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How can you filter out files in a given folder by typing in characters into a "filter by" box? Is there a script or extension that will enable this functionality in Nautilus?

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In Natulius press "CTRL + F", and search for '.[extension]'.

For example, to locate all the MP3s in a folder you'd type '.mp3'.

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Can you prevent this from listing the contents of subfolders? – ændrük Jun 10 '11 at 8:01
That does not get you all mp3's it will get you files ending on .mp3 (subtle but important difference ;) ) – Rinzwind Jun 10 '11 at 11:13
This is true, although you could use the 'by type' to select music. I do not know of a way of filtering only the current folder without resorting to the terminal. – thomas michael wallace Jun 10 '11 at 14:40

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