Search for multiple files at once inside a file manager/browser
by underscoreus from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4S7QZ)
Hi guys!
I am looking for a solution that will let me search for/bring up multiple files at once in a file manager/browser, preferably either nautilus or nemo.
I am running Linux mint 19.2 and have a file tagging system already in place called TMSU, with it I can tag files and use its built in command to search for files with certain tags. This search command returns an array of strings that's a relative file path to the matching files. This, however, is only within the terminal. I am looking for some way of taking this into a file manager/browser. So my thought was to find some way of searching for multiple files since I already know the exact file path to every file I am looking for, I just need a way to bring them up so I can interact with them as you would files normally in a file browser.
I have had a look at gnome search tools and they seem to fit the requirement of being able to search for multiple files at once, however the second part of interacting with files as if it was just another file browser does not seem to hold up as well so I am still looking.
Anyone here got any tips?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the read!
I am looking for a solution that will let me search for/bring up multiple files at once in a file manager/browser, preferably either nautilus or nemo.
I am running Linux mint 19.2 and have a file tagging system already in place called TMSU, with it I can tag files and use its built in command to search for files with certain tags. This search command returns an array of strings that's a relative file path to the matching files. This, however, is only within the terminal. I am looking for some way of taking this into a file manager/browser. So my thought was to find some way of searching for multiple files since I already know the exact file path to every file I am looking for, I just need a way to bring them up so I can interact with them as you would files normally in a file browser.
I have had a look at gnome search tools and they seem to fit the requirement of being able to search for multiple files at once, however the second part of interacting with files as if it was just another file browser does not seem to hold up as well so I am still looking.
Anyone here got any tips?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thanks for the read!