Searching a string in eclipse workspace

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How to search for a string in the complete eclipse workspace  I was not able to locate a text in the eclipse workspace however I could not find the specified string in  the workspace

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Goto Search- File  You will get an window  you can give either simple search text or regx pattern  Once you enter your search keyword click Search and make sure that Scope is Workspace   You may use this for Replace as well

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At the top level menus  select  Search  -   File Search  Then near the bottom  in the scope  there is a choice to select the entire workspace   For your  File search has encountered a problem   you need to refresh the files in your workspace  in the Project Package Explorer  right click and select  Refresh  at any level  project  folder  file   This will sync your workspace with the underlying file system and prevent the problem

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eclipse instasearch plugin is a very useful plugin for search needs inside eclipse  It is based on lucene  This is also available in eclipse marketplace   It has extensive feature set     Instantly shows search results Shows a preview using relevant lines Periodically updates the index Matches partial words  e g  case in CamelCase  Opens and highlights matches in files Searches JAR source attachments Supports filtering by extension project working set

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Press Ctrl shift L and type your string

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For Mac   Quick Text Search  Shift   Cmd   L    All other search  like File Search  Git Search  Java Search etc   Ctrl   H

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In your Eclipse editor screen  try Control   Shift   R buttons

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A lot of answers only explain how to do the search    To view the results look for a search tab  normally docked at the bottom of the screen

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Ctrl  H  Select  File Search   indicate the  file name pattern   for example   xml or   java  And then select the scope  Workspace

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Press Ctrl   H  should bring up the search that will include options to search via project  directory  etc   Ctrl   Alt   G can be used to find selected text across a workspace in eclipse

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Eclipse does not search if the  File name patterns  field is empty  So  if you want to search some text  write within  Containing text  field and leave by default  File name patterns  with asterisk

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