Specify multiple directories in Notepad ++ Find in Files

Question

Notepad ++ Find in Files is amazingly useful. But I want to specify a bunch of directories in which to search.

You see how I add wildcards to the Directory field:

C: \ * \ vc90 \ *

However, my version of Notepad ++ does not seem to carry stars in the path.

I have about 30 Visual Studio projects whose names I want to capture with the first asterisks on the way, but I only want to change the files in the vc90 version of these projects (and not vc80, vc100, etc.) and I don’t want each to indicate separately each of the directories.

Are there any other appeals for me?

Answer 1

PowerGREP

As long as it is not Notepad ++, and it is not free, PowerGREP can do what you are looking for. You can download the evaluation version, which seems to still be working on my machine, after a few months.

I have created several files / folders and it seems to work the way you expect. There are options for creating backups, etc.