fd
Dev tools
file search cli
SHOW HN2017
456points
215comments
#26of 2,242 in 2017
Top 2%of 2017 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
16 positive, 36 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 13 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.01.
Idea: 4 for, 6 againstDesign: 6 for, 4 againstPerformance: 4 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, sensible defaults that are easy to learn
From 1 comment
Yes I'll agree with the people who say that this isn't a drop in replacement (fewer features and different syntax) but I also just don't care. fd's defaults are brilliantly…
fuzzygroup on HN
Very fast, faster than find and zsh globbing
From 3 comments
It is incredibly fast! Thanks a lot for this great tool!
benmarten on HNfd is about a factor of 2-3 faster (for this example): ``` > time fd -HIe jpg > /dev/null 5,12s user 2,03s system 785% cpu 0,911 total > time ag --depth 100 -uuu -g '\.jpg$' >…
sharkdp on HNzsh globs are about a factor of 5 slower (for this example): ``` > time fd -sIe jpg > /dev/null 1,24s user 0,77s system 758% cpu 0,265 total > time ls ~/**/*.jpg > /dev/null…
sharkdp on HN
Objections
Not a drop-in replacement for find; lacks -exec, -delete, -mtime
From 4 comments
I'm sorry to be something of a negative Nancy - and I'm sure I'm a corner case - but this is not really an alternative to find. It's an alternative for your editor's fuzzy find…
falcolas on HNMy main usecase for find is not only finding files, but to do actions on them through -exec. Unless I’m missing something, that’s not supported with this tool.
josteink on HNIt's strange to advertise this as a find(1) replacement when it covers maybe 1% of find(1) use cases. ``` find -type d -empty -delete find -type l -exec readlink -f {} + ``` etc.…
majewsky on HNAny plan to provide find compatibility for drop-in replacement? My find/locate usage patterns are not worth learning new sophisticated tool for 5sec speedup once a week, and I…
wruza on HN
Name and find-alternative framing overstates coverage
From 2 comments
I'm sorry to be something of a negative Nancy - and I'm sure I'm a corner case - but this is not really an alternative to find. It's an alternative for your editor's fuzzy find…
falcolas on HNIt's strange to advertise this as a find(1) replacement when it covers maybe 1% of find(1) use cases. ``` find -type d -empty -delete find -type l -exec readlink -f {} + ``` etc.…
majewsky on HN
Requests
Add -exec or file actions after finding
From 2 comments
My main usecase for find is not only finding files, but to do actions on them through -exec. Unless I’m missing something, that’s not supported with this tool.
josteink on HNIt's exciting to see so many problem solvers use Rust to improve core linux utilities. I've been using Exa as an 'ls' replacement for some time now. 'fd' looks promising but has…
Dowwie on HN
Add find compatibility
From 1 comment
Any plan to provide find compatibility for drop-in replacement? My find/locate usage patterns are not worth learning new sophisticated tool for 5sec speedup once a week, and I…
wruza on HN
Questions
How does speed compare to ag and find?
From 2 comments
How does it compare in speed to 'ag' (i.e the silver searcher) -g option?
jnwatson on HNWhy is this faster then find?
tayo42 on HN
Were benchmarks run with cold cache?
From 1 comment
For the benchmarks did you clear the page cache inbetween runs? It’s crazy fast and seems a little suspect
xfactor973 on HN
Alternatives named
find
From 1 comment
I'm sorry to be something of a negative Nancy - and I'm sure I'm a corner case - but this is not really an alternative to find. It's an alternative for your editor's fuzzy find…
falcolas on HN
ag (the silver searcher)
From 1 comment
How does it compare in speed to 'ag' (i.e the silver searcher) -g option?
jnwatson on HN
fzf
From 1 comment
I've found that fzf has replaced all uses of find for me except in scripts. fzf has the benefits of being bound to a single key binding and showing me results as I type, rather…
z1mm32m4n on HN
zsh globbing
From 1 comment
I wonder how this compares to the speed of zsh's globbing, which is what I've mostly switched to using instead of find.
pmoriarty on HN
FDclone
From 1 comment
I'm sorry to be something of a negative Nancy - and I'm sure I'm a corner case - but this is not really an alternative to find. It's an alternative for your editor's fuzzy find…
falcolas on HN
ripgrep
From 1 comment
It would be nice to have a collection of modern/faster/saner alternatives to common unix tools and such utilities (made in rust or not) that becomes standard -- or at least…
coldtea on HN