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provide regular expressions in all searches

Add regex to all searches, instead of just wildcard.

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  • Jason Almer commented  ·   ·  Report

    Yes, a more sophisticated method for searching would be appreciated. You could add an interface to shield beginners from Regex if needed.

  • JerryTheTutor commented  ·   ·  Report

    Most definitely! Regex is essential, The Unix/Linux community is especially aware of this. Please vote for Virtual Search of Virtual Folders also, if you feel so inclined.

  • HanBav commented  ·   ·  Report

    very good! (but have to find a free vote :-) )

  • stan887 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Would suggest first adding mid-word searching (e.g., "*" wildcard prefix), normal boolean (including "Not"), and "Near", etc. operators. Most end users are already very familiar with these searches. Then regular expressions. Have found that regular expressions, useful for the technical minded, can be daunting for non technical users and are prone to user mistakes.