fzf flags & options

Basic usage

Interactively filter and select from stdin.

find . -type f | fzf

Enable multi-select with Tab.

git log --oneline | fzf -m

Exact match instead of fuzzy.

cat /etc/services | fzf -e

Show a preview of the selected item.

fzf --preview 'cat {}'

fzf --preview 'head -50 {}'

Non-interactive mode — filter and print matches.

echo -e "foo\nbar\nbaz" | fzf --filter="ba"

Limit the finder height instead of using full screen.

ls | fzf --height 40%

Show the finder from top to bottom.

ls | fzf --reverse

Display only specific fields of each line.

ps aux | fzf --with-nth=1,11..

Set the field delimiter for --with-nth and --nth.

cat /etc/passwd | fzf -d: --with-nth=1

Start with a pre-filled query.

fzf -q ".py"

Set custom key bindings.

fzf --bind 'ctrl-y:execute-silent(echo {} | xclip -selection clipboard)'

Open a file in your editor.

vim $(fzf)

Checkout a git branch.

git checkout $(git branch | fzf)