idx search for filesystem

Signature

> idx search {flags} ...rest

Flags

• --regex, -r: Use regular-expression matching mode.
• --fuzzy, -f: Use fuzzy line-matching mode.
• --limit, -l {int}: Maximum number of matches to collect.
• --context, -c {oneof<range, int>}: The number of context lines to include before and after each match can be specified as an integer or a range. An integer sets both the before and after context to that number, while a range uses a negative value for lines before and a positive value for lines after (e.g., -3..5).

Parameters

• ...rest: One or more search patterns.

Input/output types:

Examples

Search indexed file contents for a plain text pattern.

> idx search hello

Search using a regular expression.

> idx search --regex 'fn \w+'

Search with multiple patterns simultaneously.

> idx search TODO FIXME HACK

Include 2 lines of context before and 5 lines after each match.

> idx search error -2..5

Brackets and question marks are treated as literal text, not glob patterns.

> idx search 'arr[0]'

Glob patterns with a path separator filter which files to search.

> idx search pattern tests/*

Brace expansion globs also filter which files to search.

> idx search pattern *.{rs,js}

Notes

Mode selection: plain text is the default and treats each pattern literally, --regex evaluates the patterns as regular expressions, and --fuzzy performs approximate line matching.