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Integrate Mcfly with fzf to combine a solid command history database with a widely-loved fuzzy search UI
https://github.com/bnprks/mcfly-fzf
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Integrate Mcfly with fzf to combine a solid command history database with a widely-loved fuzzy search UI
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/bnprks/mcfly-fzf
- Owner: bnprks
- License: mit
- Created: 2022-12-30T09:58:06.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-20T06:49:48.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-15T17:38:51.185Z (5 months ago)
- Language: Rust
- Homepage:
- Size: 169 KB
- Stars: 38
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 6
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# McFly fzf integration
Integrate [McFly](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly) with [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) to combine a solid command history database with a widely-loved fuzzy search UI
Features:
- Advanced [history tracking](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#features) and [prioritization](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#prioritization) courtesy of McFly
- Rebinds `ctrl-r` to use an fzf-based interface
- Supports [fzf search syntax](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#search-syntax)
- Inline layout [options](https://www.mankier.com/1/fzf#Options-Layout)
- Toggle options in fzf interface:
- F1: Sort by time / neural network score
- F2: Limit to commands run from current directory / any directory
- F3: Filter by exit status: [Okay (zero) / Fail (non-zero) / Any]
## Installation
1. Install mcfly: Included with the [mcfly-fzf binaries](https://github.com/bnprks/mcfly-fzf/releases). Alternatively [download mcfly release binary](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly/releases), or view [other installation options](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#installation)
2. Install fzf: [Download binary](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf/releases), or view [other installation options](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf#installation)
3. Install mcfly-fzf: [Download binary](https://github.com/bnprks/mcfly-fzf/releases)
Alternatively, install from source:
```
cargo install --git https://github.com/bnprks/mcfly-fzf
```
4. Make sure that `mcfly`, `fzf`, and `mcfly-fzf` are all added to your `$PATH`. Following [instructions from McFly](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#installing-manually-from-github):
> For example, you could create a directory at `~/bin`, copy `mcfly` to this location, and add `export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/bin"` to your `.bashrc` / `.zshrc`, or run `set -Ua fish_user_paths "$HOME/bin"` for fish.
5. Add the following to the end of your `~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`, or `~/.config/fish/config.fish` file:
Bash:
```bash
eval "$(mcfly init bash)"
eval "$(mcfly-fzf init bash)"
```
Zsh:
```bash
eval "$(mcfly init zsh)"
eval "$(mcfly-fzf init zsh)"
```
Fish:
```bash
mcfly init fish | source
mcfly-fzf init fish | source
```
## Usage
- Press `ctrl-r` to open search:
- Type to search
- Arrow keys to navigate up/down
- Enter to select
- F1/F2/F3 to adjust view settings
- Respects the following environment variables
- [`MCFLY_HISTORY_LIMIT`](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#slow-startup)
- [`MCFLY_RESULTS_SORT`](https://github.com/cantino/mcfly#results-sorting)
- `FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS`, `FZF_CTRL_R_OPTS` (can include multiple options from [`man fzf`](https://www.mankier.com/1/fzf))
- `MCFLY_FZF_NO_STRICT_ORDERING`: if set, this variable causes mcfly-fzf to default to strict ordering off rather than on for new terminal sessions.
- To delete history entries, run `mcfly search` manually
## How it works
Overall:
- `mcfly-fzf` imports the `mcfly` crate to access the database.
- A per-session temporary json file stores the search setting toggles within and between searches.
What happens during `ctrl-r`:
1. `mcfly-fzf dump` reads the mcfly sqlite database and prints the entry to stdout, where it is piped to `fzf`
2. Toggling F1/F2/F3 in `fzf` runs `mcfly-fzf toggle`, which updates a temporary json file stored at `$MCFLY_FZF_OPTS`. Then `mcfly-fzf dump` runs again to re-populate the filtered results for `fzf`.
3. After selecting a history item, `mcfly-fzf select` marks the item in the `selected_commands` table so that the McFly neural network can prioritize frequently-selected items.