This script integrates the FZF "fuzzy finder" with the Clink command line editing enhancements for CMD.exe on Windows.

1. Copy the fzf.lua file into your Clink scripts directory (you can run clink info to find it, or see Location of Lua Scripts in the Clink docs for more info).

2. Either put fzf.exe in a directory listed in the system PATH environment variable, or run clink set fzf.exe_location <put_full_exe_name_here> to tell Clink where to find the FZF program.

3. Set up key bindings.

   • To use the default key bindings, run clink set fzf.default_bindings true.
   • To use custom key bindings, add them to your .inputrc file (see Key Bindings).

For detailed information on using FZF, please refer to the FZF documentation.

Here are the default key bindings in Clink, if you've enabled the fzf.default_bindings setting:

Note: For the default key bindings to work, you must be using Clink v1.2.46 or higher. If you're using an older version of Clink then consider upgrading Clink, or manually add key bindings in your .inputrc file as described below.

You can use **Tab to list files recursively under the directory.

For example:

• notepad ** lists files recursively under the current directory.
• notepad foo** lists files recursively under the current directory, and uses foo as the search phrase.
• notepad bar\foo** lists files recursively under the bar directory, and uses foo as the search phrase.

You can use your own custom key bindings if you prefer.

Run clink set fzf.default_bindings false and add key bindings to your .inputrc file manually.

Run clink echo to find key bindings strings. See Key Bindings in the Clink documentation for more information on how to set key bindings.

The default key bindings for FZF are listed here in .inputrc file format for convenience:

# Default key bindings for fzf with Clink.
"\C-t":        "luafunc:fzf_file"           # Ctrl+T lists files recursively; choose one or multiple to insert them.
"\C-r":        "luafunc:fzf_history"        # Ctrl+R lists history entries; choose one to insert it.
"\M-c":        "luafunc:fzf_directory"      # Alt+C lists subdirectories; choose one to 'cd /d' to it.
"\M-b":        "luafunc:fzf_bindings"       # Alt+B lists key bindings; choose one to invoke it.
"\t":          "luafunc:fzf_complete"       # Tab uses fzf to filter match completions, but only when preceded by '**' (recursive).
"\e[27;5;32~": "luafunc:fzf_complete_force" # Ctrl+Space uses fzf to filter match completions (and supports '**' for recursive).

The following commands are also available for binding to keys:

You can specify FZF options for each of the different commands:

You can specify commands to run for collecting files or directories:

You can optionally have file icons show up in FZF completion lists in Clink.

Requirements:

• Install and use a Nerd Font.
• Clink v1.6.5 or newer.
• DirX v0.9 or newer.
• FZF.

Configure the following environment variables:

• set FZF_CTRL_T_COMMAND=dirx.exe /b /s /X:d /a:-s-h --bare-relative --icons=always --utf8 $dir
• set FZF_ALT_C_COMMAND=dirx.exe /b /s /X:d /a:d-s-h --bare-relative --icons=always --utf8 $dir
• set FZF_ICON_WIDTH=2

If you want it to recurse into hidden directories, then remove the /X:d part from the commands in the environment variables.

If you want it to list hidden files and directories, then remove the -h part at the end of the /a: flags in the environment variables.

You can specify a preview command for FZF.

The examples assume you have also enabled icons. If you don't have icons enabled just replace {2..} with {}.

The examples also let you toggle between different preview window sizes with Ctrl+/.

The command will show the contents of files with the Ctrl+T hotkey; it assumes you have bat installed and available in the %PATH% environment variable.

set FZF_CTRL_T_OPTS=--preview-window "right:40%,border-left" --bind "ctrl-/:change-preview-window(right:70%|hidden|)" --preview "bat --force-colorization --style=numbers,changes --line-range=:500 {2..}"

This command will show the contents of folders with the Alt+C hotkey; it assumes you have dirx installed and available in the %PATH% environment variable.

set FZF_ALT_C_OPTS=--preview-window "right:40%,border-left" --bind "ctrl-/:change-preview-window(right:70%|hidden|)" --preview "dirx -b -s --bare-relative --utf8 --level=3 --tree --icons=always {2..}"