A guide to install and use fzf for fast and interactive file and directory searching within the terminal.

Mastering fzf for Interactive File Searching

# Step 1: Install fzf
sudo apt update
sudo apt install fzf

# Step 1: Install fzf
# Update your package list to ensure everything is up-to-date.
sudo apt update

# Install fzf package.
sudo apt install fzf

# Step 2: Verify installation
# Check the version to ensure that fzf was installed correctly.
fzf --version

# Step 3: Configure fzf in ~/.zshrc
# Open your .zshrc file with nano.
nano ~/.zshrc

# Scroll to the end of the file and add the following lines to load fzf's key bindings and completion.
[ -f /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/key-bindings.zsh ] && source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/key-bindings.zsh
[ -f /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/completion.zsh ] && source /usr/share/doc/fzf/examples/completion.zsh

# Save and close the file.
# Press Ctrl+O to save the file, then press Enter to confirm the file name.
# Press Ctrl+X to exit nano.

# Step 4: Reload .zshrc to apply the changes
# After modifying your .zshrc, reload the configuration so the changes take effect.
source ~/.zshrc

# Step 5: Use fzf for interactive file and directory search
# Now you can use fzf to search files and directories interactively.

# Example 1: Press 'Ctrl+T' to start searching for files.
# This opens an interactive search where you can type part of a file's name to filter and select it.

# Example 2: Press 'Ctrl+R' to search through your command history.
# Start typing part of a previous command and fzf will show matching results. Use the arrow keys to select one.