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What is fd?

fd is a program to find entries in your filesystem. It is a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find. While it does not aim to support all of find’s powerful functionality, it provides sensible (opinionated) defaults for a majority of use cases.

How to install fd on MAC OS?

## using homebrew
brew install fd

## using MacPort
sudo port install fd

## using homebrew

brew install fd

## using MacPort

sudo port install fd

How to install fd on Windows OS?

## using snoop
scoop install fd

## using chocolatey
choco install fd

## using snoop

scoop install fd

## using chocolatey

choco install fd

How to install fd on Ubuntu OS?

## on latest version of Ubuntu
sudo apt install fd-find

## on older version of Ubuntu
sudo dpkg -i fd_8.3.2_amd64.deb  # adapt version number and architecture

## on latest version of Ubuntu

sudo apt install fd-find

## on older version of Ubuntu

sudo dpkg -i fd_8.3.2_amd64.deb # adapt version number and architecture

How to install fd on Debian OS?

## using apt-get
sudo apt-get install fd-find

1 2	## using apt-get sudo apt-get install fd-find

How to install fd on Fedora OS?

## using dnf
dnf install fd-find

1 2	## using dnf dnf install fd-find

How to install fd on Alpine Linux OS?

## using apk
apk add fd

1 2	## using apk apk add fd

How to install fd on Gentoo Linux OS?

## using emerge
emerge -av fd

1 2	## using emerge emerge -av fd

How to install fd on openSUSE Linux OS?

## using zypper
zypper in fd

1 2	## using zypper zypper in fd

How to install fd on Void Linux OS?

## using xbps-install
xbps-install -S fd

1 2	## using xbps-install xbps-install -S fd

How to install fd on FreeBDS OS?

## using pkg
pkg install fd-find

1 2	## using pkg pkg install fd-find

Check if the installation was successfull:

## try to get fd help instructions
fd --help

## if the installation is proper, should return the help details
USAGE:
    fd [FLAGS/OPTIONS] [<pattern>] [<path>...]

FLAGS:
    -H, --hidden            Search hidden files and directories
    -I, --no-ignore         Do not respect .(git|fd)ignore files
    -s, --case-sensitive    Case-sensitive search (default: smart case)
    -i, --ignore-case       Case-insensitive search (default: smart case)
    -g, --glob              Glob-based search (default: regular expression)
    -a, --absolute-path     Show absolute instead of relative paths
    -l, --list-details      Use a long listing format with file metadata
    -L, --follow            Follow symbolic links
    -p, --full-path         Search full abs. path (default: filename only)
    -h, --help              Prints help information
    -V, --version           Prints version information

OPTIONS:
    -d, --max-depth <depth>            Set maximum search depth (default: none)
    -t, --type <filetype>...           Filter by type: file (f), directory (d), symlink (l),
                                       executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p)
    -e, --extension <ext>...           Filter by file extension
    -x, --exec <cmd>                   Execute a command for each search result
    -X, --exec-batch <cmd>             Execute a command with all search results at once
    -E, --exclude <pattern>...         Exclude entries that match the given glob pattern
    -c, --color <when>                 When to use colors: never, *auto*, always
    -S, --size <size>...               Limit results based on the size of files
        --changed-within <date|dur>    Filter by file modification time (newer than)
        --changed-before <date|dur>    Filter by file modification time (older than)
    -o, --owner <user:group>           Filter by owning user and/or group

ARGS:
    <pattern>    the search pattern (a regular expression, unless '--glob' is used; optional)
    <path>...    the root directory for the filesystem search (optional)

## try to get fd help instructions

fd --help

## if the installation is proper, should return the help details

USAGE:

fd [FLAGS/OPTIONS] [] [...]

FLAGS:

-H, --hidden Search hidden files and directories

-I, --no-ignore Do not respect .(git|fd)ignore files

-s, --case-sensitive Case-sensitive search (default: smart case)

-i, --ignore-case Case-insensitive search (default: smart case)

-g, --glob Glob-based search (default: regular expression)

-a, --absolute-path Show absolute instead of relative paths

-l, --list-details Use a long listing format with file metadata

-L, --follow Follow symbolic links

-p, --full-path Search full abs. path (default: filename only)

-h, --help Prints help information

-V, --version Prints version information

OPTIONS:

-d, --max-depth Set maximum search depth (default: none)

-t, --type ... Filter by type: file (f), directory (d), symlink (l),

executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p)

-e, --extension ... Filter by file extension

-x, --exec Execute a command for each search result

-X, --exec-batch Execute a command with all search results at once

-E, --exclude ... Exclude entries that match the given glob pattern

-c, --color When to use colors: never, *auto*, always

-S, --size ... Limit results based on the size of files

--changed-within Filter by file modification time (newer than)

--changed-before Filter by file modification time (older than)

-o, --owner Filter by owning user and/or group

ARGS:

the search pattern (a regular expression, unless '--glob' is used; optional)

... the root directory for the filesystem search (optional)

To get more details on fd, please refer https://github.com/sharkdp/fd