What exactly should the search in gnome-shell do?

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On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 09:15:47AM +0100, Colin Law wrote:
> I am trying out the gnome desktop in Ubuntu and am confused about
> exactly what the search feature in Activities is supposed to do with
> regard to files searching. The feature is accessed by bringing up
> Activities and typing in the search field.
> 
> It appears to find files both by name and content, but does not seem
> consistent in exactly what is found. I have not managed to find a
> complete description of what it is supposed to do. Does anyone here
> know?
> 
> Colin

Gnome-Shell comes with a handy "help" menu. Suggest you become familiar with 
it.