Install fzfīecause fzf is developed in Go, you install it by downloading the binary application straight from the project's Releases webpage. I am grateful that Junegunn Choi and other contributors made it available for others to benefit. When I think about it, I am still in awe that I have access to such a fantastic tool from the open source community. A comprehensive set of features and customization optionsĭue to these features, fzf is a fantastic option when you're searching anything on the terminal, for scripts, and to develop pseudo user interfaces for command-line programs.Interactive match selection lets the user select the desired match after initial filtering.Fuzzy finding capabilities allow approximate searches by any part of the match in any order.In a way, fzf is similar to grep but it adds features that make it more suitable for interactive searches, including:
In its most basic form, fzf works as a filter, processing text from standard input (stdin), then outputting a matching selection to standard output (stdout).
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