xt2/Rock/sweetdreams.mp3
/home/harry/Music/music_xt2/Rock/Robin Trower/Daydream.mp3
/usr/share/audacious/Skins/raydream_aquila_blue.wsz
/usr/share/icons/ubudao-style/apps/Macromedia-dreamweaver.png
/usr/share/icons/ubudao-style/apps/Tool of my dreams.png
/usr/share/media-player-info/htc_dream_adp1_g1_magic_tattoo.mpi

Smile

N4RPS

04-15-2015, 10:40 AM
Hello!

Another way is to use Catfish File Search, installed through Lite Software...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
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