Shell tricks

Fuzzy-Finding and Opening Files in Helix (fzf / skim)

• Open file with fzf:

  hx $(fzf)
  

• Define a shell function (in ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

  fhx() { hx "$(fzf)"; }
  

  Then just run fhx.

• Limit to project files with fd or rg:

  hx $(fd -t f | fzf)
  # or
  hx $(rg --files | fzf)
  

• Open multiple files:

  hx $(fzf -m)
  

🔀 Alternative: You can use skim (sk), a Rust-based fzf clone, in the same way:

hx $(sk)

Find and remove file

rm $(sk)