File search
File search finds text inside files in your workspace, such as SQL scripts, without opening each file individually.
To search file contents for a string, select the Search button (
) on the
main toolbar, or the arrow next to it, then File Search on the dropdown menu.
The Search window opens showing the File Search tab:
Search settings¶
Enter your search text in Containing text, and refine the search with these settings:
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Case sensitive | Match the exact case of your search text (on by default) |
| Regular expression | Search using regular expressions |
| Whole word | Match whole words only, not text inside longer words |
| File name patterns | Limit the search to files matching these patterns, separated by commas |
| Derived resources | Include generated files in the search |
| Binary files | Include binary files in the search |
| Scope | Choose whether to search the whole workspace, only selected resources, projects that contain the selected resources, or a saved working set |
Tip
In Containing text, use * to match any string, ? to match a single character, and \ to search for a
literal *, ?, or \. In File name patterns, use the same wildcards, and prefix a pattern with ! to exclude
it, for example !*.html.
Select Replace instead of Search to find and replace the text across all matching files.
Select Search. The results appear in a Search view. The results represent a tree or list of files with the search combination highlighted:
The toolbar of the Search view for File search provides more tools in addition to those available for all search types:
| Button | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 |
Show Next / Previous Match | Open the file in a separate viewer and move the highlight to the next/previous match, respectively |
 |
Remove Selected Matches | Removes selected row (row in focus) of the results |
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Remove All Matches | Removes all results in the view |
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Expand/Collapse All | Expand/collapse the tree of results |
The view also provides a view menu (select the View Menu button (
), in the
upper-right corner of the view) that contains the following items:
| Menu item | Description |
|---|---|
| Show as List | Presents the results in the form of list |
| Show as Tree | Presents the results in the form of tree |
| Filters | Opens Search Filters dialog box |
| Preferences | Opens the Preferences window on the Search page |
Double-click a results row to open it in a separate viewer.