How to limit search to exact target?

[terrypin]

Searched for:
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RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino c:

Results:
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RotEnc—LCD—Uno—NoDFR.ino.eep
RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino.elf
RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino.hex
.
a dozen or so others
.
.
RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino

How do I ensure I get only the specific file, RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino, and not other unwanted results?
I tried putting it inside < > but no change.
Also tried the prefix 'exact:' but that delivered no results.
Also inside double quotes " " which delivered all the unwanted results. Contrary to this AI assertion:
AI Overview

To limit your search in Everything to an exact target, you must enquote the phrase or word you are looking for in the search bar. For example, to find a file named exactly "Annual Report 2023", you would search for "Annual Report 2023".
How to search for an exact match in Everything:
Open Everything .
Enter your search query: in the search bar, but enclose the entire phrase or word in quotation marks.
Example: ` "Exact file name.txt" `
Press Enter: to perform the search.
This method ensures that Everything will only return results that contain the exact phrase you typed, making it ideal for finding specific file names or content.


EDIT:
Finally thought of trying this suffix
!.ino.
and that worked. Is there a more obvious way? Perhaps some setting or syntax for 'No additional extensions'?
Terry

[void]

whole: will match the whole filename.
but whole: is the same as exact: so please double check your spelling.

whole:



Other ideas:

c: RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NoDFR.ino *.ino

*.ino = limit results to ino files only.

[winston]

I noticed if match path is enabled, searching with exact: for a complete filename doesn't work.
Edit: oh, of course, you have to add the full path to get it to match.

[terrypin]

Thanks but neither works here.

[winston]

Try removing the space after whole:

[therube]

If you have PATH: enabled, then you can use, nopath:.

So,

nopath:wfn:everything-home.ini

finds,
C:\DEV\LOCATE\MULE - HOME - HANGS P+O\Everything-HOME.ini
but not,
C:\DEV\LOCATE\MULE - HOME - HANGS P+O\Everything-HOME.ini.TXT

[terrypin]

Try removing the space after whole:

Made no difference.

nopath:wfn: RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NODFR. ino
Made no difference.

[therube]

At least in what you wrote, you are still showing a <space>.

nopath:wfn: RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NODFR. ino

---------------------^ <space>

Correct:

nopath:wfn:RotEnc-LCD-Uno-NODFR. ino

whole: wfn: (& whatever the link shows) are synonyms.

[winston]

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Works over here