| Purpose: | Search for files and/or directories |
| Format: | EVERYTHING [/= /A /A:... /B /C /D /E /F /H /I /M=n /O /P /R /S /V /W @file] filename [...] |
| filename | The file or directory name to search for |
| @file | A text file containing the names of the files to search for, one per line (see @file lists for details) |
File Selection:
Supports command dialog, extended wildcards, and multiple file names. Date, time, size or exclude ranges anywhere on the line apply to all source files. Use wildcards with caution on LFN volumes; see LFN File Searches for details.
Usage:
Search for files and/or directories on local NTFS drives using "Everything Search" (https://www.voidtools.com). EVERYTHING by default does a wildcard search equivalent to "*filename*", and outputs the full pathname of all matching files and/or directories.
EVERYTHING supports the Everything Search 1.5 modifiers and functions (xxxx:) and will pass them on to Everything Search.
EVERYTHING will include all modifiers and functions up to the first filename and include them in the search. Arguments following a filename are assumed to be part of the next search.
You need to install Everything Search (normally with the TCMD or TCC installer) and index your local NTFS drives before using EVERYTHING.
Examples:
To locate all .DOCX files on all of your previously indexed drives:
everything /f *.docx
To locate all .DOCX files on drive C: (assuming it has been previously indexed):
everything /f c:*.docx
Use a more complete path to restrict the search even further — for example:
everything /f c:\MyFiles\*.docx
Options:
| /= | Display the EVERYTHING command dialog to help you set the command line options. The /= option can be anywhere on the line; additional options will set the appropriate fields in the command dialog. |
| /A:... | Search for files / folders that have the specified attribute(s) set. EVERYTHING does not support the TCC '+' (OR) operator. See Attribute Switches for information on the attributes which can follow /A:. |
| /E | Display the Everything Search dialog. You can combine /E with the other EVERYTHING options (except /D and /F). |
| /R | filename is a regular expression (EVERYTHING will automatically set the regular expression flag if the filename begins with ::). |
| /S | Sort results by path, then by file name. (This can take several seconds with a large number of search results.) |
