eXo Platform 3.5

## Chapter 6. Search Files

eXo IDE enables you to search by file content and MIME type. To find, do as follows:

- Step 1: Select the target folder or root folder in the Workspace Panel.

- Step 2: Click the Search... icon on the toolbar; or go to File > Search... on the top menu to open the Search dialog.

- Step 3: Set parameters for two criteria fields, including Containing text and MIME type. If those fields are empty, the gadget will display all files in the search results.

- Step 4: Click Search.

The found results are displayed in the Search Panel on the left part of the application:

Illustration. Search files

Within the Search Panel, you can only open found files, edit, save, save as template, or perform some specific operations, such as deploying for services, and going to the parent folder in the Workspace Panel.

If you maximize the Editor Panel, Properties, Output, Outline or other panels, the default perspective will be restored to show the Search Tab when you receive search results.