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--- doc:en:search [2020/06/18 14:01]
rosmord [Search in non-hieroglyphic texts]
+++ doc:en:search [2020/06/18 14:04]
rosmord [The * wildcard]
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 limit the length of the expected result. For instance, if you want to allow at most two signs between
 𓁹 and 𓏏, you may limit the result length to four signs, as is done in the example above, using the **Max match length** field.
+A search string can contain multiple "*" if you want.
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 To use this function, use the menu **Edit/Find in Folder**. Then select the "root" folder for your search.
-In the example below, I'm looking for attestation of Atum, using a fairly generic wildcard. Note the use of [...] to include variant signs (some possible determinatives are however missing in this search, I leave it to the interested reader as an exercice).
+In the example below, I'm looking for attestation of Atum, using a fairly generic wildcard. Note the use of [...] to include variant signs (some possible determinatives are however missing in this search, I leave it to the interested reader as an exercice). Also note the length I have set to limit the //false positive// results. Remember that this length includes the whole result, not only the part skipped over by the "*".
 {{ :doc:en:foldersearch.png?nolink |Search in folders}}

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