Using the Content Search Option

You can search on only the contents of files by specifying a content search in the Search tab. The content search isolates searches to file contents, as opposed to searching all aspects of a file (that is, name, extension, properties, metadata, content, and so on).

When using content in a search, keep the following in mind:

CloudAdvisor performs content searches within supported files.
Content searches are not intended for searching for full or partial file names, directory names, or within file paths. For information about searching for file names, file extensions, directory names, or within file paths, see Using the File Path Search Option.
You can specify single terms (for example, intelligence), multiple terms (for example, data intelligence), or phrases surrounded by double quotation marks (for example, "data intelligence").
When searching on phrases, CloudAdvisor searches for only the phrase (that is, the combination of terms together) and does not search for the terms in the phrase individually.
If you include multiple terms in a content field without using double quotations (for example, data intelligence), the words in the content field are treated using a logical OR function.
If you include special characters in a search string in a content field, you must surround the string with double quotations (for example, "8_basic") for the search results to be displayed properly.
If the search finds multiple occurrences of a term in a file, the file is rated higher in relevance than files containing fewer matches of the term.
You can specify wildcards in content searches to search for partial terms or phrases. For more information, see Wildcards in Searches.
The content search is not case sensitive.
Multiple content search terms in the search bar are treated using a logical OR function.
When used in combination with other, non-content-specific search terms, each different term is treated using a logical AND function.

The following table provides some examples of different content field searches.

Search Example	Search Results Description
content:apple	Performs a non-case-sensitive search for the occurrence of the word "apple" in the file names, directory names, and contents of all supported files within the selected target.
content:*apple	Performs a non-case-sensitive search for the occurrence of any word that contains an ending of "apple" in the file names, directory names, and contents of all supported files within the selected target (for example, "apple", "crabapple", "dapple", "pineapple", or "scrapple", but not "applecart", "applesauce", or "applejack").
content:"apple pie"	Performs a non-case-sensitive search for the occurrence of the phrase "apple pie" in the file names, directory names, and contents of all supported files within the selected target.
content:apple pie	Performs a non-case-sensitive search for the occurrence of the words "apple" or "pie" in the file names, directory names, and contents of all supported files within the selected target.

To add a content field search term to the search bar:

Click inside the search bar.
Select Add Search Option > Content.
Select the desired qualifier to define the content option and enter a term in the text box.
Click Add.

The Search Builder adds the textual equivalent of your selections to the search bar and automatically reruns the search.

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