core.actions: abstracted searching strings in filenames

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ranger/core/actions.py b/ranger/core/actions.py
index 5b18fae4..115faaa0 100644
--- a/ranger/core/actions.py
+++ b/ranger/core/actions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 from os.path import join, isdir
 from os import symlink, getcwd
@@ -275,6 +276,12 @@ class Actions(FileManagerAware, EnvironmentAware, SettingsAware):
 	# -- Searching
 	# --------------------------
 
+	def search_file(self, text, regexp=True):
+		if isinstance(text, str) and regexp:
+			text = re.compile(text, re.L | re.U | re.I)
+		self.env.last_search = text
+		self.search(order='search')
+
 	def search(self, order=None, forward=True):
 		original_order = order
 		if self.search_forward: