fd

Fast, friendly find alternative

low risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

-x runs a command per match — preview with `fd -e tmp` before adding `-x rm`.

What it does

Simpler syntax than find with colored output and .gitignore awareness.

Common flags

Flag	Meaning
`-H`	Include hidden files
`-I`	Ignore .gitignore rules
`-e`	Filter by extension
`-x`	Execute a command per result

Examples

fd -e logFind .log files · explain & risk-check →

fd -e tmp -x rmDelete matching files · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Text Processing

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man fd for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.