Re: [Tracker] Tags, metadata and date fields

[Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus rath org>]

Ivan Frade <ivan frade-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w public gmane org> writes:
> Hi,
>
> > However, I wasn't really able to find any information on how to get the
> > metadata into my index in the first place. Could you give me some
> > information where to start? Do I move the documents into a
> > tracker-watched folder and manually modify the database after the
> > documents have been indexed? Or do I explicitly ask tracker to add a
> > specific file with specific metadata to the index? Or do I add the
> > metadata as extended attributes of the file and put it in a watched
> > folder? Or something else entirely?
>
>  Check ~/.config/tracker/tracker-miner-fs.cfg file to know/configure what
> directories is tracker watching. Either you move your files to any of those
> locations, or you add your documents path there.
>
>  Wait for tracker to index that folder (tracker-status should show the
> progress), and then run a query with:
[..]

That seems a little bit cumbersome to me. So my "Add to Archive" script
would have to move the file into the watcher directory, and then poll
tracker until the file has been indexed? Isn't there a way to instruct
tracker to "index this file and block until your're done"?


Best,

   -Nikolaus

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