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Is it me, or does Linux Mint have terrible file search? (reddthat.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by QuantumTickler@reddthat.com to c/linux@programming.dev
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I search for files, and it never seems to find them. Plus it only does one drive at a time, and not just searches my external drives. Any suggestions?

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

tree -if and grep are another way to go.

or, I've also seen some use du as part of their file search strategy. heh.

strange ways.

[–] ken@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

du

show them ncdu next time

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 weeks ago

ncdu

that's fine if wanting a tui, like for its intended purpose, rather than something grepable/awkable/sortable/cutable/headable/tailable/etc. like better suited to file search