{"id":11200,"date":"2019-03-11T05:17:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T05:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=11200"},"modified":"2019-03-11T05:17:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T05:17:02","slug":"fzf-a-quick-fuzzy-file-search-from-linux-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2019\/03\/11\/fzf-a-quick-fuzzy-file-search-from-linux-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Fzf \u2013 A Quick Fuzzy File Search from Linux Terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fzf<\/strong>\u00a0is a tiny, blazing fast, general-purpose, and cross-platform command-line fuzzy finder, that helps you to search and open files quickly in Linux and Windows operating system. It is portable with no dependencies and has a flexible layout with support for Vim\/Neovim plugin, key bindings, and fuzzy auto-completion.<\/p>\n

The following GIF shows how it works.<\/p>\n

\"Fzf<\/p>\n

To install\u00a0Fzf<\/strong>, you need to git clone the fzf\u2019s Github repository to any directory and run install script as shown on your Linux distribution.<\/p>\n

$ git clone --depth 1 https:\/\/github.com\/junegunn\/fzf.git ~\/.fzf\r\n$ cd ~\/.fzf\/\r\n$ .\/install\r\n<\/pre>\n
After running the script, you will be prompted to enable fuzzy auto-completion, key bindings and update your shell configuration file. Answer\u00a0y<\/code>\u00a0(for\u00a0yes<\/strong>) to the questions as shown in the following screenshot.<\/p>\n
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\"Install<\/a><\/p>\n
Install Fzf in Linux<\/p>\n
On\u00a0Fedora 26<\/strong>\u00a0and above, and\u00a0Arch Linux<\/strong>, you can install it via a package manager as shown.<\/p>\n
$ sudo dnf install fzf\t#Fedora 26+\r\n$ sudo pacman -S fzf\t#Arch Linux \r\n<\/pre>\n
Now that you have installed\u00a0fzf<\/strong>, you can start using it. When you run\u00a0fzf<\/strong>, it will open an interactive finder; reads the list of files from\u00a0stdin<\/strong>, and writes the selected item to\u00a0stdout<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Simply type the name of the file you are looking for in the prompt. When you find it, click enter and the relative path of the file will be printed to\u00a0stdout<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
$ fzf\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\"Fzf<\/a><\/p>\n
Fzf Prompt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Alternatively, you can save the relative path of the file your are searching, to a named file and view the content of the file using a utility such as\u00a0cat command<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0bcat<\/a>.<\/p>\n
$ fzf >file\r\n$ cat file\r\nOR\r\n$ bat file\r\n<\/pre>\n
You can also use it in conjunction with the\u00a0find command<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n
$ find .\/bin\/ -type f | fzf >file\r\n$ cat file\r\n<\/pre>\n
How to Use Fuzzy Completion in Bash and Zsh<\/h3>\n
To trigger fuzzy completion for files and directories, add the\u00a0**<\/code>\u00a0characters as a trigger sequence.<\/p>\n
$ cat **<Tab>\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\"Auto<\/a><\/p>\n
Auto Completion of Filenames<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
You can use this feature while working with environmental variables on the command-line.<\/p>\n
$ unset **<Tab>\r\n$ unalias **<Tab>\r\n$ export **<Tab>\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\"Auto<\/a><\/p>\n
Auto Completing Env Variable in Linux<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The same applies to the\u00a0ssh<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0telnet<\/strong>\u00a0commands, for auto-completing host names that are read from the\u00a0\/etc\/hosts<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0~\/.ssh\/config<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
$ ssh **<Tab>\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\"Auto<\/a><\/p>\n
Auto Completing Hostnames<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
It also works with the\u00a0kill command<\/a>, but without the trigger sequence as shown.<\/p>\n
$ kill -9 <Tab>\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\"Auto<\/a><\/p>\n
Auto Completion for Kill Command<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
How to Enable fzf as Vim plugin<\/h3>\n
To enable\u00a0fzf<\/strong>\u00a0as a vim plugin, append the following line in your Vim configuration file.<\/p>\n
set rtp+=~\/.fzf\r\n<\/pre>\n
fzf<\/strong>\u00a0is being actively developed and can be easily upgraded to latest version using following command.<\/p>\n
$ cd ~\/.fzf && git pull && .\/install\r\n<\/pre>\n
To see the complete list of usage options, run\u00a0man fzf<\/strong>\u00a0or check out its Github Repository:\u00a0https:\/\/github.com\/junegunn\/fzf<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Read Also<\/strong>:\u00a0The Silver Searcher \u2013 A Code Searching Tool for Programmers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Fzf\u00a0is a tiny, blazing fast, general-purpose, and cross-platform command-line fuzzy finder, that helps you to search and open files quickly in Linux and Windows operating system. It is portable with no dependencies and has a flexible layout with support for Vim\/Neovim plugin, key bindings, and fuzzy auto-completion. The following GIF shows how it works. To … <\/p>\n
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