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howto:filter_files_and_folders [2014/02/12 13:03]
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howto:filter_files_and_folders [2014/02/20 16:29]
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   * **''<​nowiki>​*fly*;​**fly**</​nowiki>''​** means //"​consider files and folders with name that contains ''​fly''​ (yes, you can also create associations for both files and folders)"//​   * **''<​nowiki>​*fly*;​**fly**</​nowiki>''​** means //"​consider files and folders with name that contains ''​fly''​ (yes, you can also create associations for both files and folders)"//​
  
-If you need to exclude some files or folders from the matching, you can use ''/''​ character. For example:+If you need to exclude some files or folders from the matching, you can use ''/''​ character. As you can see in the following examples, after each rule you have to define its own exclusions. For example:
   * **''​*.jpg/​sea*''​** means //"​consider files with ''​jpg''​ extension, except files with name that begins with ''​sea''"//​   * **''​*.jpg/​sea*''​** means //"​consider files with ''​jpg''​ extension, except files with name that begins with ''​sea''"//​
   * **''<​nowiki>​**docs**/​**temp**</​nowiki>''​** means //"​consider folders with name that contains ''​docs'',​ except folders with name that contains also ''​temp''"//​   * **''<​nowiki>​**docs**/​**temp**</​nowiki>''​** means //"​consider folders with name that contains ''​docs'',​ except folders with name that contains also ''​temp''"//​
-  * **''​*.jpg/​sea*;​*.png/​fly*''​** means //"​consider ''​jpg''​ files except if begin with ''​sea''​ and ''​png''​ files except if begin with ''​fly''"//​+  * **''​*.jpg/​sea*/wind*;​*.png/​fly*''​** means //"​consider ''​jpg''​ files except if begin with ''​sea'' ​or ''​wind'', ​and consider ​''​png''​ files except if begin with ''​fly''"//​
  
 Sometimes you may need to create general associations to process all dropped files and folders; other times you may need to process them only if there are no other actions to be performed. In these cases you can use the following special Rules: Sometimes you may need to create general associations to process all dropped files and folders; other times you may need to process them only if there are no other actions to be performed. In these cases you can use the following special Rules:
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 The third group is "​Others",​ to filter files and folders by: The third group is "​Others",​ to filter files and folders by:
-  * **''​Included Files''​** to //"​consider only folders that contain the defined list of files (you can type this field as Rules)"//+  * **''​Included Files''​** to //"​consider only folders that contain the defined list of files (you can define filenames and use asterisks, typing for example ''​*.jpg;​*.png''​ or ''​img*.jpg''​ or ''​house*.*''​)"//
   * **''​File Content''​** to //"​consider only files that contain the defined strings (you can decide if consider typed text as ''​Each word''​ separately, ''​Literal string'',​ or ''​Literal string and case sensitive''​)"//​   * **''​File Content''​** to //"​consider only files that contain the defined strings (you can decide if consider typed text as ''​Each word''​ separately, ''​Literal string'',​ or ''​Literal string and case sensitive''​)"//​
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