How can I find a file in TFS by name or part of a name or extension

Question

In TFS, either using Visual Studio 2019 or the web interface, what should I do to locate a file by name or part of a name or extension? I have a large repository and I need to find a specific file, but it is not practicable to open each subfolder to try to find it visually.

Answer 1

Updated

Since you are using TFS2013 and VS 2019 to find file without checking out the code locally.

• Option1: Choose to install VS 2015 with TFS Power Tools and then use Find > Find by Wildcard feature
• Option2: Upgrade your TFS server to version 2017 and above. There is a search sever/feature. Through the Code Search to search across all of your projects, find specific types of code, and easily drill down or widen your search

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Workaround(not work with OP): use a wildcard directory path with TF DIR as follows:

tf dir /folders $/<PROJECT_NAME>/*Prod /recursive /collection: http://<HOST_NAME>/tfs/<COLLECTION_NAME>

Note: The command does not support wildcarding the PROJECT_NAME in the command above, if you try wildcarding the PROJECT_NAME the command will return the following response:

Sample and result for reference:

Without creds cached on your local machine. If you need to specify creds by adding the following argument: /login:<DOMAIN\USERNAME>,<PASSWORD>

Besides, if you already pull/map the repository in local machine with all files. You could also use a local tool or system build-in search feature to search the files.