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lgdevlop/zsh-smart-insert: Zsh plugin to smartly insert file paths using FZF, fd, rg and custom prefixes.

Smart file search and insertion for Zsh ✨
Insert file paths from fuzzy search directly into your command line.

zsh-smart-insert is a Zsh plugin that provides interactive widgets to search for files and content using fd, rg, and fzf. It inserts the result directly into your shell with optional command prefixes.

📂 File path selection with preview via fd + fzf
🧠 Content search with reactive reload using ripgrep
⌨️ Prefix support (e.g. vim, cat, less, code)
🎨 Syntax-highlighted preview using bat

Tool Purpose Link fzf Interactive fuzzy search Link fd File system search Link rg Content search engine Link bat Preview with syntax highlighting Link

git clone https://github.com/lgdevlop/zsh-smart-insert.git ~/.zsh-smart-insert
echo "source ~/.zsh-smart-insert/zsh-smart-insert.plugin.zsh" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

zinit light lgdevlop/zsh-smart-insert

antigen bundle lgdevlop/zsh-smart-insert

Oh My Zsh (manual plugin)

git clone https://github.com/lgdevlop/zsh-smart-insert.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/zsh-smart-insert

Then add to your .zshrc:

plugins=(git zsh-smart-insert)

Reload with:

omz reload   # if using Oh My Zsh
# or
source ~/.zshrc

Alt+f – Pick files by name with fd
Alt+g – Search files by name with rg
Alt+s – Search file content with live reload

Each result is inserted at the cursor with an optional prefix.

Example: Select a file with vim as prefix → inserts vim ./my/file.txt

More examples in project-docs/examples.md

You can customize behavior with environment variables:

# Custom prefix options (fzf menu)
export ZSH_SMART_INSERT_PREFIXES="nvim:less:code"

# Custom directories to ignore in fd/rg
export ZSH_SMART_INSERT_IGNOREDIRS=".git/*:node_modules/:dist/:.venv/"

Key Action Alt+f Fuzzy file picker with preview Alt+g File name search with rg Alt+s Content search with live reload Ctrl+/ Toggle preview in FZF

See project-docs/shortcuts.md for full reference.

.
├── zsh-smart-insert.plugin.zsh     # Plugin entry point
├── functions/                      # Reusable Zsh helpers
├── internal/                       # ZLE widgets (fzf search)
├── scripts/                        # Automation (e.g. release notes)
├── project-docs/                   # Docs: shortcuts, examples
├── .github/workflows/              # CI/CD pipelines
├── install.sh                      # Interactive installer

Prefix selector with command injection
Search by name and content
Interactive previews with bat
Customizable prefixes and ignored paths
Per-widget user customization (e.g. ignoredir by mode)
Custom themes and per-widget configuration

Contributions are welcome! Open an issue or submit a pull request.

See CONTRIBUTING.md and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.

MIT — See LICENSE.

Made with ❤️ by Leonardo Gomes

✨ zsh-smart-insert — Insert smarter, search faster!

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