Complete Guide to FileFortress Search Syntax

Master search with operators, patterns, and examples

What You'll Learn
  • Basic search syntax
  • Wildcard patterns
  • Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT)
  • Field-specific searches
  • Practical examples for every scenario

Basic Search

# Simple text search
filefortress search "vacation"

# Search in specific remote
filefortress search "vacation" --remote "My Drive"

# Limit results
filefortress search "vacation" --limit 50

Wildcard Patterns

Pattern Meaning Example
* Match any characters *.mp4
? Match single character photo_?.jpg 
# Files starting with "IMG_"
filefortress search "IMG_*"

# Files ending with ".pdf"
filefortress search "*.pdf"

# Files with pattern in name
filefortress search "*vacation*2024*"

Boolean Operators

AND - Both conditions must match

# MP4 files over 100MB
filefortress search --filter "extension:mp4 AND size:>100MB"

OR - Either condition can match

# Video files (multiple extensions)
filefortress search --filter "extension:mp4 OR extension:mov OR extension:mkv"

NOT - Exclude matches

# Documents but not PDFs
filefortress search --filter "path:*/Documents/* AND NOT extension:pdf"

Field-Specific Filters

Field Description Example
name File name name:report*
extension File extension extension:pdf
size File size size:>1GB
path Full path path:*/Projects/*
modifiedAt Last modified modifiedAt:2024*

Size Units

# Various size units
filefortress search --filter "size:>100KB"   # Kilobytes
filefortress search --filter "size:>10MB"    # Megabytes
filefortress search --filter "size:>1GB"     # Gigabytes

# Range
filefortress search --filter "size:>100MB AND size:<1GB"
Pro Tip

Use parentheses for complex queries: (extension:mp4 OR extension:mov) AND size:>1GB

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