# fzf Command-Line Fuzzy Finder

> fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. It works as an interactive filter for any list — files, command history, processes, git branches, bookmarks — using a fuzzy matching algorithm that tolerates omitted characters and typos.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder

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# fzf Command-Line Fuzzy Finder

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. It works as an interactive filter for any list — files, command history, processes, git branches, bookmarks — using a fuzzy matching algorithm that tolerates omitted characters and typos.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install fzf
- git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git ~/.fzf
- make use of this feature. $dir defaults to . when the last token is not a

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- (requires tmux 3.3+ or Zellij 0.44+).
- It doesn't require a trigger sequence like **. Instead, if activates
- # Press CTRL-Y to copy the line to clipboard and aborts fzf (requires pbcopy)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Usage](#usage)
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- ### Using Homebrew

- Source: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/junegunn/fzf/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/fzf-command-line-fuzzy-finder/)