Files Created by Glimpse

When you build a Glimpse index in a directory, the following files are created by Glimpse:

• .glimpse_index
• .glimpse_partitions
• .glimpse_filenames
• .glimpse_messages
• .glimpse_statistics
• .glimpse_pref.cfg
• .glimpse_include
• .glimpse_exclude

The only files required for searching are the .glimpse_index and .glimpse_partitions files. You can delete any of the other files created by Glimpse if you like, and your glimpse index will still function normally. You will likely not want to delete the .glimpse_include and/or .glimpse_exclude files if you specified any specific files to be included or excluded from the index, nor the .glimpse_pref.cfg which holds the selections for all the other fields on the form. These files are not required for searching, but you'll want them to still be there when you rebuild your index so you don't have to specify that information again.

This file contains the cross reference by word of each file. You should not edit this file directly. If you delete this file, you have deleted your index and you will not be able to search that directory unless you rebuild the index.

Like the .glimpse_index file, this file contains internal indexing structures used by Glimpse to execute a search. You should not edit this file directly. If you delete this file, you have deleted your index, and you will not be able to search that directory unless you rebuild the index.

This file contains a list of the files Glimpse included in the index when you built the index. This file is for your information only; you may delete it if you please.

This file contains any informational messages Glimpse may have wanted to pass along to you while it was creating the index. It's a good place to look for clues if you're having any problems creating or searching your index. This file is for your information only; you may delete it if you please.

This file contains statistical information about the index built. This file is informational only; you may delete it if you please.

This file is not actually created by Glimpse itself. It is created by the WebCom create Glimpse index form. It contains the settings on the form when you submitted it (except the Include and Exclude boxes, which are stored in the .glimpse_include and .glimpse_exclude files, respectively). These settings are saved as a convenience so that the next time you create the index in this directory, all the settings will automatically default to what you chose the last time you submitted the form.

You can delete this file. If you do, the next time you use the create index form in that directory, all fields will go back to the normal defaults instead of the selections you chose last time you created an index in that directory.

This file contains the contents of the Include box when you submitted the create index form. It is created by the form itself, and passed to the Glimpse index builder when the index is built.

Normally you will not want to delete this file, so in case you ever want to rebuild the index (to add additional files, for example), you will not have to re-enter that information (If you did not enter any information in the Include box, this file will be empty and it makes no difference whether or not you delete it).

If you do delete the file, the next time you use the create index form in that directory, the Include TEXTAREA will be blank.

This file contains the contents of the Exclude box when you submitted the create index form. It is created by the form itself and passed to the Glimpse index builder when the index is built.

Normally you will not want to delete this file, so in case you ever want to rebuild the index (to add additional files, for example), you will not have to re-enter that information (If you did not enter any information in the Exclude box, then this file will be empty and it makes no difference whether or not you delete it).

If you do delete the file, the next time you use the create index form in that directory, the Exclude TEXTAREA will be blank.