Dependencies

Required Dependencies

These tools must be installed for my-fzf to load. If any are missing, my-fzf aborts with an error message.

Tool	Purpose	Install
fzf	Fuzzy finder — the core selection UI	pacman -S fzf / brew install fzf / apt install fzf
fd	Fast file and directory search — replaces find	pacman -S fd / brew install fd / apt install fd-find
rg (ripgrep)	Fast content search — replaces grep	pacman -S ripgrep / brew install ripgrep / apt install ripgrep
bat	File preview with syntax highlighting	pacman -S bat / brew install bat / apt install bat
zoxide	Smart cd that learns your habits	pacman -S zoxide / brew install zoxide / apt install zoxide

Optional Dependencies

These tools enhance my-fzf but are not required. Missing optional dependencies are warned about at load time, and related commands are skipped.

Tool	Purpose	Affected Commands
nvim (Neovim)	Open files in editor	n and gn commands (fcn, frn, fgn, fcgn, frgn, fggn, etc.)

How Dependency Checking Works

When you source my-fzf.sh, it checks for each required dependency using command -v. If any required tool is missing, my-fzf prints an error and aborts — no commands are defined.

For optional dependencies, my-fzf prints a warning but continues loading. Commands that depend on the missing tool are simply not generated.

# What you'll see if fd is missing:
my-fzf: required dependency 'fd' not found — aborting

# What you'll see if nvim is missing:
my-fzf: optional dependency 'nvim' not found — related commands skipped