fzf-navigator

fzf-navigator is an interactive file system navigator that uses fzf. It provides a speedy alternative to cd + ls with previews, toggles, history navigation and contextual command-line insertion.

Installation

Download fzf-navigator.sh and source it in your shell rc file.

Example:

curl -o ~/.config/fzf-navigator.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benward2301/fzf-navigator/main/fzf-navigator.sh
echo 'source ~/.config/fzf-navigator.sh' >> ~/.${SHELL##*/}rc

Dependencies

• fzf ≥ 0.45.0
• eza - Optional (required for icons), falls back to ls
• bat - Optional (required for colorized file previews), falls back to cat

Usage

Press ctrl-space to open the navigator.

Bindings

Key	Action	Description
space	open	Enter directory / edit file
ctrl-o	open_and_exit	Enter directory / edit file and exit navigator
ctrl-space	exit	Exit navigator (and cd to current directory if locked)
enter	insert_selection	Insert path(s) at cursor
ctrl-y	copy_selection	Copy path(s) to clipboard
esc	cancel	Exit, or reset path if locked
ctrl-d	go_to_parent	Go to parent directory
ctrl-alt-o	go_back	Go back in history
ctrl-alt-i	go_forward	Go forward in history
[	go_to_session_start	Go to session starting directory
\	go_home	Go to home directory
/	go_to_root	Go to root directory
ctrl-l	toggle_locked	Toggle locked mode (navigation doesn't change shell CWD)
alt-h	toggle_hidden_files	Toggle hidden files
alt-i	toggle_ignored_files	Toggle git-ignored files (eza only)
ctrl-g	toggle_file_details	Toggle file details (-l)
ctrl-r	toggle_recent_first	Toggle recent-first sort
?	toggle_help	Toggle help

Configuration

Variable	Description
FZF_NAVIGATOR_KEY	Keybinding to launch navigator
FZF_NAVIGATOR_SHOW_HIDDEN	Show hidden files by default if set
FZF_NAVIGATOR_SHOW_IGNORED	Show git-ignored files by default if set (eza only)
FZF_NAVIGATOR_LOCK_CWD	Start in locked mode if set (navigation doesn't change shell CWD)
FZF_NAVIGATOR_HIDE_HELP	Hide the "? for help" hint if set
FZF_NAVIGATOR_LS_FORMAT	Comma-separated: icons, color, classify, or plain (default: icons,color)
FZF_NAVIGATOR_BINDINGS	Custom keybindings: "key:action,key:action,..."
FZF_NAVIGATOR_OPTS	Additional fzf options
FZF_NAVIGATOR_FILE_PREVIEW_COMMAND	Custom file preview command (receives path as $1)
FZF_NAVIGATOR_DIR_PREVIEW_COMMAND	Custom directory preview command (receives path as $1)

Compatibility

• Shells: zsh, bash ≥ 5.0
• Platforms: Linux, macOS
• ls variants: eza, GNU/BSD ls