Introduction to fzf - Fuzzy Finder
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Markdown, WSL and Docker lover ~ PHP developer ~ Insatiable curious.
As you probably know, CTRL+R in the console will give you access to your HISTORY i.e. you'll retrieve the list of the commands you previously typed in your console. Just like using UP or DOWN keys but with a very small search engine.
And it makes the job but, honestly, this is really basic, no?
The Fuzzy Finder (aka fzf) command line utility will explode the possibilities linked to searching in the history but, in reality, this is just one of the consequences of installing fzf, which is so much more powerful.
Let's have a look.