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Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Post by dzek69 »

This is great tool, I use it everyday, but far from it's Windows based original Everything.

Also this is anbandoned apparently, which makes me extra sad, because it lacks few crucial features like: - being able to just remove a file from the index if you delete it from the app directly (insted it shows a window how it "soon" gonna be implemented) - while i understand that indexing service is more complex job - at least caching the index would be nice, because right now when i start the app i have to wait for it to index everything again, but usually i search for files that exists for a long time, not these that was created between my fsearch uses

So yeah. Cool dead and incomplete piece of software ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ From time to time I look for better alternative, if you happen to know one - let me know.

Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Post by RachelF »

dzek69 wrote: post #3

This is great tool, I use it everyday, but far from it's Windows based original Everything. Also this is anbandoned apparently, which makes me extra sad, because it lacks few crucial features like: - being able to just remove a file from the index if you delete it from the app directly (insted it shows a window how it "soon" gonna be implemented) - while i understand that indexing service is more complex job - at lea…

Me too - strangely, one of the reasons I stay on Windows is Everything (https://www.voidtools.com/) - it is just so useful.

Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Post by drekipus »

dzek69 wrote: post #3

This is great tool, I use it everyday, but far from it's Windows based original Everything. Also this is anbandoned apparently, which makes me extra sad, because it lacks few crucial features like: - being able to just remove a file from the index if you delete it from the app directly (insted it shows a window how it "soon" gonna be implemented) - while i understand that indexing service is more complex job - at lea…

rg or fd?

Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Post by hiAndrewQuinn »

dzek69 wrote: post #3

This is great tool, I use it everyday, but far from it's Windows based original Everything. Also this is anbandoned apparently, which makes me extra sad, because it lacks few crucial features like: - being able to just remove a file from the index if you delete it from the app directly (insted it shows a window how it "soon" gonna be implemented) - while i understand that indexing service is more complex job - at lea…

fd (fdfind on some distributions)

Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

#7

Post by eredengrin »

dzek69 wrote: post #3

This is great tool, I use it everyday, but far from it's Windows based original Everything. Also this is anbandoned apparently, which makes me extra sad, because it lacks few crucial features like: - being able to just remove a file from the index if you delete it from the app directly (insted it shows a window how it "soon" gonna be implemented) - while i understand that indexing service is more complex job - at lea…

Last commit 2 weeks ago? Doesn't look dead. Perhaps not actively developed by original author but seems they're still acting as a maintainer and willing to take PRs.

Re: Fsearch, a fast file search utility for Unix-like systems

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Post by apt-get »

fsearch is the best locate front-end for Linux, but sadly, I've got many gripes with it... crappy drag'n'drop, no daemonization to minimize to system tray, closing the app resets the clipboard for some reason (EXTREMELY annoying when you open it to copy a file path), the list is long. Not to mention that locate itself doesn't auto-update the index with fs changes.

I miss Everything :(

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