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The standard search uses search words to find the best matching def.

The | character can be used to separate search terms.
Starting a search term with - will make it a blacklisted term.

Input:

Beer

Best Match:

Beer
beer
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Data\Core\Defs\Drugs\Alcohol_Beer.xml

Second Best Match:

Wort
wort
Alcohol_Beer.xml

The search term is an exact match to the defName 'Beer'.
The file name of 'Wort' contains the search term.

Input:

bee

Best Match:

Beer
beer
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Data\Core\Defs\Drugs\Alcohol_Beer.xml

Second Best Match:

Meat_Cow
beef ImpliedDefs

The labels of 'Beer' and 'Meat_Cow' both start with the search term.

Input:

beef

Best Match:

Meat_Cow
beef
ImpliedDefs

Second Best Match:

Meat_Yak
yak beef
ImpliedDefs

The label of 'Meat_Cow' matches the search term 'beef' exactly.
The label of 'Meat_Yak' contains the search term.

Input:

prevent

Best Match:

Penoxycyline
penoxycyline
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Data\Core\Defs\Drugs\Penoxycyline.xml

Second Best Match:

DeathAcidifier
death acidifier
Hediffs_BodyParts_Bionic.xml

'Penoxycyline' and 'DeathAcidifier' have the search term in their descriptions.

The xpath search supports NQoL xml variables.

Input:
Defs/*/*/*[text()="Designator_Forbid"]

Output:

Designator_Forbid  

Orders
orders
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Data\Core\Defs\Misc\Designations\DesignationCategories.xml

Input:
Defs/*[*/*[text()="Designator_Forbid"]]/defName

Output:

<defName>Orders</defName>

Input:
Defs/*[*/*[text()="Designator_Forbid"]]

Output:

<defName>Orders</defName><label>orders</label><order>900</order><specialDesignatorClasses><li>Designator_Cancel</li><li>Designator_Deconstruct</li><li>Designator_Mine</li><li>Designator_PlantsHarvestWood</li><li>Designator_PlantsCut</li><li>Designator_PlantsHarvest</li><li>Designator_Hunt</li><li>Designator_Slaughter</li><li>Designator_Tame</li><li>Designator_Haul</li><li>Designator_Unforbid</li><li>Designator_Forbid</li><li>Designator_Claim</li><li>Designator_SmoothSurface</li><li>Designator_PaintBuilding</li><li>Designator_PaintFloor</li><li>Designator_RemovePaint</li><li>Designator_PlanAdd</li><li>Designator_PlanRemove</li></specialDesignatorClasses>

Orders
orders
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\RimWorld\Data\Core\Defs\Misc\Designations\DesignationCategories.xml

The right half of the def finder UI displays the full parent file of the found def.

Please note that overlapping mods are not necessarily incompatible.

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