# Graph view + search **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature archive\ **Created:** [May 26, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/graph-view-search/496 "2020-05-26T04:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scmwiz](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/scmwiz/32/38_2.png) [@scmwiz](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/scmwiz)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/graph-view-search/496/1 "2020-05-26T04:54:46Z")
Sort of like the current search function but affecting the graph view instead of displaying multiple file content matching search. Either highlight them - or even better, layout just the selected nodes (after a second or two). Search is a bit like `grep`, while what I am proposing is a bit like graphing the files reported by `grep -l`. A use case may be to see what _other_ files these files are connected to! Alternately, graph the list of files given by an external tool. I am not sure this is at the “feature request” level though. I think a number of ideas related the graph view are worth _exploring_ and if they are found to be really useful they may graduate to a real feature. ---
**Author:** ![sam.baron](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/sam.baron/32/20_2.png) [@sam.baron](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/sam.baron)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/graph-view-search/496/2 "2020-08-26T15:40:55Z")
Split this topic on August 26, 2020, 3:40pm UTC 24 posts were merged into an existing topic: [To filter the graph view](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/to-filter-the-graph-view/88) ---
**Author:** ![sam.baron](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/sam.baron/32/20_2.png) [@sam.baron](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/sam.baron)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/graph-view-search/496/3 "2020-08-26T15:40:55Z")
Closed on August 26, 2020, 3:40pm UTC