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diff --git a/doc/kfind/index.docbook b/doc/kfind/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ecfa5921d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kfind/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,363 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" ?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" +"dtd/kdex.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY kappname "&kfind;"> + <!ENTITY package "kdebase"> + <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> + <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> +]> + +<book lang="&language;"> + +<bookinfo> +<title>The &kfind; Handbook</title> + +<authorgroup> +<author>&Dirk.Doerflinger; &Dirk.Doerflinger.mail;</author> + +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> + +</authorgroup> + +<copyright> +<year>2001</year> +<holder>&Dirk.Doerflinger;</holder> +</copyright> + +<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice> + +<date>2004-04-11</date> +<releaseinfo>1.20.01</releaseinfo> + +<abstract> +<para> +&kfind; is &kde;'s file find utility. +</para> +</abstract> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>kdeutils</keyword> +<keyword>kfind</keyword> +<keyword>find</keyword> +<keyword>search</keyword> +</keywordset> +</bookinfo> + +<chapter id="introduction"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para> +&kfind; is the &kde; file find utility. +</para> + +<sect1 id="starting"> +<title>Launching &kfind;</title> + +<para> +The Find Files tool is a useful method of searching for specific files on your +computer, or for searching for files that match a pattern. An example of +this could include searching for files of a particular type or with certain +letters in the filename. + +You can load this utility by clicking on <guimenuitem>Find Files</guimenuitem>. This will +launch &kfind;. +</para> + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<chapter id="kfind"> +<title>Finding Files</title> + +<sect1 id="name-tab"> +<title>The Name/Location Tab</title> + +<para> +When starting &kfind;, you will see a quite simple window. Type in the +name of the file you are searching in the textbox labeled +<guilabel>Named:</guilabel>. Choose a folder where you want to search +by typing it in the field <guilabel>Look in:</guilabel> +or by clicking <guibutton>Browse...</guibutton> and press +<keycap>Enter</keycap> or click <guibutton>Find</guibutton>. If +<guilabel>Include subfolders</guilabel> is checked all +subfolders starting from your chosen folder will be searched +too. The results will be displayed in the box below. +</para> + +<para> +You can use the following wildcards: +</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term>The Asterisk <quote><keycap>*</keycap></quote></term> +<listitem> +<para> +The asterisk stands for any number of missing characters (even zero), +that means ⪚ searching for <userinput>marc*</userinput> may find the +files <filename>marc</filename>, <filename>marc.png</filename> and +<filename> marc_must_not_read_this.kwd</filename>. +<userinput>mar*.kwd</userinput> may find +<filename>marketplace.kwd</filename> and +<filename>marc_must_not_read_this.kwd</filename>. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term>The Question Mark <quote><keycap>?</keycap></quote></term> +<listitem> +<para> +In contrast to the asterisk, the question mark stands for exactly one +character, so <userinput>mar?</userinput> will find +<filename>marc</filename>, but <userinput>marc?</userinput> will not find +anything, as our files are called <filename>marc</filename> and +<filename>marc.png</filename>. You can put as many question marks in the +term as you want, it will find exactly that number of characters. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +<para> +Of course you can combine those two wildcard symbols in a search term. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kfind-date-range"> +<title>The Contents Tab</title> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File type</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Here you can specify the type of file you are searching for. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Containing text</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Type in the word or phrase the files you are searching for must +contain. Note: If you do this in a large folder or checked +<guilabel>Include subfolders</guilabel> in the +<guilabel>Name/Location</guilabel> tab, this may take a long time. +</para> + +<note> +<para>This option will <emphasis>not</emphasis> work for all files listed +under <guilabel>File type</guilabel>. Only the following file types +are supported: + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Text files, ⪚ source code and <filename>README</filename> files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>KWord >= 1.2</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>KPresenter >= 1.2</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>KSpread >= 1.2</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>OpenOffice.org Writer</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>OpenOffice.org Impress</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>OpenOffice.org Calc</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</para> +</note> + +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Case sensitive</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +If you enable this option, &kfind; will +only find files with the exact case matching, ⪚ +<userinput>MARC</userinput> will only match +<quote>MARC</quote>, not <quote>Marc</quote>. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Regular expression</guilabel></term> +<listitem><para>If you have installed the &kregexpeditor; tool from +the kdeutils package, you will have this additional option. Enabling +it will allow you to search for a <firstterm>regexp</firstterm> or +regular expression. A regexp is a way to specify conditions for your +search, and they can be very complex, and equally they can be very +powerful. If you are unfamiliar with regular expressions, you can +choose <guilabel>Edit Regular Expression</guilabel> to open +&kregexpeditor;. This tool allows you to construct your set of +conditions graphically, and then generates the expression for +you.</para> + +<para>&kregexpeditor; is a very useful tool, and can be used from within +many &kde; applications other than &kfind;. You can find more +information from within its own help file.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<!-- TODO: "Search metainfo sections" --> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kfind-advanced"> +<title>The Properties Tab</title> + +<para> +Here you can refine your search. These are the special refinements +you can choose: +</para> + +<variablelist> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Find all files created or modified</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para> +Here you can either enter two dates, between which the +files were created or modified, or specify a time period. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>File size is</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can specify if the file has to be at least or as most as +big as the size you entered in the following box. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Files owned by user, Files owned by group</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>Here you can specify user and group names. +</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +</variablelist> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + +<chapter id="credits"> + +<title>Credits and License</title> + +<para> +&kfind; +</para> + +<para> +Program copyright: +</para> + +<itemizedlist> +<title>Developers</title> +<listitem> +<para>Martin Hartig</para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Stephan Kulow <email>coolo@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Mario Weilguni <email>mweilguni@sime.com</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Alex Zepeda <email>jazepeda@pacbell.net</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Miroslav Flídr <email>flidr@kky.zcu.cz</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Harri Porten <email>porten@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Dima Rogozin <email>dima@mercury.co.il</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Carsten Pfeiffer <email>pfeiffer@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Hans Petter Bieker <email>bieker@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> + +<listitem> +<para>Waldo Bastian <email>bastian@kde.org</email></para> +</listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +<para> +Documentation copyright 2001 &Dirk.Doerflinger; +&Dirk.Doerflinger.mail;</para> + +<!-- TRANS:CREDIT_FOR_TRANSLATORS --> + +&underFDL; <!-- FDL: do not remove --> +&underBSDLicense; <!-- BSD License --> + +</chapter> + +<appendix id="installation"> +<title>Installation</title> + +<sect1 id="getting-kfind"> +<title>How to obtain &kfind;</title> + +&install.intro.documentation; + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="requirements"> +<title>Requirements</title> + +<para> +In order to successfully use &kfind;, you need &kde; 3.x. +</para> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="compilation"> +<title>Compilation and Installation</title> + +&install.compile.documentation; + +</sect1> + +</appendix> + +&documentation.index; + +</book> + +<!-- +Local Variables: +mode: sgml +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:nil +End: + +// vim:ts=0:sw=2:tw=78:noet +--> |