[question] search for files with names other than [a-z] characters ??

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asamirid
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[question] search for files with names other than [a-z] characters ??

Post by asamirid »

greetings..

i have a folder
d:\data\docs\
that has tons of documents files ..

i wanna search it for non-english characters filenames, any file with characters other than standard [a-z].

p.s. i mainly search for arabic characters if it makes a difference ..

how can i achieve this search ??
void
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Re: [question] search for files with names other than [a-z] characters ??

Post by void »

Please try the following search:

d:\data\docs\ char:>=128

char:



Alternatives:

regex:[^\x00-\x7f]
char:>=0x80
asamirid
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Re: [question] search for files with names other than [a-z] characters ??

Post by asamirid »

thanx void, all there methods works fine and i can invert the results by ! operator ..

i will read more about
char-range:
and
char:
.. it's interesting search approach.
void wrote: Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:03 am Please try the following search:

d:\data\docs\ char:>=128

char:



Alternatives:

regex:[^\x00-\x7f]
char:>=0x80
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