file-search
"Modern file and content search using fd, ripgrep (rg), and fzf. Triggers on: fd, ripgrep, rg, find files, search code, fzf, fuzzy find, search codebase."
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About this skill
This skill provides file and content search capabilities using fd, ripgrep, and fzf tools. It enables finding files by name or type, searching file contents with pattern matching, and interactive selection with fuzzy finding. Use it when needing to locate specific files, search code patterns, or interactively select from search results in a development environment.
SKILL.md
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 filerg - 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 filefzf - Interactive Selection
# Find and select
fd | fzf
# With preview
fd | fzf --preview 'bat --color=always {}'
# Multi-select
fd -e ts | fzf -m | xargs codeCombined 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 vimQuick 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
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