Limit search to folder depth

[pjdevries]

Is it possible to somehow limt a search to a maximum folder depth, similar to the Linux "find -maxdepth" command? If not, consider it a wish and while you're at it, also consider to implement the "-mindepth" functionality

[Stefan]

limit a search to a maximum folder depth

Support +1
Knowing that an searched file could only be present into first some sub-folders
and the ability to limit the search-sub-folder-depth to n folder,
would be nifty (read: saving time) often in large structures.

Since such feature should be into the InfoPane
on the Find Files - Names & Location tab
next to "[ ] Include subfolders" - "Depth: [ 0]"
and i didn't see there anything like this... - i guess this is not implemented right now?!

Neither it is respected right now in the Roadmap at http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=830


For "-mindepth" i see no use.

[pjdevries]

Both -maxdepth and -mindeph have the same, thoug not necessarily as much, advantages in terms of time saving. In fact any option that limits the number of folders that need to be traversed and analysed, has the same advantage for that matter.

Apart from time saving, both -mindepth and -maxdepth have another advantage. They allow you to exclude files and folders from the search results, which is usefull for certain mass rename jobs.

[admin]

Yep, nice feature. This could easily be added to the code. But I'm not sure about the GUI. There's a lot of space on the "Size" tab, but from the logics it should be rather near the "Include Subfolders" checkbox (where is definitely no space).

[pjdevries]

Maybe introduce a new tab, called Traversal or something similar, and move all location related checkboxes (not the location selectbox itself) and the new min-/maxdepth feature to that tab?

[admin]

Since such feature should be into the InfoPane
on the Find Files - Names & Location tab
next to "[ ] Include subfolders" - "Depth: [ 0]"

I find this a quite good proposal (while offering only max depth, of course).
However, it further adds to an already packed GUI area, and I wonder how many users would actually use this setting.

An alternative would be to offer it only as a switch in a QNS (quick name search).

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*.txt /rd2

= recurse, depth 2
Would look for all *.txt in this level and the next 2 deeper levels.

Could be simplified to:

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*.txt /d2

= recurse depth 2

[Stefan]

An alternative would be to offer it only as a switch in a QNS (quick name search).

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*.txt /rd2

= recurse, depth 2
Would look for all *.txt in this level and the next 2 deeper levels.

Better then nothing and still useful.

Brainstorming:

- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log = recursive unlimited
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /d0 = recursive disabled, THIS folder only
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /d1 = THIS folder and next sub-folder level
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /d2 = THIS folder and next two sub-folder levels

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Admin>QNS

I found this QNS here:
Help > Address Bar > "Quick Name Searches"
C:\WINDOWS\?*.log = Find all LOGs in C:\WINDOWS\


How about /min /max ?
Or /minD /maxD
C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /min1 /max1 = Find all LOGs in same level as C:\WINDOWS\system32\

Or /rn-m
r = recursive
n = min
m = max
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /r2-5 = second till fifth sub-level
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /r0 = not recursive
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /r1 = first sub-level only
- C:\WINDOWS\?*.log /r0-5 = all till fifth

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Thinking more about -mindepth i see the use now:

X:\Customers(L0)\2008(L1)\agreement_for_X.doc
X:\Customers(L0)\2009(L1)\ABC(L2)\agreement_for_X.doc
X:\Customers(L0)\2009(L1)\XYZ(L2)\agreement_new.doc
X:\Customers(L0)\2009(L1)\agreement_template.doc
X:\Customers(L0)\2010(L1)\POI(L2)\
X:\Customers(L0)\2010(L1)\ASD(L2)\

X:\Customers\?agreement*.doc /min2