How to do things
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List biggest files
List newest files
Show subdir sizes
Search in files
Replace word in files
List dir differences
Send files in LAN

Free Open Source:

Swiss File Knife

a command line
multi function tool.

remove tabs
list dir sizes
find text
filter lines
find in path
collect text
instant ftp or
http server
file transfer
send text
patch text
patch binary
run own cmd
convert crlf
dup file find
md5 lists
fromto clip
hexdump
split files
list latest
compare dirs
save typing
trace http
echo colors
head & tail
dep. listing
find classes
speed shell
zip search
zip dir list

Depeche View
Source Research
First Steps

windows GUI
automation

command line
file encryption

free external tools,
zero install effort,
usb stick compliant:

zip and unzip
diff and merge
reformat xml
reformat source

cpp sources

log tracing
mem tracing
hexdump
using printf

articles

embedded
stat. c array
stat. java array
var. c array
var. java array
view all text
as you type
surf over text
find by click
quick copy
multi view
find nearby
fullscreen
bookmarks
find by path
expressions
location jump
skip accents
clip match
filter lines
edit text
highlight
load filter
hotkey list
receive text
send in C++
send in Java
smooth scroll
touch scroll
fly wxWidgets
fly over Qt
search Java

Supersonic Text File Search - Free Download

How to view and search all text files of a folder and it's sub folders.

How to display all text contents immediately in one window, allowing to search words as you type, with a Freeware tool for Windows and Linux/Mac.

After download, run the tool by double click, then click on Open
and select a directory from which you want to load all text files.
All ASCII text files from that folder will be loaded, like all
.txt, .ini, .html, readme or source code files.



loading filters: which files to load and which not

By default, "load all text from a folder" does exactly as it says,
it loads ALL text files found therein. But often this is too much.

If you click on "open" and then on "configure loading filters",
(or on the load options button right near "open")
you can define in detail what file extensions to include or exclude,
and what sub directory names to exclude.



For example:

-  a filename filter ".cpp .hpp" will load ONLY .cpp and .hpp files.

-  a filename filter "!.bak !.tmp" will load ALL files EXCEPT .bak
   and .tmp files.

-  a sub directory filter "!\tmp !\save" will exclude all text files
   located in folders like "tmp", "tmp1", "save3" etc.

loading by drag and drop from windows explorer

You may drag and drop a folder, or multiple folders and files,
from windows explorer into the DView window.

But think a moment: do you want to OPEN or APPEND those contents?

   -  if you press and hold the CONTROL key during drag+drop,
      the contents are APPENDED after existing content within DView.

   -  if you do NOT press any key during drag+drop, all existing text
      will be dropped from memory before the new contents are loaded.