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Ivy - a generic completion frontend for Emacs, Swiper - isearch with an overview, and more. Oh, man!
https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper
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Ivy - a generic completion frontend for Emacs, Swiper - isearch with an overview, and more. Oh, man!
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper
- Owner: abo-abo
- Created: 2015-03-09T19:29:06.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-29T17:25:44.000Z (2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-01T11:21:42.453Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: completion, counsel, emacs, ivy, search, swiper
- Language: Emacs Lisp
- Homepage: https://oremacs.com/swiper/
- Size: 8.04 MB
- Stars: 2,295
- Watchers: 52
- Forks: 338
- Open Issues: 460
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.org
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
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README
[](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/actions/workflows/test.yml)
***flexible, simple tools for minibuffer completion in Emacs***
This repository contains:
**Ivy**, a generic completion mechanism for Emacs.
**Counsel**, a collection of Ivy-enhanced versions of common Emacs
commands.
**Swiper**, an Ivy-enhanced alternative to Isearch.
# Ivy
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/ivy.html)
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/ivy.html)
[](https://melpa.org/#/ivy)
[](https://stable.melpa.org/#/ivy)
Ivy is a generic completion mechanism for Emacs. While it operates
similarly to other completion schemes such as `icomplete-mode`, Ivy
aims to be more efficient, smaller, simpler, and smoother to use yet
highly customizable.
To try Ivy, just call M-x `ivy-mode`. This will enable
generic Ivy completion, including specific completion for file and
buffer names.
### Installation
Install the `ivy` package from GNU ELPA or MELPA.
Users of Debian ≥10 (and derivatives such as Ubuntu ≥18.04) can
install Ivy, Counsel, and Swiper with `sudo apt install elpa-counsel`.
To add Hydra support `sudo apt install elpa-ivy-hydra`.
## Documentation
### Manual
The manual is available as [HTML](https://oremacs.com/swiper/).
Installing `ivy` from GNU ELPA or MELPA also installs the manual under
the `(ivy)` Info node.
The source file for the Info page is [here](doc/ivy.org).
### Wiki
Ivy and Swiper wiki is here: [the wiki](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper/wiki).
### Small config example
```elisp
(ivy-mode)
(setq ivy-use-virtual-buffers t)
(setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
;; enable this if you want `swiper' to use it
;; (setq search-default-mode #'char-fold-to-regexp)
(global-set-key "\C-s" 'swiper)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c C-r") 'ivy-resume)
(global-set-key (kbd "") 'ivy-resume)
(global-set-key (kbd "M-x") 'counsel-M-x)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x C-f") 'counsel-find-file)
(global-set-key (kbd " f") 'counsel-describe-function)
(global-set-key (kbd " v") 'counsel-describe-variable)
(global-set-key (kbd " o") 'counsel-describe-symbol)
(global-set-key (kbd " l") 'counsel-find-library)
(global-set-key (kbd " i") 'counsel-info-lookup-symbol)
(global-set-key (kbd " u") 'counsel-unicode-char)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c g") 'counsel-git)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c j") 'counsel-git-grep)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c k") 'counsel-ag)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x l") 'counsel-locate)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-S-o") 'counsel-rhythmbox)
(define-key minibuffer-local-map (kbd "C-r") 'counsel-minibuffer-history)
```
Note: parts of this config can be replaced by using `counsel-mode`.
# Counsel
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/counsel.html)
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/counsel.html)
[](https://melpa.org/#/counsel)
[](https://stable.melpa.org/#/counsel)
`ivy-mode` ensures that any Emacs command using
`completing-read-function` uses ivy for completion.
Counsel takes this further, providing versions of common Emacs
commands that are customised to make the best use of Ivy. For example,
`counsel-find-file` has some additional keybindings. Pressing
DEL will move you to the parent directory.
Enabling `counsel-mode` remaps built-in Emacs functions that have
counsel replacements:
| Emacs command | Counsel equivalent |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| `execute-extended-command` | `counsel-M-x` |
| `describe-bindings` | `counsel-descbinds` |
| `describe-function` | `counsel-describe-function` |
| `describe-variable` | `counsel-describe-variable` |
| `apropos-command` | `counsel-apropos` |
| `describe-face` | `counsel-describe-face` |
| `list-faces-display` | `counsel-faces` |
| `find-file` | `counsel-find-file` |
| `find-library` | `counsel-find-library` |
| `imenu` | `counsel-imenu` |
| `load-library` | `counsel-load-library` |
| `load-theme` | `counsel-load-theme` |
| `yank-pop` | `counsel-yank-pop` |
| `info-lookup-symbol` | `counsel-info-lookup-symbol` |
| `pop-to-mark-command` | `counsel-mark-ring` |
| `bookmark-jump` | `counsel-bookmark` |
# Swiper
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/swiper.html)
[](https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/swiper.html)
[](https://melpa.org/#/swiper)
[](https://stable.melpa.org/#/swiper)
Swiper is an alternative to isearch that uses Ivy to show an overview
of all matches.
A Helm version of Swiper is also available:
[swiper-helm](https://github.com/abo-abo/swiper-helm).
## Screenshots
There's also a ten minute [video demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvnJQpTFVDc).
# Frequently asked questions
Q: How do I enter an input that matches one of the candidates instead
of this candidate? Example: create a file `bar` when a file
`barricade` exists in the current directory.
A: Press C-M-j. Alternatively, you can make the prompt line selectable with `(setq ivy-use-selectable-prompt t)`.
# Contributing
Please see the [guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.org) for reporting issues and opening pull requests.