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tags: [tldr, common]
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# fzf

> Command-line fuzzy finder.
> Similar to `sk`.
> More information: <https://github.com/junegunn/fzf>.

- Start `fzf` on all files in the specified directory:

`find {{path/to/directory}} -type f | fzf`

- Start `fzf` for running processes:

`ps aux | fzf`

- Select multiple files with `Shift + Tab` and write to a file:

`find {{path/to/directory}} -type f | fzf --multi > {{path/to/file}}`

- Start `fzf` with a specified query:

`fzf --query "{{query}}"`

- Start `fzf` on entries that start with core and end with either go, rb, or py:

`fzf --query "^core go$ | rb$ | py$"`

- Start `fzf` on entries that not match pyc and match exactly travis:

`fzf --query "!pyc 'travis"`
