[SOLVED] best app to search for files by content

byebyemrgates · 10-20-2018, 04:48 PM

Hi there, everyone! I am on a quest to find THE MOST NEWBIE-FRIENDLY way to search BY CONTENT the files of the following types: .txt, .doc., .pdf, .odf, .html
So far, my solution is Recoll with "helpers" installed - definitely does the job, but the installation and running of it is not very newbie friendly.
Tried Catfish - can only search the content of .txt files. Same in Mate-search-tool someone recommended.

I need to find a solution for not-so-tech-minded colleagues in the office switching from Windows to Linux.
They miss the easy search in the Windows Explorer...
Any suggestions?
(Using Linux Mint 18 and Ubuntu 18)

frankbell · 10-20-2018, 08:25 PM

What file manager are you using?

I know that both Konqueror and Dolphin have the capability of searching inside files for content. I suspect that others also do.

byebyemrgates · 10-21-2018, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frankbell

What file manager are you using?

I know that both Konqueror and Dolphin have the capability of searching inside files for content. I suspect that others also do.

Thanks! Will they search in non-plain text files ?

byebyemrgates · 10-22-2018, 07:31 AM

YES!! Docfetcher is the winner!! Installation is a bit tedious, must install Runtime Java, then install from a .zip archive. It does not add itself to applications menu, you have to launch it from a .sh file, and the help menu is hidden in the folder in the archive. But, once you sort it all out -
you don't have to worry about installing any "helpers" as with Recoll, it searches ALL formats