fzf
General-purpose command-line fuzzy finder
Quick summary
fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder. It interactively filters lines from stdin or files. Integrated into Fish shell via key bindings (Ctrl+T for files, Ctrl+R for history, Alt+C for cd).
Common tasks
Basic Usage
find . -type f | fzfBasic Usage
fzf --preview 'cat {}'What is it?
fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder. It interactively filters lines from stdin or files. Integrated into Fish shell via key bindings (Ctrl+T for files, Ctrl+R for history, Alt+C for cd).
Basic Usage
Search files (Ctrl+T):
~ Press Ctrl+T, type to filter, select with Tab/Enter
Reverse history search (Ctrl+R):
~ Press Ctrl+R, type any part of a past command to find it
cd into subdirectory (Alt+C):
~ Press Alt+C, select a directory to cd into it
Pipe to fzf:
$find . -type f | fzf
With preview:
$fzf --preview 'cat {}'
Tips
▶ Use fzf --preview 'cat {}' to preview file contents as you filter.
▶ Set FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND to use fd for faster search.
▶ fzf is integrated into Fish shell by default via the bootstrapper.