How could one in the search exclude files, e.g. all images?

[Cletos]

How could one in the search exclude files, e.g. images, e.g. *.jpg, *.png, etc.(?):
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/dXL4vJb.png[/IMG]

[abdulbadii]

for now just use the text files filter eg. *.ini *.bat *.c *.sh *.txt etc

[guy038]

Hi, @cletos, @abdulbadii and All,

To exclude some files, with specific extensions, simply use the syntax, in the Filters: zone :

*.* !*.jpg !*.png

• Note that your N++ release must be >= 7.8.2

• Refer also to all posts of the discussion, below :

https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/18609/question-regarding-new-find-in-files-filter-excluding-ability-in-version-7-8-2/1

Best Regards,

guy038

[Cletos]

Hello guy038 and abdulbadii,

Many thanks!

So I can insert something like that - . !.jpg !.png - separated by spaces or semicolon.

And many thanks for the link as well.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Cletos said in How could one in the search exclude files, e.g. all images?:

separated by … semicolon

What in @guy038 's posting leads you to believe you can use semicolon as a separator??

[Cletos]

Absolutely nothing.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Cletos

Absolutely nothing.

Good – because you can’t. :-)

[Cletos]

Yes, I would think so, too. But I thought a semicolon (and comma) generally is used as a separator (very often) in a search / replace field, may be also for such regular expressions.

[Alan Kilborn]

@Cletos

It’s hard to pick a good separator, because most everything that makes sense to use can also be used in a file name.

may be also for such regular expressions.

No regular expressions used in this, either!

[Cletos]

Alright, thank you!