Questions tagged [plugin-fzf]
Question about plugin fzf which provides fuzzy file and buffer browsing based of fzf.
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FZF-Vim with ripgrep: load results into quickfix list?
I used to use the vim-ripgrep plugin to integrate with ripgrep (:Rg), which would load the results from rg into a quickfix list, so I could go back and forward over them with [q and ]q.
Now I use the ...
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How to pass an argument for glob in fzf.vim Rg to support searching in specific files?
I am using fzf.vim plugin with ripgrep.
Fzf comes with the command :RG and :Rgright out of the box that lets me to search for keywords in files.
However, often I need to search for keywords in ...
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Find git root directory in key mapping
I would like to find the git root directory and use it as argument for :FZF in a key mapping like this:
nnoremap <Leader>eg :FZF `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`<CR>
Unfortunately, this ...
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How to view the full shell error from a vim script?
I have been using vim/nvim for years on my desktop, and one of the most useful libs I have is the FZF vim plugin, specifically the command that lists the tags from the current buffer:
:BTags [QUERY]: ...
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Citations in VIM: the fzf-Bibtex PlugIn
I try to use the plugin fzf-Bibtex to insert citations in a scientific paper.
I have installed all dependencies and plugins.
These have been added to my .vimrc:
Plug 'msprev/fzf-bibtex'
Plug '...
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Can a vim filter be interactive?
Is there a way to use a read filter that calls an interactive command?
My use case is a grep command that returns a long list of tags that I might want to include in a blog post; I was hoping to be ...
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Weird arrow key behaviour in fzf.vim terminal mode
My .vimrc contains junegunn's implementation of Most Recently Used FZF search:
nmap <Leader><Leader> :FZFMru<CR>
command! FZFMru call fzf#run({
\ 'source': v:oldfiles,
\ 'sink': ...
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Open file in new tab or split if current file has changes in fzf.vim
I have been using :Files to get a list of files using fzf.vim. Although whenever I hit enter to open a new file and the current file has not been saved I get an error message saying
No write since ...
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Use feedkeys then do command
I want to write a mapping that does feedkeys(":cd " . getcwd()), waits for me to edit the directory and then press enter, and then runs a command such as :Rg from the fzf plugin.
I tried ...
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Prioritize recently used commands in fzf
I use fzf's :History: a lot to execute previous Vim commands, it's really handy.
I'd like to give Vim commands that I used more recently a better ranking so they appear as the best match when using :...
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How to make FZF BTags command separate public from private methods
I spend most of my time doing peer reviews and working on higher level architecture decisions when it comes to the code of my team. So I find the tools that visualizes the code at a higher level to be ...
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Vim getting stuck after selecting a file in fzf preview
My FZF preview window works fine as long as I'm in some small project, with fewer files. But when I'm in some node project with node_modules and a ton of files, after selecting the file I want to jump ...
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Q: Calling Termdebug as fzf sink does not enable Termdebugs commands
I am trying to set up a shortcut that allows me to start gdb from within neovim while selecting the executable that I want to debug via fzf.
Using the following command
com! -bar -bang Debugger call ...
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Custom key binding for project-wide search and replace using FZF.vim Rg function?
I know that one can do a project-wide search and replace using the results of an Rg search in FZF.vim by doing the following:
Run :Rg SEARCH_TERM
Use Alt + a (or in my case, Esc + a, since I'm using ...
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Opening multiple files in Vim with fzf.vim's Rg command
Recently I was watching the following YouTube video https://youtu.be/fP_ckZ30gbs?t=1365 and got confused at the part where he is talking about opening multiple files at once. I tried this on my own ...
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Vim fzf :Buffers (WSL Ubuntu) stopped working after update
I am using Vim on Ubuntu for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). After updating all components involved (Vim, fzf, Ubuntu), the :Buffers command stopped working. Note that :Files, :Lines, etc. work as ...
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Can't search for strings within hidden files with fzf's Rg command in vim
I just installed fzf for my bash terminal and the fzf.vim plugin for vim. I've placed the following code at the bottom of my .bashrc script:
export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='rg --files --hidden --no-ignore-...
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fzf.vim how to configure the maximum amount of files stored in recent files history?
Just like the title states. I've read through the readme at https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.vim but can't seem to see anything mention about this. I've even tried to search the repo for max which only ...
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Using fzf inside vim with double star completion
I wonder if it is possible to use fzf inside vim the same way it can be used on the command line. So, on the command line I can do vim file** and it will use fzf to search 'file'. I wonder if this is ...
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Open FZF in current directory of file I am viewing
Often I am in some 'general' directory when I open files, such as ~ or Desktop. FZF by default opens the user's pwd, for example, if I have:
Desktop $ vim ~/.vim/vimrc
And I do:
:FZF
It will ...
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Is it normal that I can't erase an input to FZF?
I am using the FZF vim plugin and when I open it using :FZF<cr> it then shows me the prompt to input what I want to search for. If I type something and then press backspace to erase (For example ...
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FZF Immediately Gives me the Dreaded Bell When first Tyring to use it
Not sure why but if I open vim, and try and use FZF, I get a bell noise when using my mappings for it. Doing :FZF will work just fine, but I have a mapping nnoremap <leader>ff :FZF<cr> And ...
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How could I customize preview window coloring with results from Ripgrep and fzf?
I am just getting into vim and I'm trying to get the preview window for my Rg results to show up with nice looking colors. Currently I have most of the stuff looking nice; here is a picture of where I ...
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Tracking down odd behavior right after opening Vim and using fuzzy finder
When I open Vim for the first time and go to search using ctrl+p fzf then start typing my search it gets prepended with the following text:
12;4$y
This means if I have typed searching it will become ...
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Setting up fzf and integrating it with vim
I am trying to setup fzf and use it with vim, tried to follow the instructions in the git repo but could not get things to work.
I was successfully able to install fzf and use the :FZF command in vim....
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Behaviour of BufEnter
In neovim, open two different buffers as follows (using :vnew, for example):
*--------------*--------------*
| | |
| 1 | 2 |
| | ...
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How to use FZF to search directories and open new file in directory
Here's what I'd like to do, and I'm open to using any tool (not just fzf):
I want to be able to open a new file quickly (with a horizontal split :sp) in a specific directory that I find using fzf. Say ...
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Cycle between modes in fzf.vim
I'm using fzf.vim instead of ctrlp.vim for quite some time now but there is one functionality that a miss quite a lot. In ctrlp.vim once you have the extension opened you can cycle between modes using ...
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Vimscript infinite loop
I'm trying to combine fzf-bibtex with UltiSnips so that I can search my bibliography file and insert a BibTeX key automatically. I use the following function from fzf-bibtex (which calls the binaries ...
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Insert filepath from FZF window in buffer
In the fzf plugin you can define mappings for the fzf window to open the selected file in a vertical split, etc. How can I make fzf mapping to insert the path of the selected file as a string into the ...
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How to use fzf :Buffers/:Files commands from vim terminal buffer
When in (Vim) terminal mode, I can use and then :e! fileName to open a file. Note that without the !, the following error message is displayed "E948: Job still running (add ! to end the job)".
How ...
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How to limit a key binding to a single key
I'm having trouble putting to words what I'm looking for, please mark as duplicate if appropriate
I have a key binding that launches a search based on a fuzzy finder (specifically bindings to fzf and ...
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Context aware fzf command
I would like to have a file extension aware :FZF command, so that when I choose a file with enter from the fzf prompt, and that file has an extension that matches a list (say (pdf|mp3|jpg)), it opens ...
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Why does `:call f(...)` do nothing while mapping it to a binding works?
I'm not really sure how to describe this behavior better than with the example I'm dealing with.
I'm trying to write a custom completion using fzf-vim ... and as I'm looking through the documentation,...
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FZF --preview in Vim returns zsh shell error
I have been trying out FZF with Neovim. I installed it via a nvim plugin package manager. I have not installed it for the command line.
When trying to see file previews :FZF --preview="head -$LINES {}...
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Neovim freezes with FZF
I currently use 'junegunn/fzf.vim', along with the homebrew version of fzf in the command line to search within projects. My setup uses Neovim and Tmux, and I'm getting intermittent freezing when ...
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How to remove entries from v:oldfiles list in neovim
I renamed a big folder that contains a lot of files I recently edited.
After changing the name, my neovim's v:oldfiles list contains the old names that is no longer accessible. How can I clean the ...
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Can I set the default search directory on fzf?
I set the following on my ~/.vimrc which sets the current directory to the location of the file on the buffer.
au BufEnter * silent! :lcd%:p:h
However, when I run the fzf command to search for a ...
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How can I change the cursor moving on fzf?
Similar to the question about ctrlp, I would like to know how to change the key remapping to move the cursor on fzf library.
Right now, only the ctrl + k works to move the cursor upward, but all the ...
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How can I pass extra flags to FZF/ripgrep commands with the leader key?
Current functionality
When I use <C-P> and <C-Å> I can respectively search file names and contents. Everything works great.
Target functionality
When prepending either with <leader>, ...
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How to add a fallback when :b buffer change fails
I have 2 ways to open a file for editing:
:b <filename> to switch to an opened buffer -- imagine that I have a lot of folders containing index.html so by using :b I know I am working on the one ...
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Contextual key bindings when a specific context menu is open
I recently installed fzf CLI fuzzy search utility, and the accompanying fzf.vim file with it. They both work great, and I have been enjoying my experience with them thus far.
However, I'd like to ...
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How to call the fzf Ag command with multiple arguments?
The plugin fzf.vim defines the following vim command here:
command! -bang -nargs=* Ag call fzf#vim#ag(<q-args>, <bang>0)'
the fzt#vim#ag function seems to allow passing all the ag ...
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How to exclude filenames from Ag search (via fzf.vim)?
I'm using (the fantastic) Ag, Silver Searcher, through (the fantastic) fzf.vim plugin. When I search for text, though, I don't want to see matches on file names.
For example,
:Ag finder
shows every ...
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Toggle fzf.vim if already open
I am trying to write a vim function to toggle the fzf window if it is already open using fzf.vim.
The use case is if I am in the :Buffers view and I want to change to the :Files view if I try to ...
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VIM FZF, searching multiple directories
Using FZF in Vim, is it possible to search project directory and a library directory? For example when executing FZF, it would search directories:
~/project/ and ~/libs/include, and provide results.
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