fpick

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

fpick returns the selected path to standard output, so you combine it with other commands:

cd "$(fpick)"
cat $(fpick)

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/0.7.5/fpick -o ~/bin/fpick
chmod +x ~/bin/fpick

Usage

Traverse through directories

Type cd "$(fpick)" to quickly change the directory interactively:

• Start typing a name to filter the list of directories.
• Find your subdirectory with up and down arrows. Hit Enter to go inside.
• Repeat the steps until you are in the directory you are looking for.
• Hit Enter again (when being focused on .) to exit and change the directory.

Controls

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 on selected file to exit and print its path to stdout.
• Enter on selected directory to enter inside it.
• Enter on . to pick current directory.
• Esc or Ctrl + C to exit.
• / to go to root directory.
• Alt + Enter on selected file / directory to open context menu and execute an operation:
  • Open - open directory in file manager or a file in a default application
  • Show in less
  • Edit in vim
  • Edit in sudo vim
  • Delete file
  • Delete directory
  • Copy path to clipboard
  • Pick absolute path - return absolute path to stdout.
  • Pick relative path - return relative path to stdout.

CLI arguments

See fpick --help for options.

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)"

Set alias for quick access:

alias cfp='cd "$(fpick)"'

Move file by interactively picking the source and destination:

mv "$(fpick)" "$(fpick)"