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Prevent visual studio from trying to search inside a PDF file as binary data

In my solution, there are several PDF files that are either downloaded as static files for download, or embedded in the solution as convenient links for the developer. When searching for small text strings, I often get a huge number of lines of binary binary code that floods the list of search results. I want to exclude pdf files from search results.

To clarify: I know that Look at these file types combobox; but I don’t want to manually add / remove the whitelist (to avoid problems associated with third-party systems that produce data with arbitrary extensions). I want to add * .pdf to the blacklist of files, such as * .jpg or * .png, that VS is not trying to search as if they were text. Something that would allow VS to search for the .pdf file correctly would be an acceptable alternative.

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I want to add * .pdf to the blacklist of files, such as * .jpg or * .png, that VS is not trying to search as if it were text.

Use CTRL + SHIFT + F and the following regexp to search for text, for example b :

 ^\w+b\w+$

Use the PDF prolog to identify PDF files:

 ^%PDF-1

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/899996/

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