https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501503
Bug ID: 501503
Summary: search cannot find files if starting path has a
symbolic link in itself.
Classification: Applications
Product: dolphin
Version: 22.12.3
Platform: openSUSE
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: critical
Priority: NOR
Component: search
Assignee: dolphin-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: rens.groenewe...@xs4all.nl
CC: kfm-de...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
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SUMMARY
if one searches for a file when dolphin is in a path containing a link, nothing
can be found.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. open dolphin, go to home dir, and hit f4 for a terminal window in dolphin.
you are in your home dir
2. ln -s /tmp alink # link /tmp to a dir in your homedir
3. alink shows in file/dir panel,
4. double click. you will see all files in /tmp. plasma* will be all over the
place
5. do ctrl-F for searching.
6. type plasma as search
7. nothing is found ... the result : "No items matching the search"
OBSERVED RESULT
dolphin cannot find files from this linked directory
EXPECTED RESULT
finds files in linked directory
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: all since the start of the common era ( 0 BC )
KDE Plasma Version: all current
KDE Frameworks Version: all current
Qt Version: all current
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
this bug has been there for years. nobody ever noticed ?? thats hilarious...
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