fzf
CLI>=0.30A command-line fuzzy finder for files, command history, and more.
Interactive fuzzy finder for any list of items
Recipes
Curated from documentation and usage. Percentages are estimates, not measurements.
Fuzzy-find a file and open it
vim $(fzf)Search command history interactively
history | fzfKill a process interactively
kill $(ps aux | fzf | awk '{print $2}')Common failures (1)
- kills wrong processUse procs or htop for safer interactive kill
Install
Homebrew
brew install fzfAgent notes
- When to use
- Interactive selection from lists in shell pipelines
- Quick examples
fzfcat files.txt | fzf
Use from an agent
curl -s https://clihub.com/api/tools/fzf | jq '.agentHints.provenRecipes[] | {task, command, verified}'Or call get_tool with slug fzf on the MCP server at https://clihub.com/mcp.