diff --git a/components/filemanager/dialog.php b/components/filemanager/dialog.php
index 28b8b1c..35dc191 100755
--- a/components/filemanager/dialog.php
+++ b/components/filemanager/dialog.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ switch($_GET['action']){
         <tr>
             <td width="65%">
                <label><?php i18n("File Type:"); ?></label>
-               <input type="text" name="search_file_type" placeholder="comma seperated file types eg: js,c,php">
+               <input type="text" name="search_file_type" placeholder="space seperated file types eg: js c php">
             </td>
             <td>
             </td>
diff --git a/components/filemanager/init.js b/components/filemanager/init.js
index 60ca3fa..263ae94 100755
--- a/components/filemanager/init.js
+++ b/components/filemanager/init.js
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@
                 searchFileType=$.trim(fileExtensions);
                 if (searchFileType != '') {
                     //season the string to use in find command
-                    searchFileType = "\\(" + searchFileType.replace(/,/g, "\\|") + "\\)";
+                    searchFileType = "\\(" + searchFileType.replace(/\s+/g, "\\|") + "\\)";
                 }
                 searchType = $('#modal-content form select[name="search_type"]')
                     .val();