An efficient fuzzy finder that helps to locate files, buffers, mrus, gtags, etc. on the fly.
- Written in Python.
- Support fuzzy and regex searching.
- Full-featured.
- Well-designed fuzzy matching algorithm.
- Extensible.
Please see the CHANGELOG for a release history.
Wiki.
A list of community extensions can be found in the Extensions wiki.
- vim7.3 or higher. Only support 7.4.1126+ after v1.01.
- Python2.7+ or Python3.1+.
- To use the popup mode, neovim 0.42+ or vim 8.1.1615+ are required.
For vim-plug user:
Plug 'Yggdroot/LeaderF', { 'do': ':LeaderfInstallCExtension' }LeaderF is already very fast. If you'd like better performance, install the C extension of the fuzzy matching algorithm, which is more than 10 times faster.
To install the C extension, firstly, make sure python2 and/or python3 commands are available on Linux/Unix/MacOS and py -2 and/or py -3 commands are available on Windows.
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Install the C extension
:LeaderfInstallCExtension
There may be some errors during the installation, please google the error messages to resolve it.
For example,"error: Unable to find vcvarsall.bat", you can turn to here for help. -
Uninstall the C extension
:LeaderfUninstallCExtension
After running any command of LeaderF, check the value of echo g:Lf_fuzzyEngine_C, if the value is 1, it means the C extension is loaded sucessfully.
usage: Leaderf[!] [-h] [--reverse] [--stayOpen] [--input <INPUT> | --cword]
[--top | --bottom | --left | --right | --belowright | --aboveleft | --fullScreen | --popup]
[--nameOnly | --fullPath | --fuzzy | --regexMode] [--nowrap] [--next | --previous]
[--recall] [--popup-height <POPUP_HEIGHT>] [--popup-width <POPUP_WIDTH>]
{file,tag,function,mru,searchHistory,cmdHistory,help,line,colorscheme,gtags,
self,bufTag,buffer,rg,filetype,command,window,quickfix,loclist,jumps}
...
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--reverse show results in bottom-up order
--stayOpen don't quit LeaderF after accepting an entry
--input <INPUT> specifies INPUT as the pattern inputted in advance
--cword current word under cursor is inputted in advance
--top the LeaderF window is at the top of the screen
--bottom the LeaderF window is at the bottom of the screen
--left the LeaderF window is at the left of the screen
--right the LeaderF window is at the right of the screen
--belowright the LeaderF window is at the belowright of the screen
--aboveleft the LeaderF window is at the aboveleft of the screen
--fullScreen the LeaderF window takes up the full screen
--popup the LeaderF window is a popup window or floating window
--nameOnly LeaderF is in NameOnly mode by default
--fullPath LeaderF is in FullPath mode by default
--fuzzy LeaderF is in Fuzzy mode by default
--regexMode LeaderF is in Regex mode by default
--nowrap long lines in the LeaderF window won't wrap
--next Jump to the next result.
--previous Jump to the previous result.
--recall Recall last search. If the result window is closed, reopen it.
--popup-height <POPUP_HEIGHT>
specifies the maximum height of popup window, only available in popup mode.
--popup-width <POPUP_WIDTH>
specifies the width of popup window, only available in popup mode.
--no-sort do not sort the result.
--case-insensitive fuzzy search case insensitively.
--auto-preview open preview window automatically.
subcommands:
{file,tag,function,mru,searchHistory,cmdHistory,help,line,colorscheme,gtags,
self,bufTag,buffer,rg,filetype,command,window,quickfix,loclist,jumps}
file search files
tag navigate tags using the tags file
function navigate functions or methods in the buffer
mru search most recently used files
searchHistory execute the search command in the history
cmdHistory execute the command in the history
help navigate the help tags
line search a line in the buffer
colorscheme switch between colorschemes
gtags navigate tags using the gtags
self execute the commands of itself
bufTag navigate tags in the buffer
buffer search buffers
rg grep using rg
filetype navigate the filetype
command execute built-in/user-defined Ex commands.
window search windows.
quickfix navigate the quickfix.
loclist navigate the location list.
If [!] is given, enter normal mode directly.
use :Leaderf <subcommand> -h to get specific help of subcommand, e.g., :Leaderf rg -h.
Once LeaderF is launched:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
<C-C><ESC> |
quit from LeaderF |
<C-R> |
switch between fuzzy search mode and regex mode |
<C-F> |
switch between full path search mode and name only search mode |
<Tab> |
switch to normal mode |
<C-V><S-Insert> |
paste from clipboard |
<C-U> |
clear the prompt |
<C-W> |
delete the word before the cursor in the prompt |
<C-J> |
move the cursor downward in the result window |
<C-K> |
move the cursor upward in the result window |
<Up>/<Down> |
recall last/next input pattern from history |
<2-LeftMouse><CR> |
open the file under cursor or selected(when multiple files are selected) |
<C-X> |
open in horizontal split window |
<C-]> |
open in vertical split window |
<C-T> |
open in new tabpage |
<C-\> |
show a prompt enable to choose split window method: vertical, horizontal, tabpage, etc |
<F5> |
refresh the cache |
<C-LeftMouse><C-S> |
select multiple files |
<S-LeftMouse> |
select consecutive multiple files |
<C-A> |
select all files |
<C-L> |
clear all selections |
<BS> |
delete the preceding character in the prompt |
<Del> |
delete the current character in the prompt |
<Home> |
move the cursor to the begin of the prompt |
<End> |
move the cursor to the end of the prompt |
<Left> |
move the cursor one character to the left in the prompt |
<Right> |
move the cursor one character to the right in the prompt |
<C-P> |
preview the result |
<C-Up> |
scroll up in the popup preview window |
<C-Down> |
scroll down in the popup preview window |
Input formats:
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In NameOnly mode (fuzzy mode)
If the first character you input is
';', then the searching will be the same as in FullPath mode.
If you input string as'abc;def', then'abc'will match the file name and'def'will match the directory name. -
In FullPath mode (fuzzy mode)
Same as in NameOnly mode except that the pattern will match the full path but not the file name only.
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In Regexp mode
The input string is the same as the Vim's regexp.
Smart Case:
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If the characters in search pattern are all lowercase, the matching is case-insensitive. If the search pattern contains uppercase characters, all lowercase characters still are matched case-insensitively, the uppercase characters can only match upper case. So uppercase characters can speed up the narrowing down of the searching result.
e.g., input
abcDef，it can match the following strings:abcDef AbcDef abcDEf aBcDeFbut can not match the strings such as:
abcdef AbcdefNote:
abcandefare still case-insensitive.
And operator:
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In fuzzy mode, using
' '(space) as the and operator, the candidate lines should fuzzily match all the substrings separated by space.e.g., input
abc def gh，it can match the following strings:...a.b.c...d.e.f...g.h... ...a.b.c...g.h...d.e.f... ...a.d..e.g.b.c...h..f... ...gh...def...abc...
Popup Mode is to open LeaderF in a popup window(vim 8.1.1615+) or floating window(nvim 0.4.2+).
To enable popup mode:
let g:Lf_WindowPosition = 'popup'or add --popup after each subcommand, e.g.,
Leaderf file --popup
It's better to set
let g:Lf_PreviewInPopup = 1, so that you can also preview the result in a popup window.
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Change key bindings
By default,
<Up>and<Down>are used to recall last/next input pattern from history. If you want to use them to navigate the result list just like<C-K>and<C-J>:let g:Lf_CommandMap = {'<C-K>': ['<Up>'], '<C-J>': ['<Down>']}for more detail, please refer to
:h g:Lf_CommandMap. -
Change the colors used in LeaderF
let g:Lf_PopupPalette = { \ 'light': { \ 'Lf_hl_match': { \ 'gui': 'NONE', \ 'font': 'NONE', \ 'guifg': 'NONE', \ 'guibg': '#303136', \ 'cterm': 'NONE', \ 'ctermfg': 'NONE', \ 'ctermbg': '236' \ }, \ 'Lf_hl_cursorline': { \ 'gui': 'NONE', \ 'font': 'NONE', \ 'guifg': 'NONE', \ 'guibg': '#303136', \ 'cterm': 'NONE', \ 'ctermfg': 'NONE', \ 'ctermbg': '236' \ }, \ }, \ 'dark': { \ ... \ ... \ } \ }
All the highlight groups supported are defined in LeaderF/autoload/leaderf/colorscheme/popup/default.vim.
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Change the default mapping of searching files command
e.g.
let g:Lf_ShortcutF = '<C-P>' -
Show icons (should install fonts from https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts)
Support commands: buffer,file,mru,window
" Show icons, icons are shown by default let g:Lf_ShowDevIcons = 1 " For GUI vim, the icon font can be specify like this, for example let g:Lf_DevIconsFont = "DroidSansM Nerd Font Mono" " If needs set ambiwidth=double
" don't show the help in normal mode
let g:Lf_HideHelp = 1
let g:Lf_UseCache = 0
let g:Lf_UseVersionControlTool = 0
let g:Lf_IgnoreCurrentBufferName = 1
" popup mode
let g:Lf_WindowPosition = 'popup'
let g:Lf_PreviewInPopup = 1
let g:Lf_StlSeparator = { 'left': "\ue0b0", 'right': "\ue0b2", 'font': "DejaVu Sans Mono for Powerline" }
let g:Lf_PreviewResult = {'Function': 0, 'BufTag': 0 }
let g:Lf_ShortcutF = "<leader>ff"
noremap <leader>fb :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf buffer %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fm :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf mru %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>ft :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf bufTag %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fl :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf line %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <C-B> :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! rg --current-buffer -e %s ", expand("<cword>"))<CR>
noremap <C-F> :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! rg -e %s ", expand("<cword>"))<CR>
" search visually selected text literally
xnoremap gf :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! rg -F -e %s ", leaderf#Rg#visual())<CR>
noremap go :<C-U>Leaderf! rg --recall<CR>
" should use `Leaderf gtags --update` first
let g:Lf_GtagsAutoGenerate = 0
let g:Lf_Gtagslabel = 'native-pygments'
noremap <leader>fr :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! gtags -r %s --auto-jump", expand("<cword>"))<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fd :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! gtags -d %s --auto-jump", expand("<cword>"))<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fo :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf! gtags --recall %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fn :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf gtags --next %s", "")<CR><CR>
noremap <leader>fp :<C-U><C-R>=printf("Leaderf gtags --previous %s", "")<CR><CR>https://github.com/Yggdroot/LeaderF/issues?q=label%3AFAQ+
This plugin is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").
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