# sharkdp/fd

A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

Repository: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fd
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: command-line, tool, filesystem, search, regex, rust, cli, terminal, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:54:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 87, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3403, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 85.0, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 44214, forks 1122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:09.267948+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: search-engine, file-system, cli
- domain: developer-tools, files
- platform: windows, rust, cli, cross-platform
- tags: find-alternative, file-search, regex, parallel-traversal, gitignore-aware, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- sharkdp/fd (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.267948+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:22:15.282597+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sharkdp/fd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:09.267948+00:00, sha 44cdad9a5921)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.