fd
Command-line tool for finding files; a simpler, faster alternative to find.
Recommended as a much faster `find` with an interface that fits how people use it12, often paired with ripgrep to locate files and code.345 No complaints come up in these mentions; it suits terminal users assembling a modern command-line toolkit.678
Why people recommend it
Pairs with ripgrep · 3
Commenters use it alongside rg and other modern CLI tools for searching.
“then fd/rg to find what you're looking for”
“like `rg` instead of GNU grep or `fd` instead of GNU findutils”
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“sometimes with fd for the file candidates”
Speed · 2
Praised as much faster than find.
“I would recommend you check out `fd`, a much faster `find` with an interface that actually fits how people tend to use the tool.”
“Highly recommend `fd` for the sheer speed”
Friendlier interface · 1
Its interface is said to match how people actually use find.
“I would recommend you check out `fd`, a much faster `find` with an interface that actually fits how people tend to use the tool.”
Useful filters · 1
Flags like --unrestricted and --size help find large hidden or ignored files.
“fd --unrestricted --size +1G”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
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Data: fd.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 7
“I would recommend you check out `fd`, a much faster `find` with an interface that actually fits how people tend to use the tool.”
“Highly recommend `fd` for the sheer speed”
“fd --unrestricted --size +1G”
“sometimes with fd for the file candidates”
“Fish, zoxide, tmux, helix, ripgrep, fd-find, htop. There are many more, but these are the ones that I enjoy using.”
“then fd/rg to find what you're looking for”
“like `rg` instead of GNU grep or `fd` instead of GNU findutils”