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58 lines
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# FolderScope
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Fast, native file search for Linux with a Windows-style GUI.
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FolderScope is a C++20 + Qt 6 desktop app for finding files across one or more
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folders without indexing or background services. It is designed for fast
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interactive searches, duplicate discovery, and detailed result inspection in a
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single window.
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## Highlights
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- search across multiple root folders;
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- filter by name patterns, size, timestamps, and file attributes;
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- inspect duplicate files and files with matching names;
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- search inside file contents, including text and hex;
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- reuse a persistent, automatically invalidated cache for content matches and
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duplicate hashes;
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- show folder summaries and duplicate groups;
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- sort, resize, hide, and restore columns, including per-column header actions;
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- export results to CSV, TSV/TXT, HTML, XML, and JSON;
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- open files and folders, copy paths, and use context actions from the results
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table;
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- run searches in parallel for responsive large-directory scans.
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## Building
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Requirements:
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- CMake
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- a C++20 compiler
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- Qt 6 with `Widgets`, `Concurrent`, and `DBus`
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```bash
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cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
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cmake --build build -j
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./build/searchmyfiles
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```
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Run the automated tests:
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```bash
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ctest --test-dir build --output-on-failure
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```
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Install into the current system:
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```bash
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cmake --install build
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```
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## Notes
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FolderScope targets Linux only.
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Some Windows-specific SearchMyFiles features do not map directly to Linux,
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including NTFS-only metadata and Windows shell integrations. The app uses the
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native Linux equivalents where available.
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