# Search in All Fields

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 25, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967 "2019-03-25T23:16:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trucken)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/1 "2019-03-25T23:16:17Z")

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Helo!  
If I use in Actions all possible fields, I use \_ALL parameter (or %\_all%).

But what shall I use in app's Filter Bar, if I need to search in all fields too,  
e.g. in that ask:

%genre% MATCHES (?-i) (Folk)

What shall I use in the name %genre% for \_ALL to search given word everywhere (from e.g. Genre to Composer)?

I tried %\_ALL%, %ALL%, %all%, %\_all%, all, ALL — nothing works.  
So why I use in need all needed single fields with OR or AND, but that is not so much comfortable.

Thank you!  
Trucken

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 6:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/2 "2019-03-26T06:03:49Z")

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To search all tag data you simply enter only the filter word, e.g. Folk.  
The filter then shows all files that contain the word Folk somewhere and behaves like the operator "HAS".

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**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/3 "2019-03-26T11:44:29Z")

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`* MATCHES (?-i) (Folk)`  
(See also the help file. Press F1 if Filter is active)

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**Author:** ![trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trucken)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/5 "2019-03-26T20:15:07Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> The filter then shows all files that contain the word Folk somewhere and behaves like the operator "HAS".

I did not know, we have HAS operator. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@trucken](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trucken)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/6 "2019-03-26T20:15:31Z")

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> [@dano](#):
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> `* MATCHES (?-i) (Folk)`  
> (See also the help file. Press F1 if Filter is active)

Thank you, it's working.  
I did not know, I am able to use Help in that scenario.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-in-all-fields/44967/7 "2026-02-09T12:28:00Z")

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