regex-search.xplr

Since version v0.19.4, xplr search will default to native fuzzy matching.

This plugin is for people who prefer the old regex based filtered search because it allows more control for advanced use cases.

Installation

Install manually

• Add the following line in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

  local home = os.getenv("HOME")
  package.path = home
    .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?/init.lua;"
    .. home
    .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?.lua;"
    .. package.path

• Clone the plugin

  mkdir -p ~/.config/xplr/plugins
  
  git clone https://github.com/sayanarijit/regex-search.xplr ~/.config/xplr/plugins/regex-search

• Require the module in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

  require("regex-search").setup()
  
  -- Or
  
  require("regex-search").setup{
    mode = "default",  -- or xplr.config.modes.builtin.default
    key = "/",  -- or xplr.config.modes.builtin.default.key_bindings.on_key["/"]
    prompt = "/",
    initial_input = "(?i)^",
  }
  
  -- Type `/` and then the pattern to match