fzf-make – fuzzy command runner for project tasks

fzf-make is a terminal user interface for finding and running project commands through fuzzy search.

Despite its name, it is not limited to Makefiles: the program can discover commands from several common task runners and JavaScript package managers, display them in an interactive list, and show a preview before execution. This gives developers a consistent keyboard-driven way to browse available project tasks without remembering every target, script or recipe name, while still executing the underlying tool rather than introducing its own task-definition format.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Fuzzy-filters available commands and displays a preview for the selected entry.
• Runs targets from Makefiles and understands the make include directive.
• Discovers and executes npm, pnpm and Yarn package scripts.
• Supports just recipes and Task tasks alongside Make and JavaScript package managers.
• Detects which supported runner is applicable from files in the working directory and, where appropriate, parent directories.
• Collects npm workspace scripts using npm query.
• Handles pnpm and Yarn workspaces so scripts from multiple packages can be selected.
• Uses Task’s structured command output to discover tasks, including included Taskfiles.
• Keeps command history available in a separate pane.
• Repeats the previously executed command without reopening the normal selection workflow.
• Accepts additional arguments through an interactive popup before executing a command.
• Provides keyboard-oriented navigation in its Ratatui-based interface.
• Can copy the selected command to the clipboard instead of executing it.

Website: github.com/kyu08/fzf-make
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Developer: Tatsuya Kyushima
License: MIT License

fzf-make is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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