The previous procedures explained how to search for a file or folder by specifying a name, and how to search for a file by specifying some of its contents. You can also specify the following object properties as search criteria:
Size - Specify a file size in characters. Append the character “c” to the size you specify to return a file size in characters (as displayed in File Manager). If this line is displayed and left blank, qualifying objects of all sizes will be returned.
Owner - Specify an exact UNIX user name for the object's owner. If this line is displayed and left blank, qualifying objects belonging to all users will be returned.
Date modified - Specify a date using the date specification format [[CC]YY]MMDD[hhmm][.SS]. Entries enclosed by square brackets are optional. If this line is displayed and left blank or left with the above prompt string, qualifying objects of all modification dates will be returned.
Type - Choose whether to return files or folders. If this line is displayed, qualifying objects of only the type selected will be returned. Otherwise, qualifying objects of both types will be returned.
Permissions - Select one of the options which relate to the ACL (Access Control List) If this line is displayed, qualifying objects of only the type selected will be returned. Otherwise, qualifying objects of all types will be returned (subject to other constraints).
By default, File Finder displays only the line for specifying name criteria. By clicking More Criteria, you can display lines for other criteria.
Open File Finder.
File Finder opens with the default display and settings.
Click More Criteria to display the More Criteria dialog box.
Select the check boxes for the criteria that you intend specifying in your search.
File Finder updates the Find dialog box to contain a line for specifying each of the selected criteria.
(Optional) Specify the folder to be searched, the name of the file or folder, and the contents of the required file using the instructions in To Find a File or Folder by Name and To Find a File by Contents.
Specify criteria relating to the properties of the file or folder on the lines provided.
Each line of constraints will be evaluated as described above. If you use more than one set of criteria, File Finder will return only objects that satisfy all of the search criteria.
When you are satisfied with the criteria you have entered, click Find.
File Finder searches the specified folders and subfolders, and returns a list of the files and folders that match all of the specified search criteria. You can stop the search at any time by clicking Stop.
If too many files are returned, you can specify more restrictive criteria and try again.