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+title: "fzf"
+category: "Terminal and shell"
+tagline: "A fuzzy finder for files, command history and anything else you can list."
+source: "pacman"
+package: "fzf"
+command: "fzf"
+website: "https://junegunn.github.io/fzf/"
+code: "https://github.com/junegunn/fzf"
+---
+
+## What it is
+
+fzf takes any list, such as file names, command history or Git branches, and lets you filter it by typing a few letters in any order. You pick a line with the arrow keys and Enter, and fzf prints it so other commands can use it.
+
+## Why it's here
+
+- **Find things without exact names.** A few letters are enough to narrow thousands of entries.
+- **Works with everything.** Pipe any command's output into it.
+- **Shell shortcuts.** Its key bindings make history search and path entry much quicker.
+
+## On CoreDesktop
+
+fzf is installed from pacman, and CoreDesktop's shell setup turns on its Bash key bindings: **Ctrl-R** searches your command history, **Ctrl-T** inserts a file path, and **Alt-C** changes into a directory you pick.
+
+CoreDesktop also adds two aliases. `ff` fuzzy-finds a file with a [bat](/software/bat/) preview of its contents, and `eff` opens the file you pick in your editor (Neovim unless you've set `$EDITOR`). `update` keeps fzf current with the pacman packages.