General escape operator

[w64bit]

I tried to search for this text in a TXT file:

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"Verdana" font="0"

If i do:
ext:txt content:""Verdana" font="0""
it does not find anything.

If I use &quot: it's working.

Is there any general way to search this text without using &quot: ?
Like a general escape operator.

[void]

Please try:

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ext:txt content*:"Verdana" font="0"

content*: will eat the remaining search text and treat it as literal.



*:

[w64bit]

Thank you.
Can I rename content*: to cc: ?
I tried with bookmarks with no result.

[void]

Can't be done with Filters or Bookmarks.

However, it can be done with macros.

In Everything, type in the follow search and press ENTER:

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/define cc=content*:

If successful, cc=content*: is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

/define

[w64bit]

tried

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/define cc=content*:
/define cc=content*
/define cc=content

using cc: or cc*: gives no result

[therube]

Your search would be something like:

c:/out/ ext:txt cc:MPEG Audio

So you include

cc:

in your search, and, you include the term you want to search for (MPEG AUDIO, in this case).


I believe the search would for the term "MPEG AUDIO" (mpeg<sp>audio),
rather then simply finding those two words somewhere within the file?

Likewise, "Verdana" font="0", would look for that, including the quote marks & spacing, as written - literally.
So all these would be different, & you would need to be specific as to your search,

cc:"Verdana" font="0"

:

"Verdana" font="0"
Verdana font="0"
Verdana font=0

[w64bit]

I created file.txt in folder D:\1
file contains "Verdana" font="0" (I want to find all text, including 4 quotes)

/define cc=content*
ext:txt D:\1 cc:"Verdana" font="0"
does not found anything

ext:txt D:\1 content*:"Verdana" font="0"
it's working

[therube]

/define cc=content*

should be:

/define cc=content*:

And then your search is,

cc:search for this

[void]

What is your active filter? maybe that is rewriting something.

What's shown in the debug console when you search for:

ext:txt D:\1 cc:"Verdana" font="0"

:

• In Everything, clear your search.
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Start Debug Logging...
• Search for:
  ext:txt D:\1 cc:"Verdana" font="0"
• From the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, click Stop Debug Logging...
  ---This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt in notepad.
• What is shown in this file at the bottom under
  search 'ext:txt D:\1 cc:"Verdana" font="0"' filter '' sort 5 ascending 0?

[w64bit]

I deleted all settings' files and I recreated them.
All OK now!
Thank you void.
Thank you therube.