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https://github.com/voidtools/ES/releases
https://www.voidtools.com/downloads#cli
To install ES:
- Download ES and extract es.exe to:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps
This location is set in the PATH environment variable and allows es to be called from any directory in a command prompt or powershell.
es.exe [options] search text
For example:
es everything ext:exe;ini
- -r, -regex
- Search using regular expressions.
- -i, -case
- Match case.
- -w, -ww, -whole-word, -whole-words
- Match whole words.
- -p, -match-path
- Match full path and file name.
- -a, -diacritics
- Match diacritical marks.
- -o <offset>, -offset <offset>
- Show results starting from offset.
- -n <num>, -max-results <num>
- Limit the number of results shown to <num>.
- -path <path>
- Search for subfolders and files in path.
- -parent-path <path>
- Search for subfolders and files in the parent of path.
- -parent <path>
- Search for files with the specified parent path.
- /ad
- Folders only.
- /a-d
- Files only.
- /a[RHSDAVNTPLCOIE]
- DIR style attributes search.
R = Read only.
H = Hidden.
S = System.
D = Directory.
A = Archive.
V = Device.
N = Normal.
T = Temporary.
P = Sparse file.
L = Reparse point.
C = Compressed.
O = Offline.
I = Not content indexed.
E = Encrypted.
- = Prefix a flag with - to exclude.
- -s
- sort by full path.
- -sort <name[-ascending|-descending]>, -sort-<name>[-ascending|-descending]
- Set sort
name=name|path|size|extension|date-created|date-modified|date-accessed|
attributes|file-list-file-name|run-count|date-recently-changed|date-run - -sort-ascending, -sort-descending
- Set sort order
- /on, /o-n, /os, /o-s, /oe, /o-e, /od, /o-d
- DIR style sorts.
N = Name.
S = Size.
E = Extension.
D = Date modified.
- = Sort in descending order.
- -name
-path-column
-full-path-and-name, -filename-column
-extension, -ext
-size
-date-created, -dc
-date-modified, -dm
-date-accessed, -da
-attributes, -attribs, -attrib
-file-list-file-name
-run-count
-date-run
-date-recently-changed, -rc - Show the specified column.
- -highlight
- Highlight results.
- -highlight-color <color>
- Highlight color 0x00-0xFF:
- -csv
-efu
-json
-m3u
-m3u8
-tsv
-txt - Change display format.
- -size-format <format>
- 0=auto, 1=Bytes, 2=KB, 3=MB.
- -date-format <format>
- 0=auto, 1=ISO-8601, 2=FILETIME, 3=ISO-8601(UTC)
- -filename-color <color>
-name-color <color>
-path-color <color>
-extension-color <color>
-size-color <color>
-date-created-color <color>, -dc-color <color>
-date-modified-color <color>, -dm-color <color>
-date-accessed-color <color>, -da-color <color>
-attributes-color <color>
-file-list-filename-color <color>
-run-count-color <color>
-date-run-color <color>
-date-recently-changed-color <color>, -rc-color <color> - Set the column color 0x00-0xFF:
- -filename-width <width>
-name-width <width>
-path-width <width>
-extension-width <width>
-size-width <width>
-date-created-width <width>, -dc-width <width>
-date-modified-width <width>, -dm-width <width>
-date-accessed-width <width>, -da-width <width>
-attributes-width <width>
-file-list-filename-width <width>
-run-count-width <width>
-date-run-width <width>
-date-recently-changed-width <width>, -rc-width <width> - Set the column width 0-200.
- -no-digit-grouping
- Don't group numbers with commas.
- -size-leading-zero
-run-count-leading-zero - Format the number with leading zeros, use with -no-digit-grouping.
- -double-quote
- Wrap paths and filenames with double quotes.
Requires Everything 1.5
- -journal [filename-filter]
-j [filename-filter] - Show index journal changes.
Any journal option below also shows journal changes.
Wildcards are supported in the filename-filter.
Match the whole case-insensitive filename.
Both the filename before and after the change are searched.
Use a path separator (\) to match the full path. - -get-journal-id
- Return the current journal ID.
- -get-journal-pos
- Return the current journal ID and next change ID.
- -action-filter <actions>
- Show only changes with the specified actions.
Use a semicolon (;) to separate multiple actions.
Actions can be one or more of the following:
folder-create
folder-delete
folder-rename
folder-move
folder-modify
file-create
file-delete
file-rename
file-move
file-modify - -added-filename-only
- Match filenames created, renamed, or moved after the change.
- -removed-filename-only
- Match filenames deleted, renamed, or moved before the change.
- -watch
- Return when a matching journal change is found and display the journal position.
- -from-journal-pos <journal-id> <change-id>
- -from-journal-id <journal-id>
- -from-change-id <change-id>
- Show changes starting from the specified position.
- -from-date <date>
- Show changes starting from the specified ISO-8601 date.
- -from-yesterday
- Show changes starting from the beginning of yesterday.
- -from-today
- Show changes starting from the beginning of today.
- -from-now
- Show changes starting from the current time.
- -to-journal-pos <journal-id> <change-id>
-to-journal-id <journal-id>
-to-change-id <change-id> - Show changes up to the specified journal position (exclusive).
- -to-date <date>
- Show changes up to the specified ISO-8601 date (exclusive).
- -to-today
- Show changes up to the start of today (exclusive).
- -to-tomorrow
- Show changes up to the start of tomorrow (exclusive).
- -to-now
- Show changes up to the current time (exclusive).
- -after-journal-pos <journal-id> <change-id>
- Show changes after the specified journal ID and change ID.
- -changed-today
- Show changes from the start of today until the start of tomorrow.
Same as -from-today -to-tomorrow - -changed-yesterday
- Show changes from the start of yesterday until the start of today.
Same as -from-yesterday -to-today
- -export-csv <out.csv>
-export-efu <out.efu>
-export-json <out.json>
-export-m3u <out.m3u>
-export-m3u8 <out.m3u8>
-export-tsv <out.txt>
-export-txt <out.txt> - Export to a file using the specified layout.
- -no-header
- Do not output a column header for CSV, EFU and TSV files.
- -utf8-bom
- Store a UTF-8 byte order mark at the start of the exported file.
- -h, -help
- Display this help.
- -instance <name>
- Connect to the unique Everything instance name.
- -ipc1, -ipc2
- Use IPC version 1 or 2.
- -argv
- Use CommandLineToArgvW to parse the command line.
Use with Powershell 7 or later. - -pause, -more
- Pause after each page of output.
- -hide-empty-search-results
- Don't show any results when there is no search.
- -empty-search-help
- Show help when no search is specified.
- -timeout <milliseconds>
- Timeout after the specified number of milliseconds to wait for
the Everything database to load before sending a query. - -set-run-count <filename> <count>
- Set the run count for the specified filename.
- -inc-run-count <filename>
- Increment the run count for the specified filename by one.
- -get-run-count <filename>
- Display the run count for the specified filename.
- -get-result-count
- Display the result count for the specified search.
- -get-total-size
- Display the total result size for the specified search.
- -save-settings, -clear-settings
- Save or clear settings.
- -version
- Display ES major.minor.revision.build version and exit.
- -get-everything-version
- Display Everything major.minor.revision.build version and exit.
- -exit
- Exit Everything.
Returns after Everything process closes. - -save-db
- Save the Everything database to disk.
Returns after saving completes. - -reindex
- Force Everything to reindex.
Returns after indexing completes. - -no-result-error
- Set the error level if no results are found.
| space | AND |
| | OR |
! | NOT |
< > | Grouping |
" " | Escape operator characters. |
Internal -'s in options can be omitted, eg: -nodigitgrouping
Switches can also start with a /
Use double quotes to escape spaces and switches.
Switches can be disabled by prefixing them with no-, eg: -no-size
Use a ^ prefix or wrap with double quotes (") to escape \ & | > < ^ in a command prompt.
Return codes from ES:
| 0 | No known error, search successful. |
| 1 | Failed to register window class |
| 2 | Failed to create listening window. |
| 3 | Out of memory |
| 4 | Expected an additional command line option with the specified switch |
| 5 | Failed to create export output file |
| 6 | Unknown switch. |
| 7 | Failed to send Everything IPC a query. |
| 8 | No Everything IPC window - make sure the Everything search client is running. |
| 9 | No results found when used with -no-result-error |