This is my view - nothing on the right...[image: BBEdit Search Multi-file Exclude.jpg]
On Monday, February 9, 2026 at 2:44:06 PM UTC-8 Bruce Van Allen wrote: > Try the little '-' in a circle on the right by each search location. > > — Bruce > > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ > > > > On Feb 9, 2026, at 11:28 AM, Tim A <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > That prompted me to take a look at Search choices on my computer and > found the "Search In" box filled with file names from just doing other > things in the past with BBEdit. I don't see any way to clear out/delete > these. > > Is there a way to delete these? > > > > On Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 7:06:03 AM UTC-8 Rich Siegel wrote: > > On 8 Feb 2026, at 8:35, Bill Kochman wrote: > > > > > Hello Rich and company, > > > > > > Well, I suppose I should already know how to do this after all of > these years using BBEdit, but I don’t. I googled for the right answer to my > question, but apparently, the info Google provides is outdated in some way. > I couldn’t find an answer in the grep cheat sheet either. > > > > > > My question is very simple. > > > > > > I have a folder containing 741 BBEdit files. The vast majority of the > files have the following three hashtags in a vertical row: > > > > > > #Scriptures\n#BibleStudy\n#BibleVerses\n > > > > > > However, there are a small number of files which do NOT have those > hashtags. So exactly how do I find and list just those files, and NOT all > of the other files which DO contain those hashtags? > > > > > > Using the above line, please show me exactly what I should put in the > multi-file search window, and what options need to be enabled. > > > > The "Exclude Matches" option in the Multi-File Search window is provided > for this purpose. > > > > R. > > > > > > -- > > Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc. > > <[email protected]> <https://www.barebones.com/> > > > > Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they sedate me. > > > > -- > > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please > email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on > Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> > > --- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/1e75d963-0374-46a1-bc4d-537ac0adce4cn%40googlegroups.com > . > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/2ea4a2fe-6226-4335-a51e-8374dfd3ee69n%40googlegroups.com.
