# Manual de Búsqueda de Archivos

Una herramienta de búsqueda para encontrar archivos, carpetas y documentos en su computadora.

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EL DOCUMENTO Y LAS VERSIONES MODIFICADAS DEL DOCUMENTO SE PROPORCIONAN BAJO LOS TÉRMINOS DE LA LICENCIA GRATUITA DE DOCUMENTACIÓN DE GNU CON EL ACUERDO ADICIONAL DE:

1. EL DOCUMENTO SE PROPORCIONA "TAL CUAL", SIN GARANTÍA DE NINGÚN TIPO, NI EXPLÍCITA NI IMPLÍCITA INCLUYENDO, SIN LIMITACIÓN, GARANTÍA DE QUE EL DOCUMENTO O VERSIÓN MODIFICADA DE ÉSTE CAREZCA DE DEFECTOS COMERCIALES, SEA ADECUADO A UN FIN CONCRETO O INCUMPLA ALGUNA NORMATIVA. TODO EL RIESGO RELATIVO A LA CALIDAD, PRECISIÓN Y UTILIDAD DEL DOCUMENTO O SU VERSIÓN MODIFICADA RECAE EN USTED. SI CUALQUIER DOCUMENTO O VERSIÓN MODIFICADA DE AQUÉL RESULTARA DEFECTUOSO EN CUALQUIER ASPECTO, USTED (Y NO EL REDACTOR INICIAL, AUTOR O CONTRIBUYENTE) ASUMIRÁ LOS COSTES DE TODA REPARACIÓN, MANTENIMIENTO O CORRECCIÓN NECESARIOS. ESTA RENUNCIA DE GARANTÍA ES UNA PARTE ESENCIAL DE ESTA LICENCIA. NO SE AUTORIZA EL USO DE NINGÚN DOCUMENTO NI VERSIÓN MODIFICADA DE ÉSTE POR EL PRESENTE, SALVO DENTRO DEL CUMPLIMIENTO DE LA RENUNCIA;Y

2. BAJO NINGUNA CIRCUNSTANCIA NI BAJO NINGUNA TEORÍA LEGAL, SEA POR ERROR (INCLUYENDO NEGLIGENCIA), CONTRATO O DE ALGÚN OTRO MODO, EL AUTOR, EL ESCRITOR INICIAL, CUALQUIER CONTRIBUIDOR, O CUALQUIER DISTRIBUIDOR DEL DOCUMENTO O VERSIÓN MODIFICADA DEL DOCUMENTO, O CUALQUIER PROVEEDOR DE CUALQUIERA DE ESAS PARTES, SERÁ RESPONSABLE ANTE NINGUNA PERSONA POR NINGÚN DAÑO DIRECTO, INDIRECTO, ESPECIAL, INCIDENTAL O DERIVADO DE NINGÚN TIPO, INCLUYENDO, SIN LIMITACIÓN DAÑOS POR PÉRDIDA DE MERCANCÍAS, PARO TÉCNICO, FALLO INFORMÁTICO O MAL FUNCIONAMIENTO O CUALQUIER OTRO POSIBLE DAÑO O PÉRDIDAS DERIVADAS O RELACIONADAS CON EL USO DEL DOCUMENTO O SUS VERSIONES MODIFICADAS, AUNQUE DICHA PARTE HAYA SIDO INFORMADA DE LA POSIBILIDAD DE QUE SE PRODUJESEN DICHOS DAÑOS.

MATE-Dokumentationsteam
Search for Files Maintainer
Dennis Cranston
Search for Files Maintainer

    dennis_cranston@yahoo.com

Sun GNOME Documentation Team
Sun Microsystems

Alexander Kirillov
GNOME Documentation Project

     kirillov@math.sunysb.edu

Search for Files Manual V1.10
July 2015

Wolfgang Ulbrich

Search for Files Maintainer

Search for Files Manual V2.7
June 2005

Joachim Noreiko jnoreiko@yahoo.com

Search for Files Maintainer

Search for Files Manual V2.6
January 2005

Dennis Cranston dennis_cranston@yahoo.com

Search for Files Maintainer

Search for Files Manual V2.4
February 2004

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search for Files Manual V2.3
September 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search for Filesl Manual V2.2
August 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search for Files Manual V2.1
July 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search for Files Manual V2.0
May 2002

Sun GNOME Documentation Team

GNOME Documentation Project

Search for Files Manual
2000

Alexander Kirillov kirillov@math.sunysb.edu

GNOME Documentation Project

This manual describes version 1.10 of Search for Files.

Comentarios

To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding the Search for Files application or this manual, follow the directions in the MATE Feedback Page.

Adolfo Jayme Barrientos fitojb@ubuntu.com
2018 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos
Jorge González jorgegonz@svn.gnome.org
2007-2010 Jorge González
Francisco Javier F. Serrador serrador@cvs.gnome.org
2003-2006 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
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2002-2003 Pablo Gonzalo del Campo

## Introducción

The Search for Files application enables you to search for files on your system. To perform a basic search, you can type a filename or a partial filename, with or without wildcards. To refine your search, you can apply additional search options.

Search for Files uses the `find`, `grep`, and `locate` UNIX commands. By default, when performing a basic search Search for Files first uses the `locate` command, and then uses the slower but more thorough `find` command.

The case sensitivity of the search depends on your operating system. For example, on Linux, the `find`, `grep`, and `locate` commands support the `-i` option, so all searches are case-insensitive.

## Cómo empezar

You can start Search for Files in the following ways:

From a Menu Bar on a panel

  Choose Places Search for Files...

From a Main Menu on a panel

  Choose Search for Files...

From a command line

  Execute the following command: `mate-search-tool`

When you start Search for Files, the following window is displayed.

Search for Files Window

Shows Search for Files main window.

## Uso

### To Perform a Basic Search

To perform a basic search for a file on the system, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the search text in the Name contains field. The search text can be a filename or partial filename, with or without wildcards, as shown in the following table:

   Name Contains Text | Example | Result
   --- | --- | ---
   Full or partial filename | `myfile.txt` | Search for Files searches for all files that contain the text `myfile.txt` in the filename.
   Partial filename combined with wildcards (*, [, ]) | `*.[ch]` | Search for Files searches for all files that have extension `.c` or `.h`.

2. In the Look in folder field, select the folder or device from which you want Search for Files to begin the search.

3. Click Find to perform the search.

Search for Files searches in the directory that you specify and the subdirectories of the directory. Search for Files displays the results of the search in the Search results list box. If Search for Files does not find any files that match the search criteria, the application displays the message "No files found" in the Search results list box.

By default, Search for Files will perform a quick search using the `locate` command followed by a more thorough second search using the `find` command. The `locate` command is faster because it uses a database of information about files. If this database is more than a week old, Search for Files could warn you that the search results may be out of date and give you the option of disabling the quick search. To update the database, run the command `updatedb` as the root user.

### To Add Search Options

You can add additional options to search for a file on the system. To add search options, perform the following steps:

1. Click on the Select more options text.

2. Click on the Available options drop-down list.

3. Select the search option that you want to apply.

4. Clic Añadir.

5. Specify the required search information for the search option, as described in .

6. Repeat the above steps for each search option that you want to apply.

To remove a search option from the current search, click on the Remove button next to the option.

To disable the search options from the current search, click on the Select more options text.

Search Options

Option Name | Descripción
--- | ---
Contains the text | Search for files of type plain text that contain the specified text.
Date modified less than | Search for files that are modified less than the period specified in days.
Fecha de modificación posterior a | Search for files that are modified longer than the period specified in days.
Size at least | Search for files that are equal to or larger than the size specified in kilobytes.
Size at most | Search for files that are smaller than or equal to the size specified in kilobytes.
El archivo está vacío | Search for empty files.
Owned by user | Search for files that are owned by the user specified. Type the name of the user in the text box provided.
Owned by group | Search for files that are owned by the group specified. Type the name of the group in the text box provided.
El propietario es desconocido | Search for files that are owned by a user or group that is unknown to the system.
Name does not contain | Search for filenames that do not contain the string that you enter. Enter a full filename or a partial filename with wildcards in the field provided. Use * to indicate a sequence of characters. Use ? to indicate a single character. The search is case-sensitive.
Name matches regular expression | Search for files that contain the specified regular expression in their directory path or filename. Type the regular expression in the text box provided.
Mostrar los archivos ocultos y las copias de respaldo | Include hidden and backup files in the search.
Seguir los enlaces simbólicos | Follow symbolic links when searching for files.
Exlcuir otros sistemas de archivos | Search in directories that are in the same filesystem as the start directory.

### To Stop a Search

Click Stop to stop a search before Search for Files completes the search.

### To Open a Displayed File

To open a file displayed in the Search results list box, perform one of the following steps:

- Right-click on the file, then choose Open.

- Double-click on the file.

To open the folder that contains a file displayed in the Search results list box, right-click on the file, then choose Open Containing Folder.

### To Delete a Displayed File

To delete a file displayed in the Search results list box, right-click on the file, then choose Move to Trash.

### To Save the Search Results

To save the results of the last search that Search for Files performed, right-click in the Search results list, then choose Save Results As. Enter the name of the file to which you want to save the results, then click Save.

## Settings

Search for Files provides gsettings keys to modify some of its behavior. The gsettings values can be changed by starting the Configuration Editor in the following ways:

Menú Aplicaciones

  Choose System Tools dconf Editor.

Línea de comandos

  Execute the following command: `dconf-editor`

### Desactivar la búsqueda rápida

Key name: org.mate.search-tool.disable-quick-search

Default value: false

Search for Files speeds up file name searches by using the `locate` command. `Locate` provides a secure way to index and quickly search for file names. Because `locate` relies on a file index, the Search results list may not always be up to date.

### Desactivar la «Segunda inspección de la búsqueda rápida»

Key name: org.mate.search-tool.disable-quick-search-second-scan

Default value: false

After completing a quick search, Search for Files will perform a thorough search using the `find` command. The purpose of this second scan is to find files that have not been indexed. Files that match the search criteria are added to the Search results list keeping the list up to date.

### Rutas excluidas para la búsqueda rápida

Key name: org.mate.search-tool.quick-search-excluded-paths

Default values: [/mnt/*,/media/*,/dev/*,/tmp/*,/proc/*,/var/*]

Search for Files will not perform a quick search for paths defined by this key. File name searches in the defined paths will use the `find` command. The wildcards '*' and '?' are supported.

### Rutas excluidas de la segunda inspección de la búsqueda rápida

Key name: org.mate.search-tool.quick-search-second-scan-excluded-paths

Default values: [/]

Search for Files will not perform a second scan after a quick search for the paths defined by this key. Quick searches in the defined paths will not be followed by a thorough search using the `find` command. The wildcards '*' and '?' are supported.

### Mostrar opciones adicionales

Key name: org.mate.search-tool.show-additional-options

Default value: false

This key determines if the Select more options section is expanded when Search for Files is started.

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