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Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go. Version 0.74.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fzf

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install fzf

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/fzf/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fzf

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fzf · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install fzf

Debian stable package indexes · fzf · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install fzf

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · fzf · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fzf

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fz/fzf/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S fzf

Arch Linux sync databases · fzf · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install fzf

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · fzf · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Command-line fuzzy finder written in Go

Commands and aliases

  • fzf
  • fzf-preview.sh
  • fzf-tmux

history

Project history and usage

fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder and interactive terminal toolkit. Its README describes it as a fast, portable, programmable single-binary tool for selecting files, browsing command history, previewing data, navigating datasets, and building custom terminal menus.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in October 2013, and the README copyright line spans 2013-2026. Over time the project expanded from a fuzzy selector into a terminal UI toolkit with preview windows, event bindings, reload actions, shell integrations, Vim and Neovim support, and packaged binaries.

Recent changelog entries show active development in the 0.70 series and later, including popup support for tmux and Zellij, reload tracking, performance improvements, Nushell integration, new preview and border behavior, and HTTP/listen-related enhancements.

Adoption history

fzf is widely packaged by operating-system and language-adjacent package managers. The official README documents Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Nix, Arch, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Gentoo, Spack, Void, Chocolatey, Scoop, Winget, MSYS2, git installs, binary releases, and Vim plugin installation.

How it is used

The basic model is Unix-pipeline friendly: fzf reads newline-separated candidates from stdin and writes the selected item to stdout. Without stdin, it can traverse the current directory. Shell integration adds key bindings and fuzzy completion for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and Nushell, while the Vim integration exposes functions and the `:FZF` command.

Why package nerds care

fzf is one of the canonical examples of a small CLI package becoming a platform primitive. Package maintainers care about it because it is not just an executable but also shell scripts, editor integration, completions, optional tmux/Zellij behavior, binary releases, and cross-platform package-manager coverage.

Timeline

  • 2013: GitHub repository created.
  • 2013: README copyright period begins.
  • 2020: GitHub Releases feed includes release 0.24.0.
  • 2026: Release v0.73.1 published.

Related projects

  • The README points to fzf.vim as a separate project for richer Vim commands, fzf-lua for Neovim users who prefer Lua plugins, fzf-tmux for tmux-pane use on older setups, and an official wiki page for related projects.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS_FILE~/.fzfrc

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
fzfcliglobal executable
fzf-preview.shcliglobal executable
fzf-tmuxcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.74.0
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.74.0

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fzf
Version0.74.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fzf
Homepagehttps://junegunn.github.io/fzf/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/junegunn/fzf
Upstream docshttps://github.com/junegunn/fzf#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/junegunn/fzf/archive/refs/tags/v0.74.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-06T15:42:20Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesgo
Uses from macOSncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsTo set up shell integration, see: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#setting-up-shell-integration To use fzf in Vim, add the following line to your .vimrc: set rtp+=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/fzf

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefzf
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

fzf 0.60.3-1+b2

general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apt install fzf
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: fzf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

fzf

nix profile install nixpkgs#fzf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fz/fzf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

fzf 0.44.1-1

general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apt install fzf
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fzf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

fzf 0.73.1-r0

A command-line fuzzy finder

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-bash-plugin 0.73.1-r0

Bash plugin for fzf (completion and key bindings)

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-bash-plugin
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-bash-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-doc 0.73.1-r0

A command-line fuzzy finder (documentation)

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-fish-plugin 0.73.1-r0

Fish key bindings for fzf

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-fish-plugin
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-fish-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-neovim 0.73.1-r0

fzf vim plugin for neovim

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-neovim
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-neovim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-tmux 0.73.1-r0

Helper script to start fzf in a tmux pane

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-tmux
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-tmux from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-vim 0.73.1-r0

fzf vim plugin

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-vim
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-vim from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fzf-zsh-plugin 0.73.1-r0

Zsh plugin for fzf (completion and key bindings)

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo apk add fzf-zsh-plugin
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fzf-zsh-plugin from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

fzf 0.73.1-1.fc45

A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo dnf install fzf
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fzf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

fzf 0.72.0-1

Command-line fuzzy finder

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo pacman -S fzf
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: fzf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

fzf 0.73.1-1.1

A command-line fuzzy finder

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo zypper install fzf
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fzf-bash-integration 0.73.1-1.1

Bash completion for fzf

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo zypper install fzf-bash-integration
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-bash-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

fzf-fish-integration 0.73.1-1.1

Fish completion for fzf

https://github.com/junegunn/fzf

sudo zypper install fzf-fish-integration
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Productivity/File utilities
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: fzf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fzf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fzf-fish-integration from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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