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One a related note there is one program that I absolutely miss on Linux called everything (on windows). The closest I can find is mlocate but it does not have

One a related note there is one program that I absolutely miss on Linux called everything (on windows). The closest I can find is mlocate but it does not have a GUI but more importantly it does not index my Windows or NTFS drives. Would appreciate any suggestions if someone knows something like 'everything' for Ubuntu.

demosito666 6y ago
There is about a dozen dedicated file indexers [1] on linux (some are gui, some are not) and also DE-integrated ones like Baloo for KDE and Tracker for Gnome. [1] https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Is+there+a+file+search+engine+like+%E2%80%9CEverything%E2%80%9D+in+Linux%3F https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Is+there+a+file+search+engine+like+%E2...
opan 6y ago
Haven't used this, but heard of it years ago, and it aims to be similar. https://github.com/dotheevo/angrysearch/ https://github.com/dotheevo/angrysearch/
- ghoomketu 6y ago
  Thanks! That's super nice and very close to what I was looking for all this time. I just learned how to mount all my Windows drive under /mnt using (using the `disks` software), so hopefully this should index those files too.
ronjouch 6y ago
Everything is great on Windows to pick files/folders. From the linux command-line, I like fzf ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf https://github.com/junegunn/fzf ), that you can instruct to use the faster fd ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#environment-variables https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#environment-variables ). Fzf even offers keybindings for your shell. For example, it binds Alt+C to fuzzy-finding a directory, and Enter cds to it ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#key-bindings-for-command-line https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#key-bindings-for-command-lin... ). Fzf is great for other things too; here is a fish function to bing Alt+G to fuzzy-pick a Git branch and jump to it: function fish_user_key_bindings bind \eg 'test -d .git; or git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; and git checkout (string trim -- (git branch | fzf)); and commandline -f repaint' bind \eG 'test -d .git; or git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; and git checkout (string trim -- (git branch --all | fzf)); and commandline -f repaint' end
RMPR 6y ago
To traverse my files I use the combo ranger + autojump. It is not GUI and you need to traverse a directory at least once before accessing it automatically, but I just wanted to mention this. Another (CLI) software that seem to do what you want is fzf.
shscs911 6y ago
fd (https://github.com/sharkdp/fd https://github.com/sharkdp/fd) is the best command line search utility IMO. Its crazy fast and always found what I was looking for. If you want a GUI alternative, check out Drill (https://github.com/yatima1460/Drill https://github.com/yatima1460/Drill). Although the development seems stalled, it works well for normal usecases.
pkaye 6y ago
For mlocate you can edit /etc/updatedb.conf to specify what to index. One trick I use is "locate -Ai" that lets you search for multiple patterns and makes it case insensitive. So you can use "locate -Ai linux .pdf" to search for all pdf files related to Linux. Also for gnome there is tracker which does search and indexing built into the system. I think by default its set for minimal use but it can be configured by the settings/search panel to index many locations. I haven't played with is much recently though.
- ghoomketu 6y ago
  Great tip.. thanks! I've kinda of mounted all my drives including Windows/NTFS/etc using fstab now. Do you reckon this will have any negative impact performancewise? Just wondering since Linux knows about these drives but doesn't mount them automatically at startup.. so if this is out of a reason or just convention?
mrlala 6y ago
'Everything' is a LIFE SAVER. Hmm.. I seem to remember creating an excel file for this client a while back.. open Everything -> filter client.xlsx .. boom. Or maybe I didn't name it properly, at all? Well still just a simple '*.xlsx' and sort by date, I can generally find anything this way. As long as you let Everything open on windows startup, it will be instant after use.
pabs3 6y ago
BTW, mlocate is obsoleted by plocate, which is much faster and is actually maintained. https://plocate.sesse.net/ https://plocate.sesse.net/
- ubercow13 6y ago
  plocate depends on mlocate, it doesn't replace it
  - Sesse__ 6y ago
    Hi, I'm the author of plocate. Since version 1.1.0, plocate no longer depends on mlocate for building its database, but is a full replacement.
    - ubercow13 6y ago
      Awesome! Thank you.
captn3m0 6y ago
Seriously - I miss it as well. But my access patterns have changed as well. I spend more time on the terminal, and with autojump, the alternatives (with similar features) on Linux aren't really that useful to my usage.
afarviral 6y ago
FSearch is inspired by Everything. https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch For general file search at ludicious speeds like Everything does on windows its pretty good :)

demosito666 6y ago

There is about a dozen dedicated file indexers [1] on linux (some are gui, some are not) and also DE-integrated ones like Baloo for KDE and Tracker for Gnome. [1] https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Is+there+a+file+search+engine+like+%E2%80%9CEverything%E2%80%9D+in+Linux%3F https://lmgtfy.app/?q=Is+there+a+file+search+engine+like+%E2...

opan 6y ago

Haven't used this, but heard of it years ago, and it aims to be similar. https://github.com/dotheevo/angrysearch/ https://github.com/dotheevo/angrysearch/

ghoomketu 6y ago
Thanks! That's super nice and very close to what I was looking for all this time. I just learned how to mount all my Windows drive under /mnt using (using the `disks` software), so hopefully this should index those files too.

ronjouch 6y ago

Everything is great on Windows to pick files/folders. From the linux command-line, I like fzf ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf https://github.com/junegunn/fzf ), that you can instruct to use the faster fd ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#environment-variables https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#environment-variables ). Fzf even offers keybindings for your shell. For example, it binds Alt+C to fuzzy-finding a directory, and Enter cds to it ( https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#key-bindings-for-command-line https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#key-bindings-for-command-lin... ). Fzf is great for other things too; here is a fish function to bing Alt+G to fuzzy-pick a Git branch and jump to it: function fish_user_key_bindings bind \eg 'test -d .git; or git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; and git checkout (string trim -- (git branch | fzf)); and commandline -f repaint' bind \eG 'test -d .git; or git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; and git checkout (string trim -- (git branch --all | fzf)); and commandline -f repaint' end

RMPR 6y ago

To traverse my files I use the combo ranger + autojump. It is not GUI and you need to traverse a directory at least once before accessing it automatically, but I just wanted to mention this. Another (CLI) software that seem to do what you want is fzf.

shscs911 6y ago

fd (https://github.com/sharkdp/fd https://github.com/sharkdp/fd) is the best command line search utility IMO. Its crazy fast and always found what I was looking for. If you want a GUI alternative, check out Drill (https://github.com/yatima1460/Drill https://github.com/yatima1460/Drill). Although the development seems stalled, it works well for normal usecases.

pkaye 6y ago

For mlocate you can edit /etc/updatedb.conf to specify what to index. One trick I use is "locate -Ai" that lets you search for multiple patterns and makes it case insensitive. So you can use "locate -Ai linux .pdf" to search for all pdf files related to Linux. Also for gnome there is tracker which does search and indexing built into the system. I think by default its set for minimal use but it can be configured by the settings/search panel to index many locations. I haven't played with is much recently though.

ghoomketu 6y ago
Great tip.. thanks! I've kinda of mounted all my drives including Windows/NTFS/etc using fstab now. Do you reckon this will have any negative impact performancewise? Just wondering since Linux knows about these drives but doesn't mount them automatically at startup.. so if this is out of a reason or just convention?

mrlala 6y ago

'Everything' is a LIFE SAVER. Hmm.. I seem to remember creating an excel file for this client a while back.. open Everything -> filter client.xlsx .. boom. Or maybe I didn't name it properly, at all? Well still just a simple '*.xlsx' and sort by date, I can generally find anything this way. As long as you let Everything open on windows startup, it will be instant after use.

pabs3 6y ago

BTW, mlocate is obsoleted by plocate, which is much faster and is actually maintained. https://plocate.sesse.net/ https://plocate.sesse.net/

ubercow13 6y ago
plocate depends on mlocate, it doesn't replace it
- Sesse__ 6y ago
  Hi, I'm the author of plocate. Since version 1.1.0, plocate no longer depends on mlocate for building its database, but is a full replacement.
  - ubercow13 6y ago
    Awesome! Thank you.

captn3m0 6y ago

Seriously - I miss it as well. But my access patterns have changed as well. I spend more time on the terminal, and with autojump, the alternatives (with similar features) on Linux aren't really that useful to my usage.

afarviral 6y ago

FSearch is inspired by Everything. https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch https://github.com/cboxdoerfer/fsearch For general file search at ludicious speeds like Everything does on windows its pretty good :)