Searching CardsAn extract from CGC Manual - MTG edition we will release soon.
This is a guide to the use of CGC Project's
/find,
/display and
/select commands.
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The basics:
/help find output text
/find <card_name> - seach for a card (Any mode)
Find a card having a name
card_name. If exact name was not found, then search for cards with the name containing a text
card_name. If found either way, show the collection if not already visible. Then turn to page containing the card found. If already in such page, search for the next page containing the card qualifying the search criteria.
This command will search through the whole collection for a card (even partially) matching with the given card name. If the same "find" command is repeated it will search for the next (even partial) match in the collection. The set short name may be included in the search.
Example: many cards having
storm in the name. Start with the collection opened on page 1.
1. Base search
/find stormThis search will show the page of the collection containing Ice Storm from Beta Edition
2. Repeated search
/find stormThis search will show the page of the collection containing Sandstorm from Arabian Nights Edition
3. Search including specific set
/find storm (IA)This search will show the page of the collection containing Brainstorm from Ice Age Edition
4. Repeated search including specific set
/find storm (IA)This search will show the page of the collection containing Storm Spirit from Ice Age Edition
So far "Find" seems the easiest way to look for a card. But you need to know at least a part of the card's name to use it. What if you don't know it?
What if you only know it's color, or type, or set?
First of all:
/help display output text
/display <name> - name current display (Any mode)
When you have filtered and sorted your own custom display, you can save it for later use with this command.
The name of the new custom display appears in the display selection list.
If you want to destroy this display later, you can choose "Destroy this display" from the collection menu while the display is selected.
This means that you can give names to your custom displays in order to quickly access it in later times.
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How to create a custom display? This is a "reviewed" version of what
/help select shows:
/select <exp> - select cards to display (Any mode)
You can refine your collection view by applying subsequent
selects.
Passing no arguments to this command will return to default select.
Each select expression checks every card from the current display and drops those cards not matching the filter expression <exp>.
The filter expression is one of the following:
<e1> rel <e2> - comparison where rel is =, >, <, !=, <= or >=
<e1> op <e2> - mathematical expression where op is +, -, *, or /
( exp ) - parenthesis alters precedence
<e1> has <e2> - true if e2 is a substring of e1 (comparison case independent)
not <e> - negate expression e
<e1> and <e2> - true if both expressions are true
<e1> or <e2> - true if either expressions is true
<n> - an integer
"<str>" - a string
<attr> - may be one of the following:
name - a card's name
text - a card's rules text
set - a card's set abbreviation
rarity - a card's rarity
color - a card's color (mtg only)
cost - a card's mana cost (mtg only)
type - a card's type (mtg only)
subtype - a card's subtype (mtg only)
power - a card's power (mtg only)
toughness - a card's toughness (mtg only)
loyalty - a card's loyalty (mtg only)
have - number of cards you own
want - number of cards you want
sell - number of cards you have for sale
deck - number of cards in the current deck
seller - name of the seller
price - price of the card
myprice - price of the card set by me
phave(player) - sold by player. Requires /have player first
pwant(player) - wanted by player. Requires /want player first
After performing a
/select operation you may revert to default or previous display right clicking the top of your collection.
You may also revert to default display using command
/select with no arguments, i.e.
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Stay tuned for the full CGC Manual release, if you're new to Magic you may first enjoy our MTG guide available at
https://cgcproject.com/download/CGC-MTG%20Edition.pdf (and the huge list of prebuilt in-game decks)
