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Bug 557253 - gnome-search-tool does not find a file in a path containing a hidden directory despite option 'Show hidden and backup files'
gnome-search-tool does not find a file in a path containing a hidden director...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-utils
Classification: Deprecated
Component: gsearchtool
2.24.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gnome-utils Maintainers
gnome-utils Maintainers
: 533640 563885 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-10-21 14:47 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2009-03-17 02:18 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.23/2.24

Attachments
/etc/fstab (569 bytes, text/plain)
2009-03-03 21:34 UTC, Ilya Chernykh 		Details

Description Sebastien Bacher 2008-10-21 14:47:20 UTC 
the bug has been described on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-utils/+bug/275535

""~$ locate places.sqlite
/home/detlef/.gnome2/epiphany/mozilla/epiphany/places.sqlite
/home/detlef/.mozilla/firefox/fya46e9y.default/places.sqlite"

~$ ls -l /home/detlef/.gnome2/epiphany/mozilla/epiphany/places.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 detlef detlef 147456 2008-07-19 10:40 /home/detlef/.gnome2\
/epiphany/mozilla/epiphany/places.sqlite

~$ ls -l /home/detlef/.mozilla/firefox/fya46e9y.default/places.sqlite
-rw-r--r-- 1 detlef detlef 1212416 2008-09-26 20:01 /home/detlef/.mozilla\
/firefox/fya46e9y.default/places.sqlite

'Search for files' as well as gnome-search-tool' do not find these 2 files if the search starts from / but they do find these 2 files if the search starts from the /home/detlef/.gnome or /home/detlef/.mozilla directory. This is true independent of specifying the option "Show hidden and backup files" or "--hidden"."
Comment 1 Ilya Chernykh 2008-12-10 11:26:09 UTC 
If a hidden file is placed in non-hidden directory, also cannot find.
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-12-28 11:14:39 UTC 
*** Bug 544136 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-12-28 11:14:46 UTC 
*** Bug 533640 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-12-28 11:15:43 UTC 
*** Bug 563885 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Dennis Cranston 2009-03-01 02:53:12 UTC 
Can you please retry the "/" search but this time add the "Include other filesystems." option?   This might be caused because your home directory is on a separate partition or disk.   Thank you.
Comment 6 Ilya Chernykh 2009-03-01 10:18:08 UTC 
It is not on a separate partition or disk.
Comment 7 Dennis Cranston 2009-03-02 19:38:51 UTC 
Thanks for the quick response, but can you please retry the "/" search as suggested in comment #5?
Comment 8 Ilya Chernykh 2009-03-02 23:08:35 UTC 
Yes in finds in hidden files then even if I have only one disk with one partition.
Comment 9 Dennis Cranston 2009-03-03 21:01:37 UTC 
When you get the opportunity, can you cut & paste or attach your /etc/fstab file to this bug report?  Thanks.
Comment 10 Ilya Chernykh 2009-03-03 21:34:33 UTC 
Created attachment 129967 [details]
/etc/fstab

Here is it
Comment 11 Dennis Cranston 2009-03-17 02:18:46 UTC 
Patch applied on 3/16/09 to version 2.27.1.