Linux shortcutkey to search specific file from a list of directory?!


 
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Old 09-07-2009
Hi,
Thanks for the suggestion.
Besides the locate command, any other else shortcut key that you can recommend?
Like
CTRL + CCancels the currently running command.

What I prefer is that some shortcut key that can easy to search a specific file from a list of directory.


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Originally Posted by pludi
Depending on your Linux distribution, the 'locate' program might already be installed. Otherwise you can install it by installing either the 'locate' or 'slocate' package (name depends on distribution)

What this does is scan the directory tree (usually once per day) and build a database of files found, which you can query with the locate command.
 
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ESPERANZA(1)						      General Commands Manual						      ESPERANZA(1)

NAME
Esperanza - A XMMS2 client. SYNOPSIS
Esperanza [CORE] [LOOK] [FEEL] [SHORTCUTS] DESCRIPTION
Esperanza is an XMMS2 client designed to manage and organize music files in multiple platforms. CORE
--`Autostartxmms=(on/off) Choose to autostart xmms if it is not running. --`Ignoredesktopsettings=(on/off) Ignore the desktop settings (use this if everything is black). --`SizeofCache(KB) Choose the size of album art cache in KBs. --`Ignorelocalesettings=(on/off) Ignore locale settings and use default language. --`Showicontray=(on/off) Show icon in system tray. --`Loadartist/album=(on/off) Load artists and albums for completion in Medialib window. --`Showserverbrowser=(on/off) Show the server browser on startup. LOOK
--`Showalbumart=(on/off) Shows album art under artist. --`Compactplaylist=(on/off) Use compact playlist mode (no context area). --`LightenContextarea=(on/off) Draw the context area in a lighter color. --`Contextareainformationchoices Album, Artist, Duration, Filename, Genre, Timesplayed, Title, Tracknumber, Show time remaining instead of elapsed, Show a stop but- ton, Paint the progress bar in a lighter color. FEEL
--`Showpupups=(on/off) Show popus notification on song change. --`ShowOiNK=(on/off) Show OiNK search in Last.FM view. --`Jump=(on/off) Jump to the current entry in the playlist on song change. --`ShowMainwindow=(on/off) Shows main window when you click or double click. --`Showplaylist=(on/off) Show the playlist (and minimode window) always on top. --`NoQuit=(on/off) Do not quit esperanza on close, rather than hide it (needs system tray active). --`Settime(sec) Set the time, how long a popup notification should be shown. --`Showplayerwindow=(on/off) Show the playerwindow as a toolwindow (no windowlist entry). --`ChangeVolume=(on/off) Change volume interactivly (could cause problems). --`Showvolumepupups=(on/off) Show the volume slider in a popup. SHORTCUTS (Default) --`Ctrl+Shift+X Global shortcut to jump to the previous playlist entry. --`Ctrl+Shift+V Global shortcut to jump to the next playlist entry. --`Ctrl+Shift+C Global shortcut to play / pause the playback. --`Ctrl+Shift+M Global shortcut to show / hide the player. --`Ctrl+Shift+B Global shortcut to stop the playback. --`D Add a local directory recursively. --`A Add a local file. --`V Jump to the previous playlist entry. --`Ctrl+W Close the window. --`B Jump to the next playlist entry. --`Esc Hide the player. --`Return JumpPos !? --`Ctrl+M Switch between minimode and the normal mode. --`Space Play / pause the playback. --`Ctrl+Q Quit esperanza. --`Del Remove a selected playlist entry from the playlist. --`Backspace Remove a selected playlist entry from the playlist. --`C Clear the playlist. --`S Enable / Disable shuffling the playlist. BUGS
Report bugs to http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/index.php/Client:Esperanza AUTHORS
Esperanza was written by Tobias Rundstrom <tru@xmms.org>. This manual page was written by Steve Stalcup <vorian@ubuntu.com>. Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. ESPERANZA(1)