4. Searching For Files

4.1. With Kerry

Kerry is a search tool based on Beagle, which periodically indexes your computer's content (running in the background) in order to help you find your files more quickly.

Choose Office+AccessoriesKerry from the main menu to open Kerry. To search for a file, simply type the filename in the Search field. Specify where you want Kerry to look for that file, using the Within dropdown list (or leave Everything), and click on Find. All files matching your search criteria are listed and a preview of them is displayed.

Figure 1.9. Performing a Search with Kerry

Performing a Search with Kerry

Once the results are shown, the following options are available:

  • Open: opens the file with its associated application.

  • Reveal in File Manager: shows the file's location in Konqueror.

Right click on this icon to view or clear the search history and also to configure Kerry.

4.2. With Konqueror

You may already know KDE's web browser: Konqueror. But did you know it is also a powerful file manager, that it can help you find files on your disk?

  1. Choose Internet+Web BrowsersKonqueror from the main menu to launch Konqueror.

  2. Click the Home button in the navigation toolbar, to go to your personal folder, to perform the search on your hard disk, instead of the Internet.

  3. Then choose ToolsFind File from the menu to open the search dialog.

  4. Enter the name of the file you are looking for. You can use an asterisk (*) to mean “anything” or an question mark (?) to mean “any single character”.

    Figure 1.10. Performing a Search with Konqueror

    Performing a Search with Konqueror

  5. Click on the Find button to launch the search. Results are displayed at the bottom of the search window.