notepad-plus-plus / notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus

[Feature request] Search in files with max and min filesize

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
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Description of the Issue

When searching for text in files, it would be nice to be able to skip files larger than x size or smaller than x size

Describe the solution you'd like.

Inputbox with max filesize
Inputbox with min filesize

Debug Information
This give back you a lot of time for reverse lookup
Anything else?

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Research direction

No files or tests are identified in the issue. Start by locating Notepad++'s text-file search UI and its search implementation, then determine how file-size limits should be represented and applied. Done means users can set minimum and maximum sizes and matching files outside those limits are skipped.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop, search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
40/100

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