Search Commands

Post by **void** » Mon May 24, 2021 7:32 am

Everything 1.5 search commands.

To use search commands, type in one of the following commands in the search box and press ENTER:
-or-
Use a bookmark and set the search to one of the following commands:
(Opening bookmarks will execute the search command without setting the search)
Use Alt + Enter to separate multiple search commands.

about:
Show the about dialog.

about:about
about:help
about:?
Show this help.

about:access-denied
about:service
Show service options to index NTFS volumes.

about:bookmarks.csv
Open the Bookmarks.csv file location.

about:config
Open the user Everything.ini
Monitors the Everything.ini for changes and will notify user to reload if changed.

about:credits
Show the Everything credits.

about:exe
about:exe-location
about:everything.exe
Open the Everything.exe file location.

about:db
Show database statistics.

about:db-location
about:everything.db
Open the Everything.db file location.

about:debug-log
Open the Everything Debug Log.txt file location.

about:filters.csv
Open the Filters.csv file location.

about:history
about:search-history
Show all search history.

about:run-history
Show all run history.

about:home
Load the home search.

about:ini-location
about:everything.ini
Open the Everything.ini file location.

about:journal
Show the Index Journal.

about:keys
Show current key bindings.

about:license
about:licence
Show the Everything license

about:macros.csv
Open the Macros.csv file location.

about:plugins.ini
Open the plugins.ini file location.

about:preferences
about:options
about:settings
Show the options window

/add-search <text>
/append-search <text>
Add text to the end of the search box.
A space is automatically included if necessary.

/close
Close the active search window.

/close-all
Close all search windows.

/cls
Clear the debug console.

/config-save [filename]
Save configuration.

/config-load [filename]
Load configuration.

/command <id>
Execute a UI command from the specified command ID.
For example:
/command 41003

/copy [text]
Copies the current file/folder selection to the clipboard and applies formatting.
Use $property-name: to insert properties.
Use the search preprocessor to apply formatting.
Each file/folder is separated with a new line (\r\n).
For example:
/copy $full-path:,$date-taken:

/debug
Toggle debug mode.

/debug-log
/start-debug-logging
Enter debug mode and log to Everything Debug Log.txt

/define <name>=<search>
Define a macro.
For example:
/define foo=bar
When searching for foo: it is now replaced with bar
All macros are listed in the status bar if name is not defined.
Omit the = to show the current definition.
For example:
/define foo
foo=bar is shown in the status bar.
Undefine a macro with /undef

/delete-db
Delete the database and backup database from disk.

/disable-alternate-row-color
Disable alternate row colors.

/disable-omit-results
Disable omit results.

/enable-alternate-row-color
Enable alternate row colors.

/enable-omit-results
Enable omit results.

/eval <expression>
/=<expression>
Evaluate expression and set the search to the result.

/exit
/quit
Exit Everything.

/exit-now
/quit-now
Exit Everything without saving settings and data.

/expand <text>
/#preprocessor-function:text
/[preprocessor-function:text]
/preprocessor-function:text
Set the search to the result from preprocessor expansion.
For example:
/len:abc 123
/clipboard:
Search Preprocessor
$currentsearch: is replaced with the current search text
$cursel: is replaced with the currently selected search text

/explore <folder>
Open the folder sidebar and select the specified folder.

/explore-path <filename>
Open the folder sidebar and select the specified filename.
The parent folder is selected in the folders sidebar and the specified file/folder is selected in the result list.

/explore-subfolders
/explore-no-subfolders
/no-explore-subfolders
Explore subfolders or don't explore subfolders in the folder sidebar.

/help
Show Everything help.

/hide-filter-bar
Hide the filter bar.

/hide-filters
Hide the filters side bar.

/hide-folders
Hide the folders side bar.

/hide-header
Hide the result list header.

Hide the menu bar.

/hide-preview
Hide the preview pane.

/hide-status-bar
Hide the status bar.

/<ini-setting-name>=<value>
Set the configuration key to a value.
A restart might be required for changes to take effect.
Use ! as the value to toggle the ini setting.
Use TAB from the search box to auto complete the ini-setting-name.

/load <filename>
Load a search from a text/plain file.

/minimize-all
/unminimize-all
Minimize or unminimize all search windows.

/monitor-pause
Stop updating results and continue monitoring changes to indexes.

/monitor-resume
/monitor-start
Update results to reflect changes to indexes.

/monitor-stop
Stop monitoring changes to indexes.

/open <filename>
Opens the specified file/folder in the result list.
If the filename is an number, the zero-based result from the specified number is opened.

/refresh
Invalidate all gathered un-indexed properties.

/reindex [path]
/rebuild [path]
Force a rebuild for all indexes or the specified index.
[path] supports *, ** and ? wildcards.

/replace-sel <text>
Paste text into the search box after preprocessor expansion.
For example:
/replace-sel #today:
$cursel: is replaced with the currently selected search text
Works best from a bookmark with a keyboard shortcut.

/restart
Restart Everything.

/restart-debug-log
Restart Everything in debug logging mode.

/restart-now
Restart Everything without saving settings and data.

/restart-now-debug-log
Restart Everything without saving settings and data.
The restarted Everything will run in debug logging mode.

/rescan [path]
/update [path]
Rescan all FAT, network drive and folder indexes or the specified FAT, network drive or folder index.
The specified path does not have to be the root path, for example, if you are indexing a
network share \\server\share and only wish to rescan \\server\share\subfolder use /rescan \\server\share\subfolder

/save-db
Start saving the database to disk in the background.

/save-db-now
Save the database to disk now.
Does not return until the database is saved to disk.

/select <filename>
Select the specified file/folder in the result list.
If the filename is an number, the zero-based result from the specified number is selected.

/select-all
Select all files/folders in the result list.

/show-filter-bar
Show the filter bar.

/show-filters
Show the filters side bar.

/show-folders
Show the folders side bar.

/show-header
Show the result list header.

Show the menu bar.

/show-preview
Show the preview pane.

/show-status-bar
Show the status bar.

/stop-debug-logging
Exit debug mode and show the Everything Debug Log.txt

/toggle-alternate-row-color
Toggle the alternate row colors.

/toggle-filter-bar
Toggle the filter bar.

/toggle-filters
Toggle the filters side bar.

/toggle-folders
Toggle the folders side bar.

/toggle-header
Toggle the result list header.

Toggle the menu bar.

/toggle-omit-results
Toggle omit results.

/toggle-preview
Toggle the preview pane.

/toggle-status-bar
Toggle the status bar.

/undef <name>
Undefine a macro.

/view-details
Set the result list to detail view.

/view-thumbnails [size]
Set the result list to thumbnail view.
Optionally specify the thumbnail size in logical pixels.

/verbose
Enable verbose debug logging.

Dashes (-) in commands can be omitted.

Everything 1.4 search commands