| search for single and special characters [message #1098] |
Sun, 01 November 2020 07:54  |
falsifiable
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Registered: November 2020
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Hi,
I'd need to find files that contain "read.table" R "+". How do I search for the standalone single R character and the plus sign?
I found no documentation on how to search for special characters. Sorry if I missed the obvious.
thanks
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| Re: search for single and special characters [message #1099 is a reply to message #1098] |
Mon, 02 November 2020 10:50  |
FoxTrot Engineering
Messages: 406
Registered: April 2020
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The following only applies to FoxTrot Pro, version 7:
To search for the whole word "R" in uppercase, immediately followed by a "+", you can search for:
[contents] [includes the exact string] [ignoring: ] [R+]
But if the R character may be preceded by other alphabetical characters, and thus it is not a whole word, then instead you can search for:
[all items of type] [any file or folder]
[then apply advanced filter] [contents] [contains the string] [R+] []
This is more flexible, but it is much slower; try to reduce the number of files to apply the filter on, for example:
[all items of type] [source code]
[then apply advanced filter] ...
or more preferably:
[contents] [includes consecutive words] [read.table]
[then apply advanced filter] ...
You can also consider using [then apply advanced filter] [contents] [contains the regular expression] for even more complex searches.
For more info, take a look at https://help.foxtrot-search.com/700-advanced-searches#page-toc-5
Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
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| Re: search for single and special characters [message #1100 is a reply to message #1099] |
Mon, 02 November 2020 10:59 |
FoxTrot Engineering
Messages: 406
Registered: April 2020
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For example, if "R" may be preceded by some other alphabetical characters, but "+" may NOT be followed by alphabetical characters:
[contents] [includes consecutive words] [read.table]
[then apply advanced filter] [contents] [contains the regular expression] [R\+\b]
Jérôme - FoxTrot Engineering
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