unitycoder / findinfiles

Easy & Free Tool for Searching Text in Files

FindInFiles

I couldn't find any simple tool for searching files containing given text..
(Notepad++ crashed with blue screen, VisualStudio is too much, Atom is too slow to start, Windows content: search is super slow, Googling didn't return any simple free tools..etc), so had to make one :/

Still work-in-progress (but usable already)

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Alternatives

• https://github.com/unitycoder/FindInFiles/wiki/Existing-Find-In-Files-Tools

Current Features

• Search text in files from given folder (and subfolders)
• Can be launched from Commandline or Explorer context menu (to automatically pass target folder)
• Double click results to open file in default editor
• Save search history (to search again easily)
• Resizeable window

Planned Features

• Jump to line (if you are using notepad++ or others that support linenumber parameter)
• Sort results by modified file date
• Settings to allow modifying searched file extensions
• More? You can comment using issues here^

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Unity Forum Thread https://forum.unity.com/threads/external-tool-search-all-files-containing-some-text.568705/

findinfiles's Issues

Snippet preview: convert new lines into some other character

to avoid multilines, also filter extra spacing/tabs

add filename search also

could be toggle switch or separate textbox..

because windows file search is too slow..(and annoying when the results take you to those strange result links, instead of the actual targets)

Save search history

so that can autocomplete/pick from drop down list for commonly used searches

Sort results by file modified date

default could be by file path though, but some column to show file modified date, file size etc

Prevent Search Box From Autocompleting

When searching for something like "Good day" and after for just for "Good" the searchbox will always autocomplete to "Good day", no matter what.

add multithreading

so that mainwindow doesnt freeze during search
and start displaying results while its still searching
(later could add some progress status bar too)

images

cancel search

add press esc to cancel current search

cached search

if search again from same folder,
could display info that it will use same file list to search

(and maybe option to refresh if new files were added, or if can detect that..)

Add resizeable window

and resize components on it
also save size in preferences to use next time

Add double click to open file

from results list,
would be nice to jump into that exact position too, if possible.

crash if file is in use

at string wholeFile = File.ReadAllText(files[i]);

System.IO.IOException: 'The process cannot access the file .. because it is being used by another process.'

Add settings

to allow setting file extensions, currently fixed list:
string[] fileExtensions = new[] { "*.txt", "*.shader", "*.cs", "*.log", "*.js", "*.cging" };

application preferences, to save window size, column sizes, etc

Draw icon

FindInFiles...FIF..hmm..?
magnifier class with file icon inside?

first version:

add option to select file extensions

currently it searches with all allowed (hardcoded) extensions,
but if you know its .cs file, could limit to that