File Search Modern file and content search. fd - Find Files

Find by name

fd config

Files containing "config"

fd -e py

Python files

By type

fd -t f config

Files only

fd -t d src

Directories only

Exclude

fd -E node_modules

Exclude directory

fd -E "*.min.js"

Exclude pattern

Execute command

fd -e py -x wc -l

Line count per file

rg - Search Content

Simple search

rg "TODO"

Find TODO

rg -i "error"

Case-insensitive

By file type

rg -t py "import"

Python files only

rg -t js -t ts "async"

JS and TS

Context

rg -C 3 "function"

3 lines before/after

Output modes

rg -l "TODO"

File names only

rg -c "TODO"

Count per file

fzf - Interactive Selection

Find and select

fd | fzf

With preview

fd | fzf --preview 'bat --color=always {}'

Multi-select

fd -e ts | fzf -m | xargs code Combined Patterns

Find files, search content

fd -e py -x rg "async def" { }

Search, select, open

rg -l "pattern" | fzf --preview 'rg -C 3 "pattern" {}' | xargs vim Quick Reference Task Command Find TS files fd -e ts Find in src fd -e ts src/ Search pattern rg "pattern" Search in type rg -t py "import" Files with match rg -l "pattern" Count matches rg -c "pattern" Interactive fd | fzf With preview fd | fzf --preview 'bat {}' Performance Tips Tip Why Both respect .gitignore Auto-skip node_modules, dist Use -t over -g Type flags are faster Narrow the path rg pattern src/ faster Use -F for literals Avoids regex overhead Additional Resources For detailed patterns, load: ./references/advanced-workflows.md - Git integration, shell functions, power workflows