Pathena A free desktop search tool for technically oriented users
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A free desktop search tool for technically oriented users Pathena is a free and open source software application for indexing files and directories on desktops, currently limited to Unix family operating systems. Pathena was designed with technically oriented users in mind, particularly those well acquainted with the concept of a hierarchical file system. Built using a client-server architecture, Pathena consists of a database server plus a GUI client, along with assorted scripts, all of which run on a single desktop or workstation. Search features enable users to find files based on path name or file content. User-defined profiles guide the discovery of relevant items within the user's file system.The backbone of Pathena is the PostgreSQL database server. Tsearch2, a companion package distributed with PostgreSQL, provides the full-text search engine. At first glance it might seem odd to use an enterprise-grade database server for desktop search. Although there are drawbacks, such as high disk space overhead, there are also compensating advantages. Requirements: · PostgreSQL 7.4 or later · Python 2.2 or later

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