How to integrate fzf for fuzzy finding - Revision history

Xaizek: /* Tmux */ Mention "Vifm Fuzzy Find in tmux Popup Window with fzf and fd" blog post

2026-04-05T15:53:23Z

Tmux: Mention "Vifm Fuzzy Find in tmux Popup Window with fzf and fd" blog post

Xaizek: /* Commands */ Update wording: https://github.com/vifm/vifm/issues/963#issuecomment-1830457216

2023-11-28T18:35:57Z

Commands: Update wording: https://github.com/vifm/vifm/issues/963#issuecomment-1830457216

195.122.198.18: '--height' parameter doesn't exist in 'fzf-tmux'

2023-08-02T12:37:06Z

'--height' parameter doesn't exist in 'fzf-tmux'

95.85.215.79: /* Tmux */

2022-07-30T19:15:16Z

Tmux

Xaizek: /* Commands */ Add variation that enters directories

2021-01-16T15:41:57Z

Commands: Add variation that enters directories

Xaizek: /* Examples */ Check result of `fzf`

2021-01-16T15:38:38Z

Examples: Check result of `fzf`

Xaizek: /* Tmux */ Don't use `term()` in this case, no competition for terminal

2021-01-16T15:32:55Z

Tmux: Don't use `term()` in this case, no competition for terminal

2001:871:23C:84A9:9421:1E13:7E9B:5C45: /* Considerations */ grammar

2021-01-12T10:21:34Z

Considerations: grammar

2001:871:23C:84A9:9421:1E13:7E9B:5C45: /* Options */ spelling

2021-01-12T10:21:07Z

Options: spelling

Basbossink: Add alternative using fzf as the directory searcher.

2020-05-16T01:46:47Z

Add alternative using fzf as the directory searcher.

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                    \| endif
 </source>
 == Windows Examples ==

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 </source>
-In both examples <code>fzf</code> will pop up on the bottom and allow us to filter the output of the feeder command. To prevent artifacts, <code>vifm</code>'s previews are switched off. Once our selection is made, <code>fzf</code> will close and <code>vifm</code> will advance the active pane to the directory of the selected file with the cursor highlighting it.
+In both examples <code>fzf</code> will show up and allow us to filter the output of the feeder command. To prevent artifacts, <code>vifm</code>'s previews are switched off. Once our selection is made, <code>fzf</code> will close and <code>vifm</code> will advance the active pane to the directory of the selected file with the cursor highlighting it.
 === Options ===

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 === Tmux ===
-<code>fzf</code> ships with the <code>fzf-tmux</code> wrapper script. This is a bit like the <code>vifm</code> <code>%s</code> split macro.
+<code>fzf</code> ships with the <code>fzf-tmux</code> wrapper script. There are two display option:
-In the example below we use <code>fzf-tmux</code> with no other alterations. By taking advantage of <code>tmux</code> where it's available, we can enjoy a more graceful integration with <code>fzf</code>.
+In the example below we use <code>fzf-tmux</code> with popup window of 80% size. By taking advantage of <code>tmux</code> where it's available, we can enjoy a more graceful integration with <code>fzf</code>.
 <source lang="vim">
 command! FZFlocate : set noquickview
-                   \| let $FZF_PICK = system('locate $HOME | fzf-tmux --height 10 2>/dev/tty')
+                   \| let $FZF_PICK = system('locate $HOME | fzf-tmux -p 80%% 2>/dev/tty')
                    \| if $FZF_PICK != ''
                    \|     execute 'goto' fnameescape($FZF_PICK)

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 <source lang="vim">
 command! FZFlocate : set noquickview
-                   \| let $FZF_PICK = term('locate $HOME | fzf-tmux --height 10 2>/dev/tty')
+                   \| let $FZF_PICK = system('locate $HOME | fzf-tmux --height 10 2>/dev/tty')
                    \| if $FZF_PICK != ''
                    \|     execute 'goto' fnameescape($FZF_PICK)

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                  \|     execute 'goto' fnameescape($FZF_PICK)
                  \| endif
 </source>

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 == Considerations ==
-<code>fzf</code> is a powerful and quick interactive filter in addition to working as a file searching utility by default. This method focuses on piping the output from <code>locate $HOME</code> for quick traversal though the user's <code>$HOME</code> directory and the output from <code>find</code> for recursive traversal.
+<code>fzf</code> is a powerful and quick interactive filter in addition to working as a file searching utility by default. This method focuses on piping the output from <code>locate $HOME</code> for quick traversal over the user's <code>$HOME</code> directory and the output from <code>find</code> for recursive traversal.
 == Examples ==

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 === Options ===
-<code>vifm</code> will run its built in <code>:goto</code> however other commands like <code>:cd</code> should work if an appropriate list is piped to <code>fzf</code>. As this is an example of process substitution (using the output of a command or commands as an argument for another command), we need to use the <code>term()</code> function to run our searching/listing <code>fzf</code> pipeline.
+<code>vifm</code> will run its built-in <code>:goto</code>, however other commands like <code>:cd</code> should work if an appropriate list is piped to <code>fzf</code>. As this is an example of process substitution (using the output of a command or commands as an argument for another command), we need to use the <code>term()</code> function to run our searching/listing <code>fzf</code> pipeline.
 === Mappings ===

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	This will search the local directory and child directories using PowerShell if no search criteria is supplied to :Find, else it will search the entire system for the supplied search criteria using the Everything command line interface tool, es (note that convert_forward_slash_to_backslash must be preset within Everything.ini and either forward or double backslashes should be used where appropriate in any search criteria).		This will search the local directory and child directories using PowerShell if no search criteria is supplied to :Find, else it will search the entire system for the supplied search criteria using the Everything command line interface tool, es (note that convert_forward_slash_to_backslash must be preset within Everything.ini and either forward or double backslashes should be used where appropriate in any search criteria).
		+
		+	==== A faster alternative that uses sed ====
		+	<source lang="vim">
		+	command! Find :execute 'goto' fnameescape(term('fzf \| sed.exe -b -e "s/\\/\//g"'))
		+	</source>
		+
		+	This approach has two advantages it uses the <code>fzf</code> built-in directory scanning which is much faster than the <code>powershell</code> <code>Get-ChildItem</code> cmdlet (especially if the <code>powershell</code> startup time is taken into account) secondly it only performs the <code>\</code> to <code>/</code> replacement for the result returned by <code>fzf</code> which is a much smaller set of paths. A windows version of [https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/ GNU sed] can be easily installed using [https://chocolatey.org/packages/sed this] [https://chocolatey.org/ chocolatey] [https://chocolatey.org/packages/sed package].

	=== Mappings ===		=== Mappings ===