emacs: search for part of a filename

Question

In eclipse (with the emacs keys) i hit ctrl-x-ctrl-f and it searches for filenames containing the word I type. what is the equivalent emacs feature emacs feature?

Answer 1

You might try find-file-in-project + ido-mode. Alternative you can try the newer and more feature complete project projectile.

Answer 2

You can autocomplete filenames in the current directory with TAB, but it sounds a little like you are wanting some kind of project management (to find all matching files belonging to a pre-defined project, not just in the current directory).

Is that the case? (If not, which files do you want to search?)

M-x find-dired is useful for running arbitrary find commands from the current (or specified) directory.