Searching without punctuation in search argument

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burgundy
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Searching without punctuation in search argument

Post by burgundy »

I wish to use a search argument that contains punctuation symbols to find a file name without those punctuation symbols.

For example, I have a file called:
Elucidating the pathophysiology of fibrillation
I wish to find it with Everything using this search value:
Elucidating-the-pathophysiology-of-fibrillation
I have tried using Everything > Search > Ignore Punctuation but it doesn't do what I want.
NotNull
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Re: Searching without punctuation in search argument

Post by NotNull »

The easiest way would be to:
- Copy the text ( "Elucidating-the-pathophysiology-of-fibrillation") to the clipboard
- Right-click the search bar in Everything
- Select Paste without Punctuation from the context menu.

If you describe your workflow (where does the "data" come from, like a browser; how do you "transfer" the data to Everything ), there mighht be even more well-suited ways.
void
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Re: Searching without punctuation in search argument

Post by void »

Please also check Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> ignore_punctuation_type

The default is Filename Only.
Please try Filename and Search.
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