file-search

Modern file and content search.

fd - Find Files

# Find by name
fd config                    # Files containing "config"
fd -e py                     # Python files

# By type
fd -t f config               # Files only
fd -t d src                  # Directories only

# Exclude
fd -E node_modules           # Exclude directory
fd -E "*.min.js"             # Exclude pattern

# Execute command
fd -e py -x wc -l            # Line count per file

rg - Search Content

# Simple search
rg "TODO"                    # Find TODO
rg -i "error"                # Case-insensitive

# By file type
rg -t py "import"            # Python files only
rg -t js -t ts "async"       # JS and TS

# Context
rg -C 3 "function"           # 3 lines before/after

# Output modes
rg -l "TODO"                 # File names only
rg -c "TODO"                 # Count per file

fzf - Interactive Selection

# Find and select
fd | fzf

# With preview
fd | fzf --preview 'bat --color=always {}'

# Multi-select
fd -e ts | fzf -m | xargs code

Combined Patterns

# Find files, search content
fd -e py -x rg "async def" {}

# Search, select, open
rg -l "pattern" | fzf --preview 'rg -C 3 "pattern" {}' | xargs vim

Quick Reference

| Task | Command | |------|---------| | Find TS files | fd -e ts | | Find in src | fd -e ts src/ | | Search pattern | rg "pattern" | | Search in type | rg -t py "import" | | Files with match | rg -l "pattern" | | Count matches | rg -c "pattern" | | Interactive | fd \| fzf | | With preview | fd \| fzf --preview 'bat {}' |

Performance Tips

| Tip | Why | |-----|-----| | Both respect .gitignore | Auto-skip node_modules, dist | | Use -t over -g | Type flags are faster | | Narrow the path | rg pattern src/ faster | | Use -F for literals | Avoids regex overhead |

Additional Resources

For detailed patterns, load:

• ./references/advanced-workflows.md - Git integration, shell functions, power workflows