find - Search Files
Advanced search with saved queries and composition
Advanced search with saved queries and composition
Search for files across all connected cloud storage providers using various criteria. Supports saved queries, query composition, and duplicate detection.
Subcommands
find query - Search by text and criteria
Search files using various filters and criteria.
filefortress find query [options]
Search Options
| Option | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
--remote-name |
Filter by specific remote storage name or id | --remote-name "Google Drive" |
--path-filter |
Filter files by path pattern | --path-filter "*.pdf" |
--extensions |
Filter by file extensions | --extensions pdf,docx,txt |
--size-min |
Minimum file size | --size-min 1MB |
--size-max |
Maximum file size | --size-max 100MB |
--modified-after |
Files modified after date | --modified-after "2 days" |
--media-type |
Filter by media type | --media-type image |
--view |
Output format | --view summary|list|tree|json |
--save-query |
Save query for reuse | --save-query "my-search" |
--save-to-file |
Save results to file | --save-to-file results.txt |
--exclude |
Patterns to exclude from search | --exclude "*.tmp,temp/*" |
--min-depth |
Minimum directory depth | --min-depth 2 |
--max-depth |
Maximum directory depth | --max-depth 5 |
--fixed |
Create fixed selection that won't update | --fixed |
--base-query |
Use results of another query as base | --base-query "my-search" |
--meta |
Filter files by metadata predicates | --meta "exif.cameraMake=Canon" |
--remote-type |
Filter by remote storage type (gdrive, onedrive, s3, backblaze) | --remote-type gdrive |
find duplicates - Find duplicate files
Find duplicate files across all connected storage using various methods.
filefortress find duplicates [--save-query "query_name"]
Finds duplicates by name/size and by hash comparison for exact duplicates.
Examples
Search PDF files:
filefortress find query --extensions pdf --path-filter "*report*"
Finds PDF files with "report" in the filename.
Large files modified recently:
filefortress find query --size-min 10MB --modified-after "1 week"
Finds files larger than 10MB modified in the last week.
Search specific cloud storage:
filefortress find query --remote-name "Google Drive" --media-type image
Searches only in Google Drive for image files.
Find duplicate files:
filefortress find duplicates
Finds all duplicate files using both name/size and hash comparison.
Save query results:
filefortress find query --extensions docx,pdf --save-query "documents" --save-to-file docs.txt
Searches for documents, saves the query, and exports results to file.
Find photos by camera and date:
filefortress find query --media-type image --meta "exif.cameraMake=Canon" --meta "exif.takenAt>=2020-01-01" --save-query "canon-photos-2020"
Finds Canon photos taken after 2020 and saves the query for reuse.
Search by file ownership:
filefortress find query --meta "owner.email~=company.com" --meta "sharing.shared=false"
Finds unshared files owned by company email addresses.
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