Fzf

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fzf is a tool that lets you fuzzy search lines piped to it on stdin.

Documentation

github https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
man fzf https://man.archlinux.org/man/community/fzf/fzf.1.en

Usage

Keybindings

Default Keybindings

up/down  # go up/down entry
tab      # mark entry as selected (when multi-select active)
enter    # single-select and exit
# type   # search results

You can set your own keybindings as well
See AVAILABLE ACTIONS in man fzf

export FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS='\
--bind \
ctrl-a:select-all,\
ctrl-d:deselect-all'

CLI Usage

result=$(find . | fzf +m)     # choose single
results=($(find . | fzf -m))  # choose single or multiple

Extensions

fzf-tab (fzf-on-tabcomplete) https://github.com/Aloxaf/fzf-tab