fpick

fpick is an interactive file picker to traverse through directories tree in a terminal.

GitHub - Crates - docs.rs

Installation

Cargo

cargo install fpick

This will install fpick binary in Rust's Path.

Binary

Alternatively, you can download the compiled binary:

curl -L https://github.com/igrek51/fpick/releases/download/0.3.0/fpick -o ~/bin/fpick
chmod +x ~/bin/fpick

Usage

Launch the interactive file picker by running fpick.

Navigate with keyboard:

• ↑ and ↓ to move between files and directories,
• → to enter a directory.
• ← to go up,
• Type a phrase to filter the list of files
• Enter to select a file, exit and print its path to stdout.

See fpick --help for more options.

CLI arguments

Usage:

• fpick [OPTIONS] to select a file in a current directory and return its path
• fpick [OPTIONS] <PATH> to select a file starting from a specified directory

Options:

• --relative, --rel, -r - Print selected path as relative to the starting directory
• --version - Print version
• --help, -h - Print usage

Examples

You can use it in combination with other commands, for example to print the selected file:

cat `fpick`

Tired of typing ls and cd, over and over again, just to find a file in a deeply nested directory tree? Use fpick to navigate through directories interactively:

cd `fpick`