fd
by sharkdp
fd is a command-line program for finding files and folders on your computer. It is a quicker and simpler alternative to the standard 'find' command, with sensible defaults such as ignoring hidden files and anything listed in .gitignore.
- Stars
- 44.9k +1 a day
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Rust
- Age
- 3457 days
What you can do with it
- Find files by name, pattern or extension, for example 'fd -e md' to list all Markdown files
- Run a command on every match, such as unpacking all zip files or converting every JPG to PNG
- Search inside a project while automatically skipping hidden files and .gitignore entries
Make money with it
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An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Quickly locate and batch-process files such as images, documents or backups, which saves manual work for a small team or freelancer
- Script routine clean-up and file-conversion jobs, cutting the time spent on repetitive admin tasks
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
It is installed as a single program through a system package manager or with Cargo (the Rust tool) using the crate 'fd-find'.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
