How to specify two or more paths when using the command line -p?

[lanyer]

When searching for "abc" in D:\xyz, the command line syntax is `Everything -name-part "abc" -p "D:\xyz"`. So, how to write the command line when need to search in D:\xyz and E:\xyz ?

[void]

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Everything.exe -s """"D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:abc"

""" = a single literal "
| = OR
Make sure | is inside quotes (") or use ^|
Use a trailing \ on the paths.



-s
Command line escaping
Search operators
nopath:

[lanyer]

Thank you for your answer, another question， how to write the command line when need to search "abc" and "def" in D:\xyz and E:\xyz ?

[void]

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Everything.exe -s """"D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:abc nopath:def"

[lanyer]

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Everything.exe -s """"D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:abc nopath:def"

Everything.exe -s """"D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:abc nopath:def"
Test failed

when I use
Everything.exe -s """"D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:abc | nopath:def"
it works good,

but if want to go further, find "ab c" and "d ef"
must write like this:
Everything.exe -s " """D:\xyz\""" | """E:\xyz\""" nopath:"""ab c""" | nopath:"""d ef""" "

There are so many quotation marks here, it's absolutely insane.

[void]

What version of Everything are you using?

Everything 1.5 will have support for:

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Everything.exe -s* "D:\xyz\" ^| "E:\xyz\" nopath:"ab c" ^| nopath:"d ef"

-s* = match the rest of the command line as a literal search.
You'll still need to escape | with ^|