Commander One is even more helpful when trying to find files on Mac if you learn RegEx. This regular language can be used to locate very specific strings of text. It includes wildcards, repeat characters, and conditional operators. With all this combined, RegEx patterns can find almost anything. That being said, it’s a difficult, confusing language that is only useful for power users.
Here’s a RegEx example. Let’s say that you don’t remember much about the file, except that the file name ends in "sa" and a three-digit number.
The file name string can start with any amount of random characters: .{0,}
Which continues with "sa": .{0,}sa
And culminates in a 3-digit number: .{0,}sa\d{3}
It takes practice, but once you get the hang of it, it’s a pretty powerful tool, useful not just for file searches, but also for batch text editing and substitution.
But searching isn’t the only thing Commander One is capable of. Its usefulness as a file manager can’t be overstated. With two panes, unlimited tabs, cloud disk mounting, task management, and even Terminal emulation, Commander One is a viable alternative to Finder. View hidden files, get more info about your processes, and adjust compression levels when zipping. And you can even queue up multiple operations. This app is useful for any system task imaginable.