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.TH fzf 1 "Sep 2015" "fzf 0.10.6" "fzf - a command-line fuzzy finder"

.SH NAME
fzf - a command-line fuzzy finder

.SH SYNOPSIS
fzf [options]

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

.SH OPTIONS
.SS Search mode
.TP
.B "-x, --extended"
Extended-search mode
.TP
.B "-e, --extended-exact"
Extended-search mode (exact match)
.TP
.B "-i"
Case-insensitive match (default: smart-case match)
.TP
.B "+i"
Case-sensitive match
.TP
.BI "-n, --nth=" "N[,..]"
Comma-separated list of field index expressions for limiting search scope.
See \fBFIELD INDEX EXPRESSION\fR for details.
.TP
.BI "--with-nth=" "N[,..]"
Transform each item using index expressions within finder
.TP
.BI "-d, --delimiter=" "STR"
Field delimiter regex for \fB--nth\fR and \fB--with-nth\fR (default: AWK-style)
.SS Search result
.TP
.B "+s, --no-sort"
Do not sort the result
.TP
.B "--tac"
Reverse the order of the input
.RS
e.g. \fBhistory | fzf --tac --no-sort\fR
.RE
.TP
.BI "--tiebreak=" "CRI"
Sort criterion to use when the scores are tied
.br
.R ""
.br
.BR length "  Prefers item with shorter length"
.br
.BR begin "   Prefers item with matched substring closer to the beginning"
.br
.BR end "     Prefers item with matched substring closer to the end"
.br
.BR index "   Prefers item that appeared earlier in the input stream"
.br
.SS Interface
.TP
.B "-m, --multi"
Enable multi-select with tab/shift-tab
.TP
.B "--ansi"
Enable processing of ANSI color codes
.TP
.B "--no-mouse"
Disable mouse
.TP
.BI "--color=" "[BASE_SCHEME][,COLOR:ANSI]"
Color configuration. The name of the base color scheme is followed by custom
color mappings. Ansi color code of -1 denotes terminal default
foreground/background color.

.RS
e.g. \fBfzf --color=bg+:24\fR
     \fBfzf --color=light,fg:232,bg:255,bg+:116,info:27\fR
.RE

.RS
.B BASE SCHEME:
    (default: dark on 256-color terminal, otherwise 16)

    \fBdark    \fRColor scheme for dark 256-color terminal
    \fBlight   \fRColor scheme for light 256-color terminal
    \fB16      \fRColor scheme for 16-color terminal
    \fBbw      \fRNo colors

.B COLOR:
    \fBfg      \fRText
    \fBbg      \fRBackground
    \fBhl      \fRHighlighted substrings
    \fBfg+     \fRText (current line)
    \fBbg+     \fRBackground (current line)
    \fBhl+     \fRHighlighted substrings (current line)
    \fBinfo    \fRInfo
    \fBprompt  \fRPrompt
    \fBpointer \fRPointer to the current line
    \fBmarker  \fRMulti-select marker
    \fBspinner \fRStreaming input indicator
    \fBheader  \fRHeader
.RE
.TP
.B "--black"
Use black background
.TP
.B "--reverse"
Reverse orientation
.TP
.BI "--margin=" MARGIN
Comma-separated expression for margins around the finder.
.br
.R ""
.br
.RS
.BR TRBL "     Same margin for top, right, bottom, and left"
.br
.BR TB,RL "    Vertical, horizontal margin"
.br
.BR T,RL,B "   Top, horizontal, bottom margin"
.br
.BR T,R,B,L "  Top, right, bottom, left margin"
.br
.R ""
.br
Each part can be given in absolute number or in percentage relative to the
terminal size with \fB%\fR suffix.
.br
.R ""
.br
e.g. \fBfzf --margin 10%\fR
     \fBfzf --margin 1,5%\fR
.RE
.TP
.B "--cycle"
Enable cyclic scroll
.TP
.B "--no-hscroll"
Disable horizontal scroll
.TP
.B "--inline-info"
Display finder info inline with the query
.TP
.BI "--prompt=" "STR"
Input prompt (default: '> ')
.TP
.BI "--toggle-sort=" "KEY"
Key to toggle sort. For the list of the allowed key names, see \fB--bind\fR.
.TP
.BI "--bind=" "KEYBINDS"
Comma-separated list of custom key bindings. Each key binding expression
follows the following format: \fBKEY:ACTION\fR
.RS
e.g. \fBfzf --bind=ctrl-j:accept,ctrl-k:kill-line\fR
.RE

.RS
.B AVAILABLE KEYS:
    \fIctrl-[a-z]\fR
    \fIalt-[a-z]\fR
    \fIf[1-4]\fR
    \fIenter\fR       (\fIreturn\fR)
    \fIspace\fR
    \fIbspace\fR      (\fIbs\fR)
    \fIalt-bspace\fR  (\fIalt-bs\fR)
    \fItab\fR
    \fIbtab\fR        (\fIshift-tab\fR)
    \fIesc\fR
    \fIdel\fR
    \fIup\fR
    \fIdown\fR
    \fIleft\fR
    \fIright\fR
    \fIhome\fR
    \fIend\fR
    \fIpgup\fR        (\fIpage-up\fR)
    \fIpgdn\fR        (\fIpage-down\fR)
    \fIshift-left\fR
    \fIshift-right\fR
    or any single character
.RE

.RS
  \fBACTION:               DEFAULT BINDINGS:
    \fBabort\fR                 \fIctrl-c  ctrl-g  ctrl-q  esc\fR
    \fBaccept\fR                \fIctrl-m  (enter)\fR
    \fBbackward-char\fR         \fIctrl-b  left\fR
    \fBbackward-delete-char\fR  \fIctrl-h  bspace\fR
    \fBbackward-kill-word\fR    \fIalt-bs\fR
    \fBbackward-word\fR         \fIalt-b   shift-left\fR
    \fBbeginning-of-line\fR     \fIctrl-a  home\fR
    \fBcancel\fR
    \fBclear-screen\fR          \fIctrl-l\fR
    \fBdelete-char\fR           \fIdel\fR
    \fBdelete-char/eof\fR       \fIctrl-d\fR
    \fBdeselect-all\fR
    \fBdown\fR                  \fIctrl-j  ctrl-n  down\fR
    \fBend-of-line\fR           \fIctrl-e  end\fR
    \fBexecute(...)\fR          (see below for the details)
    \fBforward-char\fR          \fIctrl-f  right\fR
    \fBforward-word\fR          \fIalt-f   shift-right\fR
    \fBignore\fR
    \fBkill-line\fR
    \fBkill-word\fR             \fIalt-d\fR
    \fBnext-history\fR          (\fIctrl-n\fR on \fB--history\fR)
    \fBpage-down\fR             \fIpgdn\fR
    \fBpage-up\fR               \fIpgup\fR
    \fBprevious-history\fR      (\fIctrl-p\fR on \fB--history\fR)
    \fBselect-all\fR
    \fBtoggle\fR
    \fBtoggle-all\fR
    \fBtoggle-down\fR           \fIctrl-i  (tab)\fR
    \fBtoggle-sort\fR           (equivalent to \fB--toggle-sort\fR)
    \fBtoggle-up\fR             \fIbtab    (shift-tab)\fR
    \fBunix-line-discard\fR     \fIctrl-u\fR
    \fBunix-word-rubout\fR      \fIctrl-w\fR
    \fBup\fR                    \fIctrl-k  ctrl-p  up\fR
    \fByank\fR                  \fIctrl-y\fR
.RE

.RS
With \fBexecute(...)\fR action, you can execute arbitrary commands without
leaving fzf. For example, you can turn fzf into a simple file browser by
binding \fBenter\fR key to \fBless\fR command like follows.

.RS
\fBfzf --bind "enter:execute(less {})"\fR
.RE

\fB{}\fR is the placeholder for the double-quoted string of the current line.
If the command contains parentheses, you can use any of the following
alternative notations to avoid parse errors.

    \fBexecute[...]\fR
    \fBexecute~...~\fR
    \fBexecute!...!\fR
    \fBexecute@...@\fR
    \fBexecute#...#\fR
    \fBexecute$...$\fR
    \fBexecute%...%\fR
    \fBexecute^...^\fR
    \fBexecute&...&\fR
    \fBexecute*...*\fR
    \fBexecute;...;\fR
    \fBexecute/.../\fR
    \fBexecute|...|\fR
    \fBexecute:...\fR
.RS
This is the special form that frees you from parse errors as it does not expect
the closing character. The catch is that it should be the last one in the
comma-separated list.
.RE
.RE
.TP
.BI "--history=" "HISTORY_FILE"
Load search history from the specified file and update the file on completion.
When enabled, \fBCTRL-N\fR and \fBCTRL-P\fR are automatically remapped to
\fBnext-history\fR and \fBprevious-history\fR.
.TP
.BI "--history-size=" "N"
Maximum number of entries in the history file (default: 1000). The file is
automatically truncated when the number of the lines exceeds the value.
.TP
.BI "--header=" "STR"
The given string will be printed as the sticky header. The lines are displayed
in the given order from top to bottom regardless of \fB--reverse\fR option, and
are not affected by \fB--with-nth\fR. ANSI color codes are processed even when
\fB--ansi\fR is not set.
.TP
.BI "--header-lines=" "N"
The first N lines of the input are treated as the sticky header. When
\fB--with-nth\fR is set, the lines are transformed just like the other
lines that follow.
.SS Scripting
.TP
.BI "-q, --query=" "STR"
Start the finder with the given query
.TP
.B "-1, --select-1"
Automatically select the only match
.TP
.B "-0, --exit-0"
Exit immediately when there's no match
.TP
.BI "-f, --filter=" "STR"
Filter mode. Do not start interactive finder. When used with \fB--no-sort\fR,
fzf becomes a fuzzy-version of grep.
.TP
.B "--print-query"
Print query as the first line
.TP
.BI "--expect=" "KEY[,..]"
Comma-separated list of keys that can be used to complete fzf in addition to
the default enter key. When this option is set, fzf will print the name of the
key pressed as the first line of its output (or as the second line if
\fB--print-query\fR is also used). The line will be empty if fzf is completed
with the default enter key.
.RS
e.g. \fBfzf --expect=ctrl-v,ctrl-t,alt-s,f1,f2,~,@\fR
.RE
.TP
.B "--sync"
Synchronous search for multi-staged filtering. If specified, fzf will launch
ncurses finder only after the input stream is complete.
.RS
e.g. \fBfzf --multi | fzf --sync\fR
.RE

.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
.B FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND
Default command to use when input is tty
.TP
.B FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS
Default options. e.g. \fBexport FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS="--extended --cycle"\fR

.SH EXIT STATUS
.BR 0 "      Normal exit"
.br
.BR 1 "      Interrupted with \fBCTRL-C\fR or \fBESC\fR"

.SH FIELD INDEX EXPRESSION

A field index expression can be a non-zero integer or a range expression
([BEGIN]..[END]). \fB--nth\fR and \fB--with-nth\fR take a comma-separated list
of field index expressions.

.SS Examples
.BR 1 "      The 1st field"
.br
.BR 2 "      The 2nd field"
.br
.BR -1 "     The last field"
.br
.BR -2 "     The 2nd to last field"
.br
.BR 3..5 "   From the 3rd field to the 5th field"
.br
.BR 2.. "    From the 2nd field to the last field"
.br
.BR ..-3 "   From the 1st field to the 3rd to the last field"
.br
.BR .. "     All the fields"
.br

.SH EXTENDED SEARCH MODE

With \fB-x\fR or \fB--extended\fR option, fzf will start in "extended-search
mode". In this mode, you can specify multiple patterns delimited by spaces,
such as: \fB'wild ^music .mp3$ sbtrkt !rmx\fR

.SS Exact-match (quoted)
A term that is prefixed by a single-quote character (\fB'\fR) is interpreted as
an "exact-match" (or "non-fuzzy") term. fzf will search for the exact
occurrences of the string.

.SS Anchored-match
A term can be prefixed by \fB^\fR, or suffixed by \fB$\fR to become an
anchored-match term. Then fzf will search for the items that start with or end
with the given string. An anchored-match term is also an exact-match term.

.SS Negation
If a term is prefixed by \fB!\fR, fzf will exclude the items that satisfy the
term from the result.

.SS Extended-exact mode
If you don't prefer fuzzy matching and do not wish to "quote" (prefixing with
\fB'\fR) every word, start fzf with \fB-e\fR or \fB--extended-exact\fR option
(instead of \fB-x\fR or \fB--extended\fR). Note that in \fB--extended-exact\fR
mode, \fB'\fR-prefix "unquotes" the term.

.SH AUTHOR
Junegunn Choi (\fIjunegunn.c@gmail.com\fR)

.SH SEE ALSO
.B Project homepage:
.RS
.I https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
.RE
.br
.R ""
.br
.B Extra Vim plugin:
.RS
.I https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim
.RE

.SH LICENSE
MIT