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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

find files by parts of their filename quickly by typing a very short command in the Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Raspberry Pi command line. free portable tool, no installation.
  • Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
  • Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
  • OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
  • Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.
sfk filefind [or ff] pattern [pattern2 !pattern3 ...] [opts]

easy file name finder for the current directory tree.
if you remember any words of a filename, or its path,
type "sfk ff " and the words to find matching filenames.
to type even less, try "sfk :" followed by the first word,
without blank: "sfk :word1 word2 ..."

note:
- searches the current directory "." and all subdirectories.
- the full filename paths, including relative filenames,
  are compared (not just the relative filenames).
- the patterns are AND combined (not OR as with list),
  meaning that ALL given patterns must appear in a path
  to have it listed. the pattern sequence is ignored.
- options may appear anywhere.
- exclude patterns starting with ! are also supported.

options
   -time      list also file times.
   -size[=n]  show size of files [n characters wide]
   -kbytes    or -kb lists sizes in kbytes instead of bytes
   -mbytes    or -gbytes lists sizes in mbytes or gbytes
   -kbpure    list without "kb" postfix
   -arc   include .zip .jar .tar etc. archive contents.

chaining support
   output chaining is supported.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-filefind

examples
   sfk filefind foo bar !save
      lists all files in the current directory tree having both
      foo and bar in their path+filename, regardless of sequence.
      files having "save" in their path (or name) are excluded.

   sfk ff foo*bar thing +fview
      similar to the above, lists all files having bar AFTER foo
      in their path+filename. thing must also be present.
      resulting files are loaded and shown in Depeche View.

   sfk :.pdf
      list all .pdf files down somewhere in the directory tree.

   sfk :debug*.o +del
      delete all debug executables in the current directory tree.
 
see also:
   sfk list dirname filenamepattern ...
   sfk list dirname +filter -+pattern1 -+pattern2 ...
sfk filefind [or ff] pattern [pattern2 
   !pattern3 ...] [opts]

easy file name finder for the current 
directory tree. if you remember any words
of a filename, or its path, type "sfk ff "
and the words to find matching filenames.
to type even less, try "sfk :" followed by
the first word, without blank: "sfk :word1
word2 ..."

note:
- searches the current directory "." and 
  all subdirectories.
- the full filename paths, including 
  relative filenames, are compared (not
  just the relative filenames).
- the patterns are AND combined (not OR as 
  with list), meaning that ALL given
  patterns must appear in a path to have it
  listed. the pattern sequence is ignored.
- options may appear anywhere.
- exclude patterns starting with ! are also 
  supported.

options
   -time      list also file times.
   -size[=n]  show size of files [n 
              characters wide]
   -kbytes    or -kb lists sizes in kbytes 
                  instead of bytes
   -mbytes    or -gbytes lists sizes in 
                  mbytes or gbytes
   -kbpure    list without "kb" postfix
   -arc   include .zip .jar .tar etc. 
          archive contents.

chaining support
   output chaining is supported.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-filefind

examples
   sfk filefind foo bar !save
      lists all files in the current 
      directory tree having both foo and
      bar in their path+filename,
      regardless of sequence. files having
      "save" in their path (or name) are
      excluded.

   sfk ff foo*bar thing +fview
      similar to the above, lists all files 
      having bar AFTER foo in their
      path+filename. thing must also be
      present. resulting files are loaded
      and shown in Depeche View.

   sfk :.pdf
      list all .pdf files down somewhere in 
      the directory tree.

   sfk :debug*.o +del
      delete all debug executables in the 
      current directory tree.
 
see also: sfk list dirname filenamepattern ... sfk list dirname +filter -+pattern1 -+pattern2 ...

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sfk is a free open-source tool, running instantly without installation efforts. no DLL's, no registry changes - just get sfk.exe from the zip package and use it (binaries for windows, linux and mac are included).

 

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