Search queries in TC using 'Everything'

[KozakMak]

i want to open Everything from cmd with following params:
folder: %temp%
dm:last30days

Is it posible?

[ghisler(Author)]

Why not search directly in Total Commander for that?
Search for: ed:dm:last30days
Search in: %temp%

[tuska]

i want to open Everything from cmd with following params:
folder: %temp%
dm:last30days

Is it possible?

Yes.

Example
ES-1.1.0.29.x64.zip
C:\Everything\Everything_1.5ax64\es.exe

C:\Everything\Everything_1.5ax64\es.ini ...

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[ES]
instance=1.5a

cd C:\Everything\Everything_1.5ax64\ <ENTER> in command line of TC
... change to the directory in which the es.exe and es.ini are located.

Button in TC ("NT Prompt") with
Command: %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe
Parameter: /k cd /d %P

ES.exe folder: "%temp%\" dm:last30days ... <enter>
or
ES.exe folder: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ dm:last30days ... <enter>

Option (for control purposes only):
Search query directly in Everything 1.5.0.1371a (x64)
folder: "%temp%\" dm:last30days
- OR -
folder: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\ dm:last30days

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Windows 11 Pro (x64) Version 23H2 (OS Build 22631.3374) | TC 11.03 x64
'Everything' 1.5.0.1371a (x64) | Command Line Tool: Info and examples

[KozakMak]

https://ibb.co/bXJCQSz

why Everything.exe (v1.4.1) can't find anything in %temp% ?

[petermad]

2KozakMak
I can confirm that 'Everything' 1.4.1.1024 cannot handle environment variable paths - Version 1.5.0.1371a can though

[NotNull]

i want to open Everything from cmd with following params:
folder: %temp%
dm:last30days

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"c:\path to\everything.exe" -path "%temp%" -search dm:last30days

Although I doubt if this is what you are after as it has nothing to do with Total Commander?

I can confirm that 'Everything' 1.4.1.1024 cannot handle environment variable paths

Even with Expand environment variables enabled in Everything (1.4)?
( under Menu => Tools => Options => Search )

[KozakMak]

Even with Expand environment variables enabled in Everything (1.4)?
( under Menu => Tools => Options => Search )

thx! this works!


can 'Everything' find files older than x days

[Horst.Epp]

can 'Everything' find files older than x days

Everything 1.5 syntax
dm:<31days

or in TC search
ev:dm:<31days
ed:dm:<31days

[KozakMak]

Everything 1.5 syntax
dm:<31days

ok, thx

or in TC search
ev:dm:<31days
ed:dm:<31days

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Everything
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'Everything' is a search tool and search index for the NTFS file system.

'Everything' isn't installed! Do you want to download it now?
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Yes   No   
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Everything.exe in totalcmd root folder

[tuska]

2KozakMak

If you want to upgrade from Everything 1.4 to 1.5a, this information may be helpful:
Replacing my Everything 1.4 installation with the test version?
13. SETTINGS: For 'Everything' in Total Commander & 'Everything' -> from 'Everything' Version 1.5

EDIT: Added ...
1. Everything 1.5a
    date-modified:, dm:, date:
    Date Syntax

2. Everything.ini ... based on Everything 1.5.0.1360a x64 from 16/11/2023 (example)

[NotNull]

can 'Everything' find files older than x days

Next to the solutions already mentioned by @Horst.Epp:

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!dm:last30days 

! = NOT in Everything-lingo

Subtitled: Show all files minus the ones that were modified in the last 30 days

[Horst.Epp]

'Everything' isn't installed! Do you want to download it now?
Everything.exe in totalcmd root folder

You should have installed the Everything service
and enabled the General Option "Start Everything on system startup"

If you have Everything 1.5 you should add the following in your Everything ini file
alpha_instance=0

Btw. it doesn't make sense to install Everything in the TC root folder.

[KozakMak]

alpha_instance=0

ok, this works

[petermad]

Even with Expand environment variables enabled in Everything (1.4)?
( under Menu => Tools => Options => Search )

Thanks, I overlooked that setting - In version 1.5.0 the setting is not there anymore - it is just enabled by default.

[NotNull]

In version 1.5.0 the setting is not there anymore - it is just enabled by default.

Much better in my opinion It was just a sub-optimal default in 1.4.
If you ever run into foldernames like "%APPDATA%"(literally; I know an application that does this ..), use %"APPDATA"% syntax.


FWIW: The Expand environment variables setting is still available in 1.5. , just very well hidden (for backwards compatibility).