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Description:
Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 10.3.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: cli rust search utility find
Install: brew install fd
About:
fd is a command-line tool that provides a simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to the standard find utility. Written in Rust, it leverages parallel execution and sensible defaults to deliver significantly faster file system searches. It offers colorized output, smart case sensitivity, and ignores hidden files and patterns by default.
Key Features:
  • Performance: Utilizes parallel command execution for significantly faster searches compared to find
  • Sensible Defaults: Colorized output, ignores hidden files and .gitignore patterns automatically
  • Simplified Syntax: Uses a more intuitive regex-based syntax for searching file paths
Use Cases:
  • Quickly locating project files or directories in large codebases
  • Searching for specific file types or patterns within a folder structure
  • Replacing slow or cumbersome find commands in shell scripts
Alternatives:
  • find – The standard Unix utility; fd is generally faster and has more intuitive defaults for everyday use
  • ripgrep (rg) – Focuses on searching file contents rather than file paths, though both are high-performance Rust tools
License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
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