Regular expressions in file finder

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Regular expressions in file finder

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I'm new to XYplorer, so maybe I missed something, but from what I can see, it's not possible to use regular expressions in the File Finder. Renaming files does support regular expressions though, so I wonder if it's possible to make it so for the File Finder as well.

Oops! I just notice the "Mode" option in the File Finder. Regular expressions are supported after all. :oops:
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Re: Regular expressions in file finder

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pjdevries wrote:I'm new to XYplorer, so maybe I missed something, but from what I can see, it's not possible to use regular expressions in the File Finder. Renaming files does support regular expressions though, so I wonder if it's possible to make it so for the File Finder as well.

Oops! I just notice the "Mode" option in the File Finder. Regular expressions are supported after all. :oops:
You can also use the ">" prefix to mark an expression as Regular expression. That way you don't need the "Mode" option, AND -- more important-- the mode is stored right with the expression and easily recoverable from the MRU dropdown.

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Very nifty. Thanx for the tip.
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pjdevries wrote:Very nifty. Thanx for the tip.
Even more nifty: you can click the label "Mode" to cycle the prefixes. :mrgreen:

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Even more nifty indeed! I guess it's about time I read the documentation from cover to cover :roll:
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