Invoke-Fzf

April 4, 2026 · View on GitHub

SYNOPSIS

Starts the fuzzy file finder based on input from the pipeline.

SYNTAX

Invoke-Fzf [-Extended] [-ExtendedExact] [-CaseInsensitive] [-CaseSensitive] [[-Delimiter] <String>] [-NoSort]
 [-ReverseInput] [[-Tiebreak] <String>] [-Multi] [-NoMouse] [-Cycle] [-NoHScroll] [-Reverse] [-InlineInfo]
 [[-Prompt] <String>] [[-Header] <String>] [[-HeaderLines] <Int32>] [[-History] <String>]
 [[-HistorySize] <Int32>] [[-Preview] <String>] [[-PreviewWindow] <String>] [[-Query] <String>] [-Select1]
 [-Exit0] [[-Filter] <String>] [-Popup] [[-Input] <Object[]>]

DESCRIPTION

The Add-Frecent function adds a path to the Fasdr database for the passed in provider.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Set-Location (Invoke-Fzf)

Sets the current location based on the user selection in fzf.

PARAMETERS

-CaseInsensitive

Case-insensitive match (default: smart-case match)

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: i

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CaseSensitive

Case-sensitive match

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Cycle

Enable cyclic scroll

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Delimiter

Field delimiter regex (default: AWK-style)

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: d

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Exit0

Exit immediately when there's no match

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: e0

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Extended

Extended-search mode (enabled by default; +x or --no-extended to disable)

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: x

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Exact

Enable Exact-match

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: e

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Filter

Filter mode. Do not start interactive finder.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: f

Required: False
Position: 10
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

String to print as header

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-HeaderLines

The first N lines of the input are treated as header

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-History

History file

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-HistorySize

Maximum number of history entries (default: 1000)

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InlineInfo

Display finder info inline with the query

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Input

The input to display in the interactive finder

Type: Object[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 11
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Multi

Enable multi-select with tab/shift-tab

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: m

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-NoHScroll

Disable horizontal scroll

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-NoMouse

Disable mouse

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-NoSort

Do not sort the result

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Preview

Command to preview highlighted line ({})

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 7
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PreviewWindow

Preview window layout (default: right:50%) [up|down|left|right][:SIZE[%]][:hidden]

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 8
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Display fzf as a popup window (requires fzf 0.71.0 or later)

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Prompt

Input prompt (default: '> ')

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Query

Start the finder with the given query

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: q

Required: False
Position: 9
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Reverse

Reverse orientation

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ReverseInput

Reverse the order of the input

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: tac

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Select1

Automatically select the only match

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: s1

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tiebreak

Comma-separated list of sort criteria to apply when the scores are tied [length|begin|end|index] (default: length)

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: 
Accepted values: length, begin, end, index

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False