skills/file-search/SKILL.md
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.
npx skillsauth add 0xDarkMatter/claude-mods file-searchInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Modern file and content search.
# 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
# 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
# Find and select
fd | fzf
# With preview
fd | fzf --preview 'bat --color=always {}'
# Multi-select
fd -e ts | fzf -m | xargs code
# 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
| 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 {}' |
| 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 |
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