# Install fzy

Fast, simple fuzzy text selector with an advanced scoring algorithm. Version 1.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fzy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fzy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install fzy
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/fzy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add fzy
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install fzy
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fzy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#fzy
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fz/fzy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S fzy
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fzy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install fzy
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:fzy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fzy>
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Source summary:** Fast, simple fuzzy text selector with an advanced scoring algorithm
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy/archive/refs/tags/1.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- fzy (cli)
- fzy (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- Upstream latest detected: 1.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** fzy
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - fzy - 1.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fzy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | fast, simple fuzzy text selector | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- Nix - fzy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fz/fzy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - fzy - 1.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fzy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | fast, simple fuzzy text selector | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- apk - fzy - 1.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A better fuzzy finder | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- apk - fzy-doc - 1.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzy-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A better fuzzy finder (documentation) | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- pacman - fzy - 1.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fzy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A better fuzzy finder | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- zypper - fzy - 1.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A fuzzy text selector | https://github.com/jhawthorn/fzy
- MacPorts - fzy: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/fzy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [fx](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/fx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
- [figlet](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/figlet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
- [selecta](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/selecta/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, finder, fuzzy.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph