v0.5.0

New Features

File System Support

• Hidden file support with --include-hidden (-H) flag - now finds .env, .gitignore, and other hidden files
• Symlink following with --follow-symlinks (-L) flag - traverse symbolic links safely

Advanced Size Filtering

• Size operators: --size +1M (larger than), --size -500K (smaller than), --size 1024 (exact size)
• Supports K, M, G, T suffixes for human-readable sizes

Output

• JSON output with --json flag - structured data for scripts and tools
• Cross-platform path normalization (forward slashes)
• Clean, parseable format

Enhanced Interface

• Comprehensive short flags: -H, -L, -d, -j, -c, -g
• Professional help system inspired by modern CLI tools
• Better examples and documentation

Performance Improvements

• Optimized --max-results to exit search early once limit is reached, improving performance for partial searches by up to 3×

Bug Fixes

• Fixed depth limiting logic for proper recursion control
• Fixed hidden file detection using FILE_ATTRIBUTE_HIDDEN
• Fixed symlink detection using FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT
• Fixed buffer truncation warning in time formatting