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Using FileSharper

Andrew Vardeman edited this page Feb 11, 2018 · 15 revisions

Introduction

Without adding any custom code to FileSharper, you can use it as a general-purpose file search and processing tool with features found in DOS and UNIX command-line tools. You can define searches that mix and match search conditions and apply a chain of processing steps much as you would do with a command-line script. What follows is an overview of how to set up and run a FileSharper search.

Launching FileSharper

FileSharper binaries are currently being published via ClickOnce to http://www.flamingtortoise.com/FileSharper/Download. If you have installed FileSharper, you should be able to launch it from the Start menu.

If you plan to add functionality to FileSharper or don't trust the binaries, you should be able to clone the repository, open the solution in Visual Studio, set FileSharper as the startup project, and click "Start" to build and run. (The first build may take a while because NuGet packages must be downloaded.)

FileSharper will look something like this: FileSharper at startup

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