sharkdp/fd
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 87
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 85.0
- age_days: 3403
- days_rel: 7
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
44214 stars · 1122 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
fd is a fast, user-friendly command-line tool for finding files and directories in the filesystem, written in Rust. It serves as a simpler alternative to GNU find with sensible defaults like smart case sensitivity, regex patterns, and automatic .gitignore/hidden-file exclusion.
Use cases
- find files by name pattern in the terminal
- search filesystem with regex instead of find syntax
- list all files recursively like ls -R
- find files while respecting .gitignore
- run commands in parallel on found files
- quickly locate old scripts or config files
When to choose
- you want a fast, intuitive replacement for find with sane defaults
- you need parallelized directory traversal for speed
- you want smart-case and gitignore-aware searching out of the box
Facets
cli-tool · maturity stable
search-engine file-system cli developer-tools files windows rust cli cross-platform find-alternative file-search regex parallel-traversal gitignore-aware command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd · fetched 2026-08-28 · 44cdad9a5921
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sharkdp/fd | main | 95 |
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