fzf

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Package information

fzf is an interactive fuzzy finder for the command-line that can be used with any list of data.

Installation

Emerge

root #emerge --ask app-shells/fzf

Usage

Finding a string in a filename

To find a string in a filename, run fzf and begin typing in the TUI to find the string:

user $fzf

Exact matching

The -e or --exact arguments can tell fzf to only report exact matches:

user $fzf --exact

See also

• find — a utility to search for files in a directory hierarchy.