# Install fuzzy-find with Homebrew, MacPorts

Fuzzy filename finder matching across directories as well as files. Version 0.6.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:fuzzy-find
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install fuzzy-find
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install fuzzy-find
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:fuzzy-find
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fuzzy-find>
- **Version:** 0.6.0
- **Source summary:** Fuzzy filename finder matching across directories as well as files
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/silentbicycle/ff>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/silentbicycle/ff>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/silentbicycle/ff#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/silentbicycle/ff/archive/refs/tags/v0.6-flag-features.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- ff (cli)
- ff (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 0.6.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/silentbicycle/ff
- Upstream latest detected: v0.6-flag-features (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Security Notes

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:** fuzzy-find
- **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

- MacPorts - fuzzy-find: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/fuzzy-find/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [fzy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, developer-tools, fuzzy-finder, search.
- [zf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, file-search, fuzzy-finder, search.
- [fzf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fzf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fuzzy-finder, search.
- [sk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, fuzzy-finder, search.
- [cgrep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgrep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, search.
- [cgvg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cgvg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, search.
- [comby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/comby/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, search.
- [ddgr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ddgr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, search.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fuzzy-find.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fuzzy-find.yml)


## 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