From faa9ad968d3784eb9563ebe4a0ddee36cf211931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Thursfield Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:36:49 +0200 Subject: website/faq: Add info on troubleshooting indexing errors --- docs/website/faq.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/website/faq.md b/docs/website/faq.md index 2da090c6d..a4076cd9c 100644 --- a/docs/website/faq.md +++ b/docs/website/faq.md @@ -37,6 +37,20 @@ Files named `.trackerignore`, `.git` and `.hg` have the same effect. You can configure this behaviour with the org.freedesktop.Tracker.Miner.Files `ignored-directories-with-content` GSettings key. +## When I search, I don't see all the results I expect. Why? + +If a file doesn't appear in search results, first check that the location is +indexed. From the commandline, you can run: + + $ tracker3 info $FILENAME + +This will show all the information stored about the file, if there is any. + +If the file should be indexed but nothing is shown, you can check +if there was an error while indexing. Use this command: + + $ tracker3 status $FILENAME + ## Why does Tracker consume resources on my PC? When you add or edit files, Tracker will update its index. This should be very -- cgit v1.2.1