Introducing Searchmonkey
Searchmonkey is a cross-platform desktop search application. In addition to Windows and Linux, Searchmonkey is available on Mac, FreeBSD, and many more platforms.
What makes Searchmonkey powerful is the that you can use regular expressions to search both filename and content. This makes Searchmonkey the precise way of searching all of your files and folders.
Searchmonkey brings together the power of find and grep into a simple to use interface, and provides precise results that are quick to navigate.
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Contributing to Searchmonkey
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Earlier versions of Searchmonkey are still available - prior to version 2.0 Searchmonkey used the GTK toolkit, but development has switched to Qt for current releases. In addition, you can download the full Source Code (ZIP file). In addition, many Linux versions exist, for example Ubuntu users can install Searchmonkey directly from the Universe repository. Fedora users can find pre-compiled RPM packages. FreeBSD users will find Searchmonkey built into the standard package management system.
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The best thing about open source is getting involved! Searchmonkey is no exception, and you can get contribute in many ways, such as translating Searchmonkey to your language, re-compiling Searchmonkey onto new platforms, posting messages to the support forum, or joining the development team. Whatever your skill set get involved today!
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Compiling Searchmonkey
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Regular Expression Searches
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Searchmonkey is easy to compile and develop. If you are interested, please download the latest Qt development package along with the the full source code (ZIP file) and start developing today! Remember to send in your code to us so that we can further improve Searchmonkey for everyone's benefit. If you are interested in being a part time Searcghmonkey developer then get in contacted - we are always looking for new programmers!
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Regular expressions (or Regex for short) are a unique language specifically designed to describe searches. Regex is a powerful and precise way of describing searches ensures that you find exactly what you want. Sys admins have been using Regex for years to make their lives easier. Now Searchmonkey enables everyone harness this power.
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