I'm using Ubuntu Dapper and Open Office Writer 2.02 on Gnome. Is there a utility for searching inside Open Office .doc and other extensions? I prefer command line to GUI for most things.
I want to look for keywords in .doc, .rtf or any of the Open Office .xtw etc. things. How I currently find files is:$ ls myfilename* or : grep word(s) *file* | less This works fine for vi(m) files, but not .doc etc. When ls comes back with a list, I select the .doc or whatever Open Office file that I think might have what I want in it. Then open the file and use <control> f to look for the word(s). Is there a better way to do this? Since upgrading from breezy to dapper, there is no longer a window in 'Open File' to enter the file names to. There IS a box that automatically opens when I click there and start to type, but when I have a file name to paste, to find, I have to type some random letter in there, to open the box, then quickly paste my file name and then delete the letter. If the file exists, it finds it, I can click to open it. A bug? Linda --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
