FilesFinder is a command-line utility that searches for files within a repository while respecting ignore rules.
It can match file paths using glob patterns or regular expressions, and it’s designed as a faster, simpler alternative to find by using parallel processing. The tool can also be used as a GitHub Action, making it useful for workflows that need to collect files matching specific criteria.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Searches files while respecting .gitignore rules.
- Supports glob pattern matching by default.
- Can parse patterns as regular expressions.
- Includes include and exclude matching modes.
- Lets users set the search directory and maximum recursion depth.
- Can search hidden files and follow symbolic links.
- Supports configurable thread counts for parallel searching.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/jeertmans/filesfinder
Support:
Developer: jeertmans
License: MIT License
FilesFinder is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Alternatives to find | |
|---|---|
| fd | Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' |
| fzf | General-purpose command-line fuzzy finder |
| bfind | Minimalistic find using breadth-first crawling |
| ffind | Sane replacement for command line file search |
| friendly-find | Friendly file finder |
| bfs | Breadth-first search for your files |
| fselect | Find files with SQL-like queries |
| treegrep | Pattern matcher frontend or backend |
| findpick | General purpose file picker combining “find” command with a fuzzy finder |
| rawhide | Find files using pretty C expressions |
| scooter | Interactive find-and-replace terminal UI app |
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