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How to make recoll program to show files with specific extension (for example, *.cpp, *.txt, etc)?

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Hmmm....I don't understand your question. –  mdpc Jan 2 '13 at 20:20
@mdpc I'm not sure which part; he wants to do a text search with recoll, but only return files with the extensions he specifies –  Michael Mrozek Jan 2 '13 at 20:36
maybe I don't remember seeing a 'recoll' command in UNIX/Linux (thought it might be a mispelling).... –  mdpc Jan 2 '13 at 20:44
@MichaelMrozek You are right. I meant exactly what you have said. –  ASten Jan 2 '13 at 20:57
Found solution here: link –  ASten Jan 2 '13 at 21:44

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The solution is to use "query language" in recoll request. After choosing that it is possible to make request in which file extension is specified. For example, query include ext:cpp will show *.cpp files. Source: http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/usermanual/rcl.search.lang.html.

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