Docfd – TUI multiline fuzzy document finder

Docfd is a TUI multiline fuzzy document finder.

Think interactive grep for text files, PDFs, DOCXs, etc, but word/token based instead of regex and line based, so you can search across lines easily.

Docfd aims to provide good UX via integration with common text editors and PDF viewers, so you can jump directly to a search result with a single key press.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Multithreaded indexing and searching.
• Multiline fuzzy search of multiple files.
• Content view pane that shows the snippet surrounding the search result selected.
• Text editor and PDF viewer integration.
• Editable command history – rewrite/plan your actions in text editor.
• Search scope narrowing – limit scope of next search based on current search results.
• Clipboard integration.
• Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and macOS.

Website: github.com/darrenldl/docfd
Support:
Developer: Di Long Li
License: MIT License

Docfd is written in OCaml. Learn OCaml with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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