FILE CRAWLER
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VERSION: 1.0 (Official Release)
AUTHOR: Lord Zapharos
DATE: 23 July 2020


DESCRIPTION:
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File Crawler is a free search tool that is up to TEN TIMES faster than regular Windows Search.
You can search by file name, extension, size, last-modified date, and more.
File Crawler can also find duplicate files and search file contents by regular expressions,
    most notably Microsoft Word and Excel documents.
A search result can be saved to a "snapshot" file for later use.

This application was originally designed to find and keep track of troublesome network files.
As such, you can flag individual files in your search as "ignore", "fixed", "review", etc.
The displayed files can be filtered by these flags for easier discovery.
Previous search results can also be combined together using operators like union or intersect.

File Crawler only supports file searches and CANNOT directly search for folder names as this time.
This application should be fully compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux.


INSTALLATION/USAGE:
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You must have Java installed on your computer before using this application.

Place the entire contents of the unzipped folder (including this readme)
    into the location of your choice (e.g. C:\Program Files\File Crawler).
To run the application, double-click on "fileCrawler.jar" or (on Windows) "exampleShortcut".

On Windows, you can make a shortcut to File Crawler by copying the "exampleShortcut" file
    to a destination of your choosing (feel free to rename the shortcut to whatever you like).
If you placed File Crawler in C:\Program Files\File Crawler, double-click on your shortcut
    and the application will start.
Otherwise, right-click on the shortcut, click on Properties, and make sure that the "Target"
    and "Start in" fields point to the location where you placed File Crawler.

If you are unsure what something does in the application, just hover your mouse
    over the field/button and a helpful tooltip will appear.
To stop the current search while it is running, press "Escape" and the application will close.

File Crawler supports command-line (non-GUI) operation.
In a terminal, type "java -jar fileCrawler.jar --help" to see a list of available switches.


DISCLAIMERS:
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THIS APPLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS-IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
FILE CRAWLER CAN BE USED FREELY, BUT MUST NEVER BE HOSTED ON OR DISTRIBUTED BY ANY LOCATION
OTHER THAN ITS OFFICIAL SOURCE AT http://lordzapharos.com.

FILE CRAWLER DOES NOT CONNECT IN ANY WAY TO THE INTERNET AND NEVER COLLECTS OR TRANSMITS USER DATA.
ONLY BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT SEARCH PREFERENCES ARE STORED ON YOUR LOCAL MACHINE.
SNAPSHOT FILES DO NOT CONTAIN ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.
