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bayindirh

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Registered: 2017-09-25

Posts: 13

Does XFCE have any file indexer?

Hello all,

Are there any similar applications which fill the same role as KDE's Baloo? I need to search some stash of files according to their contents. Catfish only searches files according to their names, and this doesn't completely meet my needs.

Thanks in advance,

Hakan

Jerry3904

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Registered: 2013-11-09

Posts: 863

Re: Does XFCE have any file indexer?

Catfish serves most of my needs, but when it doesn't I use gnome-search-tool which also searches contents. Don't know how it compares to Baloo...

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bayindirh

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Registered: 2017-09-25

Posts: 13

Re: Does XFCE have any file indexer?

I've found an application called Recoll. It has a QT UI, but it's a standalone full-text indexer and search tool. It's pretty fast too.

Jerry3904

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Registered: 2013-11-09

Posts: 863

Re: Does XFCE have any file indexer?

Yeah I've read that's supposed to be good, but never tried it.

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alcornoqui

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Registered: 2014-07-28

Posts: 832

Re: Does XFCE have any file indexer?

Recoll is really great, and well maintained!

Make sure to check the docs & howtos at https://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/