sharkdp/fd
A fast, user-friendly, and intuitive command-line utility for finding files, serving as a modern alternative to the traditional 'find' command.
Core Features
Detailed Introduction
fd is a modern, high-performance command-line utility designed to efficiently locate files and directories within a filesystem. It offers a user-friendly and intuitive syntax, making it a powerful and often faster alternative to the traditional 'find' command. With key features like parallelized directory traversal for significant speed improvements, smart case sensitivity that adapts to user input, default ignoring of hidden files and those specified in .gitignore, and robust support for both regular expressions and glob patterns, fd streamlines file searching for developers and system administrators. It significantly enhances productivity by providing sensible defaults, clear, color-coded output, and options for parallel command execution on search results.