<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.5-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdedbx45.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE"> ]> <article id="baloo" lang="&language;"> <title>File Search</title> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Vishesh</firstname> <surname>Handa</surname> </author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2023-01-30</date> <releaseinfo>Plasma 5.27</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>Plasma</keyword> <keyword>Systemsettings</keyword> <keyword>search</keyword> <keyword>file</keyword> <keyword>baloo</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <para> This &systemsettings; module allows you to configure which files should be indexed for fast searching. It internally uses a technology called Baloo to efficiently search through the files. </para> <para>Add the widget <guilabel>Search</guilabel> to your panel or enable the search in &krunner; to use the indexing results for faster access to your documents. </para> <para> Activate the <guilabel>Enable File Search</guilabel> item if you want to use desktop search capabilities in &dolphin; and other &kde; applications. Uncheck the item if you do not want to use the file search with Baloo (it is possible to use other search technologies, ⪚ &kfind;). </para> <para>Use <guilabel>Also index file content</guilabel> to also index the file contents additional to the file names. </para> <para>Check the <guilabel>Index hidden files and folders</guilabel> item to make Baloo index the hidden files and folders. </para> <note> <para> Any file or folder name that starts with a period (<literal>.</literal>) is hidden by default. </para> </note> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term><guilabel>Folder specific configuration</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> You are presented with a list of folders that can be indexed. By default only your entire <filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder is indexed, and no other folders or drives are indexed. </para> <para> Removable media is never indexed by default. It can be explicitly removed from the list of excluded folders and it will then be indexed. </para> <para> It is possible to use the combo box next to each item in the list to configure if it is <guimenuitem>Indexed</guimenuitem> or <guimenuitem>Not indexed</guimenuitem>. </para> <para> Use the trash button to remove an item from the list. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term><guibutton>Start indexing a folder...</guibutton>/<guibutton>Stop indexing a folder...</guibutton></term> <listitem> <para> Clicking any of the above-mentioned options displays the standard &plasma; <guilabel>Select a folder to filter</guilabel> dialog and allows you to choose the folder to be treated accordingly. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>For more info about additional configuration options ⪚ how to add a drive mounted outside your <filename class="directory"><envar>$HOME</envar></filename> folder please read <ulink url="https://community.kde.org/Baloo/Configuration">Baloo/Configuration</ulink>.</para> </article>
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