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fzf - Fuzzy finder for your shell
fzf is a general-purpose fuzzy finder for your shell.
It was heavily inspired by ctrlp.vim and the likes.
Requirements
fzf requires Ruby (>= 1.8.5).
Installation
Download fzf executable and put it somewhere in your search $PATH.
mkdir -p ~/bin
wget https://raw.github.com/junegunn/fzf/master/fzf -O ~/bin/fzf
chmod +x ~/bin/fzf
Or you can just clone this repository and run install script.
git clone https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git
fzf/install
Make sure that ~/bin is included in $PATH.
export PATH=$PATH:~/bin
Install as Ruby gem
fzf can be installed as a Ruby gem
gem install fzf
It's a bit easier to install and update the script but the Ruby gem version takes slightly longer to start.
Install as Vim plugin
You can use any Vim plugin manager to install fzf for Vim. If you don't use one, I recommend you try vim-plug.
-
Edit your .vimrc
call plug#begin() Plug 'junegunn/fzf' " ... call plug#end()
-
Run
:PlugInstall
Usage
usage: fzf [options]
-m, --multi Enable multi-select
-s, --sort=MAX Maximum number of matched items to sort. Default: 500
+s, --no-sort Do not sort the result. Keep the sequence unchanged.
+i Case-sensitive match
+c, --no-color Disable colors
fzf will launch curses-based finder, read the list from STDIN, and write the selected item to STDOUT.
find * -type f | fzf > selected
Without STDIN pipe, fzf will use find command to fetch the list of
files excluding hidden ones. (You can override the default command with
FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND
)
vim $(fzf)
If you want to preserve the exact sequence of the input, provide --no-sort
(or
+s
) option.
history | fzf +s
Key binding
Use CTRL-J and CTRL-K (or CTRL-N and CTRL-P) to change the selection, press enter key to select the item. CTRL-C will terminate the finder.
The following readline key bindings should also work as expected.
- CTRL-A / CTRL-E
- CTRL-B / CTRL-F
- CTRL-W / CTRL-U
If you enable multi-select mode with -m
option, you can select multiple items
with TAB key.
Usage as Vim plugin
If you install fzf as a Vim plugin, :FZF
command will be added.
:FZF
:FZF --no-sort
You can override the command which produces input to fzf.
let g:fzf_command = 'find . -type f'
Most of the time, you will prefer native Vim plugins with better integration with Vim. The only reason one might consider using fzf in Vim is its speed. For a very large list of files, fzf is significantly faster and it does not block.
Useful bash examples
# vimf - Open selected file in Vim
vimf() {
FILE=$(fzf) && vim "$FILE"
}
# fd - cd to selected directory
fd() {
DIR=$(find ${1:-*} -path '*/\.*' -prune -o -type d -print 2> /dev/null | fzf) && cd "$DIR"
}
# fda - including hidden directories
fda() {
DIR=$(find ${1:-*} -type d 2> /dev/null | fzf) && cd "$DIR"
}
# fh - repeat history
fh() {
eval $(history | fzf +s | sed 's/ *[0-9]* *//')
}
# fkill - kill process
fkill() {
ps -ef | sed 1d | fzf -m | awk '{print $2}' | xargs kill -${1:-9}
}
# (Assuming you don't use the default CTRL-T and CTRL-R)
# CTRL-T - Paste the selected file path into the command line
bind '"\er": redraw-current-line'
bind '"\C-t": " \C-u \C-a\C-k$(fzf)\e\C-e\C-y\C-a\C-y\ey\C-h\C-e\er"'
# CTRL-R - Paste the selected command from history into the command line
bind '"\C-r": " \C-e\C-u$(history | fzf +s | sed \"s/ *[0-9]* *//\")\e\C-e\er"'
zsh widgets
# CTRL-T - Paste the selected file path into the command line
fzf-file-widget() {
LBUFFER+=$(
find * -path '*/\\.*' -prune \
-o -type f -print \
-o -type l -print 2> /dev/null | fzf)
zle redisplay
}
zle -N fzf-file-widget
bindkey '^T' fzf-file-widget
# CTRL-R - Paste the selected command from history into the command line
fzf-history-widget() {
LBUFFER+=$(history | fzf +s | sed "s/ *[0-9]* *//")
zle redisplay
}
zle -N fzf-history-widget
bindkey '^R' fzf-history-widget
Tips
Faster startup with --disable-gems
options
If you're running Ruby 1.9 or above, you can improve the startup time with
--disable-gems
option to Ruby.
time ruby ~/bin/fzf -h
- 0.077 sec
time ruby --disable-gems ~/bin/fzf -h
- 0.025 sec
Define fzf alias with the option as follows:
alias fzf='ruby --disable-gems ~/bin/fzf'
Incorrect display on Ruby 1.8
It is reported that the output of fzf can become unreadable on some terminals when it's running on Ruby 1.8. If you experience the problem, upgrade your Ruby to 1.9 or above. Ruby 1.9 or above is also required for displaying Unicode characters.
License
MIT
Author
Junegunn Choi