Fzf – the basics part 1 – layout

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  • zoxide

    A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.

  • I've moved to https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide/ from z, as it can also show you a list of matching directories using fzf

  • fzf

    :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

  • See https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/pull/1946

  • WorkOS

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  • skim

    Fuzzy Finder in rust!

  • There's also skim[1], which would be a Rust fzy alternative. But neither fzy nor skim quite do what fzf does, which is offer an simple feature-filled experience out of the box. The big draw is fzf Just Works™. I don't mind that it feels bloated and slow sometimes, because I don't want to spend a week figuring out how to make the other two do what fzf does without configuration or drama.

    [1]https://github.com/lotabout/skim

  • z

    z - jump around

  • I use z[0] in place of autojump. That way I don't need to install Python solely for autojump. This is especially true, when sshing to servers.

    [0]:https://github.com/rupa/z

  • zsh-z

    Jump quickly to directories that you have visited "frecently." A native Zsh port of z.sh with added features.

  • or its zsh native port https://github.com/agkozak/zsh-z

  • fasd

    Discontinued Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.

  • Theres also fasd. It has z emulation.

    https://github.com/clvv/fasd

  • fzf-tab-completion

    Tab completion using fzf

  • I haven't had the chance to test this, but this add-on promises to be able to pipe _any_ tab-completion suggestions from your shell into fzf, which to me sounds like the pinnacle of fzf awesomeness.

    https://github.com/lincheney/fzf-tab-completion

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  • z

    Save time typing out directory paths in PowerShell by jumping around instead. (by badmotorfinger)

  • Damn, there seems to be so many Rust cmd tools recently that it's hard to keep up with what's new ;)

    Thanks, I was using https://github.com/badmotorfinger/z for powershell before. I will check it out.

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