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zf – fuzzy finder designed for filtering filepaths

zf is a fuzzy finder that excels at filtering filepaths:

  • because filenames are usually unique, matches on filenames are prioritized.
  • when the query resembles a file path, zf uses heuristics for a more accurate match.

The goal of zf is to be more accurate than other fuzzy finders when filtering filepaths, but it also functions as a general-purpose fuzzy finder.

zf is also available as an allocation-free library for fuzzy filtering.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

  • Fuzzy matching algorithm designed for file paths.
  • Refine search results with whitespace separated query terms.
  • Smartcase (case insensitive unless the query contains uppercase letters).
  • Multiselect to output multiple selected lines.
  • Preview window.
  • Zig and C libraries for the zf ranking algorithm.

Website: github.com/natecraddock/zf
Support:
Developer: Nathan Craddock
License: MIT License

zf usage

zf is written in Zig. Learn Zig with our recommended free tutorials.


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