On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 21:18:21 -0800 (PST) Rusi Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 10:50:04 PM UTC+5:30, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > What free software is there in the way of organizing lots of documents? > > > > To be more precise, the ones I *need* to organize are the files on hard > > drives, though if I could include documents I have elsewhere (bookshelves > > and photocopy files) I wouldn't mind. They are text documents in a > > variety of file formats and languages, source code for current and > > obsolete systems, jpeg images, film clips, drawings, SVG files, files, > > object code, shared libraries, fragments of drafts of books, ragged > > software documentation, works in progress ... > > > > And I'm not looking for one single solution that will do everything I'd > > like. Indeed, I suspect that's impossible without building an entirely > > new OS. Which I'm not likely to find off the shelf, nor am I likely to > > be able to do it myself in the few decades I may have left in my life. > > And even if it were feasible, there's probably a lot of research to be > > done before we even know what such a thing should actually do. > > > > Of course the files are already semi-organized in directories. But I > > haven't yet managed to find a suitable collection of directory names. > > Hierarchical classification isn't ideal > > Bullseye! As someone quipped: Why is google able to find things on the www > better than I am able to find in my drive? > In one word (rather two) hierarchical filesystems > > Have you seen recoll http://www.lesbonscomptes.com/recoll/ I love recoll - I've been using it for years, and I find it invaluable. Not the most polished software in the world, but it really works wonders for me. [It's in the Debian official repos.] Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150306101126.dfb8180144aafb6fb793f...@gmail.com