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First install <code>fzf</code> in your profile, then use one of the following methods:
First install <code>fzf</code> in your profile, then use one of the following methods:


== bash ==
== Bash ==
To enable fzf in bash add the following line to .bashrc
To enable fzf in bash add the following line to <code>$HOME/.bashrc</code>


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">eval "$(fzf --bash)"</syntaxhighlight>
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">eval "$(fzf --bash)"</syntaxhighlight>


== zsh ==
== Zsh ==
To enable fzf in [[zsh]] add the following line to .zshrc
To enable fzf in [[zsh]] add the following line to <code>$HOME/.zshrc</code>


<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
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</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


== fish ==
== Fish ==
To enable fzf in [[fish]], add the following to $HOME/.config/fish/functions/fish_user_key_bindings.fish
To enable fzf in [[fish]], add the following to <code>$HOME/.config/fish/functions/fish_user_key_bindings.fish</code>


<syntaxhighlight lang="fish">
<syntaxhighlight lang="fish">

Revision as of 13:54, 16 December 2024

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder.

Shell extensions

fzf provides additional key bindings (CTRL-T, CTRL-R, and ALT-C) for shells

First install fzf in your profile, then use one of the following methods:

Bash

To enable fzf in bash add the following line to $HOME/.bashrc

eval "$(fzf --bash)"

Zsh

To enable fzf in zsh add the following line to $HOME/.zshrc

eval "$(fzf --zsh)"

Fish

To enable fzf in fish, add the following to $HOME/.config/fish/functions/fish_user_key_bindings.fish

fzf --fish | source

Examples

Search all nix packages

You can interactively search the list of available packages with:

nix-env -qa | fzf