jhspetersson/fselect
Find files with SQL-like queries observed · 2026-10-18
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 48.5
- age_days: 3189
- days_rel: 45
- days_push: 3
- n_releases_24m: 13
Adoption not part of the score
4470 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-10-18
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
fselect is a Rust command-line utility that lets users find files using SQL-like queries instead of cryptic find flags. It supports aggregate functions, subqueries, media metadata search, archive inspection, and multiple output formats like CSV and JSON.
Use cases
- find files with sql-like queries
- search files by size larger than 1gb
- find images by exif metadata like camera model or gps
- search mp3 files by artist or bitrate
- query files inside zip archives
- get statistics like count and average size of files in a directory
- respect gitignore when searching files
- output file search results as json or csv
When to choose
- you find find's flag syntax hard to remember and prefer SQL-like queries
- you need to filter files by rich metadata such as EXIF, audio tags, hashes, or MIME type
- you want aggregate statistics or subqueries comparing files across directories
- you need structured output (CSV, JSON, HTML) for downstream tools
When to avoid
- you need a POSIX-standard find replacement for scripts that must be portable
- you only need simple filename globbing where ls or find suffice
- you need real SQL against a database rather than a filesystem query tool
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
search-engine cli developer-tools files developer-tools windows cli cross-platform sql-like-queries file-search find-alternative rust exif audio-metadata archive-search gitignore command-line linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/jhspetersson/fselect · fetched 2026-10-18 · 175a31f5ea64
- homepage: https://fselect.rocks · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2ed92c2b60ba
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/fselect · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8e4c91a5d7a8
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| jhspetersson/fselect | main | 93 |
For agents
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