 
     # Do some preparation, if required
     t0 = @timestamp()# 
-    if path? then @prepareSearch(path, rescan)
+    if path? then @prepareSearch path
     t1 = @timestamp()
 
     # Check preparations    

  # (This is the default; you only need to call this, if you have configured
  # a different root earlier, and now you want to restore the default setting.)
  setRealRoot: -> @mapper.setRealRoot()

  # The available paths which can be searched
  #

  #    It's not necessary to submit path, if the search was prepared beforehand,
  #    with the prepareSearch() method
  # 
  # For the details about the returned data structure, see the documentation of the search() method.
  searchRegex: (pattern, caseSensitive = false, path = null) ->
    if not @rm then @rm = new window.DTM_RegexMatcher
    @rm.setCaseSensitive(caseSensitive)
    @search @rm, pattern, null, path

  # Search for text using fuzzy text matching
  #
