LeaderF

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.

Changelog

Please see the CHANGELOG for a release history.

Wiki

Wiki.

Extensions

A list of community extensions can be found in the Extensions wiki.

Screenshots

Requirements

• vim7.3 or higher. Only support 7.4.1126+ after v1.01.
• Python2.7+ or Python3.1+.
• To use the popup mode, neovim 0.5.0+ or vim 8.1.1615+ are required.

Installation

For vim-plug user:

Plug 'Yggdroot/LeaderF', { 'do': ':LeaderfInstallCExtension' }

Performance

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.

• 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

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>] [--no-sort]
                  [--case-insensitive] [--auto-preview | --no-auto-preview]
                  
                  {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.
  --no-auto-preview     don't 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:

• 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.

• In Regexp mode

  The input string is the same as the Vim's regexp.

Smart Case:

• 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
  aBcDeF
  

  but can not match the strings such as:

  abcdef
  Abcdef
  

  Note: abc and ef are still case-insensitive.

And operator:

• 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

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

Customization

• 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.

• 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
  

Configuration examples

" 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_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>

FAQ

https://github.com/Yggdroot/LeaderF/issues?q=label%3AFAQ+

License

This plugin is released under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License").

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