Gaze deeply into unknown regions using the power of the moon.
telescope.nvim
is a highly extendable fuzzy finder over lists. Built on the latest awesome features from neovim
core. Telescope is centered around modularity, allowing for easy customization.
Community driven builtin pickers, sorters and previewers.
For more showcases of Telescope, please visit the Showcase section in the Telescope Wiki
Telescope Table of ContentsThis section should guide you to run your first builtin pickers.
Neovim (v0.9.0) or the latest neovim nightly commit is required for telescope.nvim
to work. The neovim version also needs to be compiled with LuaJIT, we currently do not support Lua5.1 because of some ongoing issues.
live_grep
and grep_string
and is the first priority for find_files
.We also suggest you install one native telescope sorter to significantly improve sorting performance. Take a look at either telescope-fzf-native.nvim or telescope-fzy-native.nvim. For more information and a performance benchmark take a look at the Extensions wiki.
It is suggested to either use the latest release tag or our release branch (which will get consistent updates) 0.1.x.
It is not suggested to run latest master.
Using vim-plug
Plug 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' Plug 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', { 'tag': '0.1.8' } " or , { 'branch': '0.1.x' }
Using dein
call dein#add('nvim-lua/plenary.nvim') call dein#add('nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', { 'rev': '0.1.8' }) " or , { 'rev': '0.1.x' })
Using packer.nvim
use { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', tag = '0.1.8', -- or , branch = '0.1.x', requires = { {'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim'} } }
Using lazy.nvim
-- init.lua: { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', tag = '0.1.8', -- or , branch = '0.1.x', dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' } } -- plugins/telescope.lua: return { 'nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim', tag = '0.1.8', -- or , branch = '0.1.x', dependencies = { 'nvim-lua/plenary.nvim' } }
Make sure you call :checkhealth telescope
after installing telescope to ensure everything is set up correctly.
After this setup you can continue reading here or switch to :help telescope
to get an understanding of how to use Telescope and how to configure it.
Try the command :Telescope find_files
to see if telescope.nvim
is installed correctly.
Using VimL:
" Find files using Telescope command-line sugar. nnoremap <leader>ff <cmd>Telescope find_files<cr> nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>Telescope live_grep<cr> nnoremap <leader>fb <cmd>Telescope buffers<cr> nnoremap <leader>fh <cmd>Telescope help_tags<cr> " Using Lua functions nnoremap <leader>ff <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').find_files()<cr> nnoremap <leader>fg <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').live_grep()<cr> nnoremap <leader>fb <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').buffers()<cr> nnoremap <leader>fh <cmd>lua require('telescope.builtin').help_tags()<cr>
Using Lua:
local builtin = require('telescope.builtin') vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>ff', builtin.find_files, { desc = 'Telescope find files' }) vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fg', builtin.live_grep, { desc = 'Telescope live grep' }) vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fb', builtin.buffers, { desc = 'Telescope buffers' }) vim.keymap.set('n', '<leader>fh', builtin.help_tags, { desc = 'Telescope help tags' })
See builtin pickers for a list of all builtin functions.
This section should help you explore available options to configure and customize your telescope.nvim
.
Unlike most vim plugins, telescope.nvim
can be customized by either applying customizations globally, or individually per picker.
setup()
method (see defaults below)opts
to builtin pickers (e.g. builtin.find_files(opts)
) see Configuration recipes wiki page for ideas.require('telescope').setup{ defaults = { -- Default configuration for telescope goes here: -- config_key = value, mappings = { i = { -- map actions.which_key to <C-h> (default: <C-/>) -- actions.which_key shows the mappings for your picker, -- e.g. git_{create, delete, ...}_branch for the git_branches picker ["<C-h>"] = "which_key" } } }, pickers = { -- Default configuration for builtin pickers goes here: -- picker_name = { -- picker_config_key = value, -- ... -- } -- Now the picker_config_key will be applied every time you call this -- builtin picker }, extensions = { -- Your extension configuration goes here: -- extension_name = { -- extension_config_key = value, -- } -- please take a look at the readme of the extension you want to configure } }
To look at what default configuration options exist please read: :help telescope.setup()
. For picker specific opts
please read: :help telescope.builtin
.
To embed the above code snippet in a .vim
file (for example in after/plugin/telescope.nvim.vim
), wrap it in lua << EOF code-snippet EOF
:
lua << EOF require('telescope').setup{ -- ... } EOF
Mappings are fully customizable. Many familiar mapping patterns are set up as defaults.
Mappings Action<C-n>/<Down>
Next item <C-p>/<Up>
Previous item j/k
Next/previous (in normal mode) H/M/L
Select High/Middle/Low (in normal mode) gg/G
Select the first/last item (in normal mode) <CR>
Confirm selection <C-x>
Go to file selection as a split <C-v>
Go to file selection as a vsplit <C-t>
Go to a file in a new tab <C-u>
Scroll up in preview window <C-d>
Scroll down in preview window <C-f>
Scroll left in preview window <C-k>
Scroll right in preview window <M-f>
Scroll left in results window <M-k>
Scroll right in results window <C-/>
Show mappings for picker actions (insert mode) ?
Show mappings for picker actions (normal mode) <C-c>
Close telescope (insert mode) <Esc>
Close telescope (in normal mode) <Tab>
Toggle selection and move to next selection <S-Tab>
Toggle selection and move to prev selection <C-q>
Send all items not filtered to quickfixlist (qflist) <M-q>
Send all selected items to qflist <C-r><C-w>
Insert cword in original window into prompt (insert mode) <C-r><C-a>
Insert cWORD in original window into prompt (insert mode) <C-r><C-f>
Insert cfile in original window into prompt (insert mode) <C-r><C-l>
Insert cline in original window into prompt (insert mode)
To see the full list of mappings, check out lua/telescope/mappings.lua
and the default_mappings
table.
Tip: you can use <C-/>
and ?
in insert and normal mode, respectively, to show the actions mapped to your picker.
Much like builtin pickers, there are a number of actions you can pick from to remap your telescope buffer mappings, or create a new custom action:
-- Built-in actions local transform_mod = require('telescope.actions.mt').transform_mod -- or create your custom action local my_cool_custom_action = transform_mod({ x = function(prompt_bufnr) print("This function ran after another action. Prompt_bufnr: " .. prompt_bufnr) -- Enter your function logic here. You can take inspiration from lua/telescope/actions.lua end, })
To remap telescope mappings, please read :help telescope.defaults.mappings
. To do picker specific mappings, its suggested to do this with the pickers
table in telescope.setup
. Each picker accepts a mappings
table like its explained in :help telescope.defaults.mappings
.
Built-in functions. Ready to be bound to any key you like.
:lua require'telescope.builtin'.planets{} :nnoremap <Leader>pp :lua require'telescope.builtin'.planets{}Functions Description
builtin.find_files
Lists files in your current working directory, respects .gitignore builtin.git_files
Fuzzy search through the output of git ls-files
command, respects .gitignore builtin.grep_string
Searches for the string under your cursor or selection in your current working directory builtin.live_grep
Search for a string in your current working directory and get results live as you type, respects .gitignore. (Requires ripgrep) Functions Description builtin.buffers
Lists open buffers in current neovim instance builtin.oldfiles
Lists previously open files builtin.commands
Lists available plugin/user commands and runs them on <cr>
builtin.tags
Lists tags in current directory with tag location file preview (users are required to run ctags -R to generate tags or update when introducing new changes) builtin.command_history
Lists commands that were executed recently, and reruns them on <cr>
builtin.search_history
Lists searches that were executed recently, and reruns them on <cr>
builtin.help_tags
Lists available help tags and opens a new window with the relevant help info on <cr>
builtin.man_pages
Lists manpage entries, opens them in a help window on <cr>
builtin.marks
Lists vim marks and their value builtin.colorscheme
Lists available colorschemes and applies them on <cr>
builtin.quickfix
Lists items in the quickfix list builtin.quickfixhistory
Lists all quickfix lists in your history and open them with builtin.quickfix
or quickfix window builtin.loclist
Lists items from the current window's location list builtin.jumplist
Lists Jump List entries builtin.vim_options
Lists vim options, allows you to edit the current value on <cr>
builtin.registers
Lists vim registers, pastes the contents of the register on <cr>
builtin.autocommands
Lists vim autocommands and goes to their declaration on <cr>
builtin.spell_suggest
Lists spelling suggestions for the current word under the cursor, replaces word with selected suggestion on <cr>
builtin.keymaps
Lists normal mode keymappings builtin.filetypes
Lists all available filetypes builtin.highlights
Lists all available highlights builtin.current_buffer_fuzzy_find
Live fuzzy search inside of the currently open buffer builtin.current_buffer_tags
Lists all of the tags for the currently open buffer, with a preview builtin.resume
Lists the results incl. multi-selections of the previous picker builtin.pickers
Lists the previous pickers incl. multi-selections (see :h telescope.defaults.cache_picker
) Functions Description builtin.lsp_references
Lists LSP references for word under the cursor builtin.lsp_incoming_calls
Lists LSP incoming calls for word under the cursor builtin.lsp_outgoing_calls
Lists LSP outgoing calls for word under the cursor builtin.lsp_document_symbols
Lists LSP document symbols in the current buffer builtin.lsp_workspace_symbols
Lists LSP document symbols in the current workspace builtin.lsp_dynamic_workspace_symbols
Dynamically Lists LSP for all workspace symbols builtin.diagnostics
Lists Diagnostics for all open buffers or a specific buffer. Use option bufnr=0
for current buffer. builtin.lsp_implementations
Goto the implementation of the word under the cursor if there's only one, otherwise show all options in Telescope builtin.lsp_definitions
Goto the definition of the word under the cursor, if there's only one, otherwise show all options in Telescope builtin.lsp_type_definitions
Goto the definition of the type of the word under the cursor, if there's only one, otherwise show all options in Telescope Functions Description builtin.git_commits
Lists git commits with diff preview, checkout action <cr>
, reset mixed <C-r>m
, reset soft <C-r>s
and reset hard <C-r>h
builtin.git_bcommits
Lists buffer's git commits with diff preview and checks them out on <cr>
builtin.git_bcommits_range
Lists buffer's git commits in a range of lines. Use options from
and to
to specify the range. In visual mode, lists commits for the selected lines builtin.git_branches
Lists all branches with log preview, checkout action <cr>
, track action <C-t>
, rebase action<C-r>
, create action <C-a>
, switch action <C-s>
, delete action <C-d>
and merge action <C-y>
builtin.git_status
Lists current changes per file with diff preview and add action. (Multi-selection still WIP) builtin.git_stash
Lists stash items in current repository with ability to apply them on <cr>
Functions Description builtin.treesitter
Lists Function names, variables, from Treesitter! Functions Description builtin.planets
Use the telescope... builtin.builtin
Lists Built-in pickers and run them on <cr>
. builtin.reloader
Lists Lua modules and reload them on <cr>
. builtin.symbols
Lists symbols inside a file data/telescope-sources/*.json
found in your rtp. More info and symbol sources can be found here Previewers Description previewers.vim_buffer_cat.new
Default previewer for files. Uses vim buffers previewers.vim_buffer_vimgrep.new
Default previewer for grep and similar. Uses vim buffers previewers.vim_buffer_qflist.new
Default previewer for qflist. Uses vim buffers previewers.cat.new
Terminal previewer for files. Uses cat
/bat
previewers.vimgrep.new
Terminal previewer for grep and similar. Uses cat
/bat
previewers.qflist.new
Terminal previewer for qflist. Uses cat
/bat
The default previewers are from now on vim_buffer_
previewers. They use vim buffers for displaying files and use tree-sitter or regex for file highlighting.
These previewers are using vim.filetype
to guess the filetype for the selected file. The guessing is done by inspecting the filename, the head of the file(shebang) and the tail of the file (modeline). If you have trouble with filetype detection you should read :help vim.filetype
.
We need to do it manually because we can't determine the filetype in the traditional way: We don't do bufload
and instead read the file asynchronously with vim.loop.fs_
and attach only a highlighter; otherwise the speed of the previewer would slow down considerably.
If you want to configure the vim_buffer_
previewer (e.g. you want the line to wrap), do this:
vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd("User", { pattern = "TelescopePreviewerLoaded", callback = function(args) if args.data.filetype ~= "help" then vim.wo.number = true elseif args.data.bufname:match("*.csv") then vim.wo.wrap = false end end, })
A data field is passed to the callback, which contains the filetype and the buffer name.
{ title: string, # preview window title filetype: string, bufname: string, }Sorters Description
sorters.get_fuzzy_file
Telescope's default sorter for files sorters.get_generic_fuzzy_sorter
Telescope's default sorter for everything else sorters.get_levenshtein_sorter
Using Levenshtein distance algorithm (don't use :D) sorters.get_fzy_sorter
Using fzy algorithm sorters.fuzzy_with_index_bias
Used to list stuff with consideration to when the item is added
A Sorter
is called by the Picker
on each item returned by the Finder
. It returns a number, which is equivalent to the "distance" between the current prompt
and the entry
returned by a finder
.
Layout can be configured by choosing a specific layout_strategy
and specifying a particular layout_config
for that strategy. For more details on available strategies and configuration options, see :help telescope.layout
.
Some options for configuring sizes in layouts are "resolvable". This means that they can take different forms, and will be interpreted differently according to which form they take. For example, if we wanted to set the width
of a picker using the vertical
layout strategy to 50% of the screen width, we would specify that width as 0.5
, but if we wanted to specify the width
to be exactly 80 characters wide, we would specify it as 80
. For more details on resolving sizes, see :help telescope.resolve
.
As an example, if we wanted to specify the layout strategy and width, but only for this instance, we could do something like:
:lua require('telescope.builtin').find_files({layout_strategy='vertical',layout_config={width=0.5}})
If we wanted to change the width for every time we use the vertical
layout strategy, we could add the following to our setup()
call:
require('telescope').setup({ defaults = { layout_config = { vertical = { width = 0.5 } -- other layout configuration here }, -- other defaults configuration here }, -- other configuration values here })
Common groups of settings can be set up to allow for themes. We have some built in themes but are looking for more cool options.
To use a theme, simply append it to a builtin function:
nnoremap <Leader>f :lua require'telescope.builtin'.find_files(require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown({}))<cr> " Change an option nnoremap <Leader>f :lua require'telescope.builtin'.find_files(require('telescope.themes').get_dropdown({ winblend = 10 }))<cr>
Or use with a command:
Telescope find_files theme=dropdown
Or you can configure it in the pickers table in telescope.setup
:
require('telescope').setup{ defaults = { -- ... }, pickers = { find_files = { theme = "dropdown", } }, extensions = { -- ... } }
Themes should work with every telescope.builtin
function. If you wish to make a theme, check out lua/telescope/themes.lua
.
All telescope.nvim
functions are wrapped in vim
commands for easy access, tab completions and setting options.
" Show all builtin pickers :Telescope " Tab completion :Telescope |<tab> :Telescope find_files " Setting options :Telescope find_files prompt_prefix=🔍 " If the option accepts a Lua table as its value, you can use, to connect each " command string, e.g.: find_command, vimgrep_arguments are both options that " accept a Lua table as a value. So, you can configure them on the command line "like so: :Telescope find_files find_command=rg,--ignore,--hidden,--files prompt_prefix=🔍
for more information and how to realize more complex commands please read :help telescope.command
.
Telescope user autocmds:
Event DescriptionUser TelescopeFindPre
Do it before Telescope creates all the floating windows User TelescopePreviewerLoaded
Do it after Telescope previewer window is created User TelescopeResumePost
Do it after Telescope resume action is fully completed
Telescope provides the capabilities to create & register extensions, which improves telescope in a variety of ways.
Some extensions provide integration with external tools, outside of the scope of builtins
. Others provide performance enhancements by using compiled C and interfacing directly with Lua over LuaJIT's FFI library.
A list of community extensions can be found in the Extensions wiki. Always read the README of the extension you want to install, but here is a general overview of how most extensions work.
To load an extension, use the load_extension
function as shown in the example below:
-- This will load fzy_native and have it override the default file sorter require('telescope').load_extension('fzy_native')
You may skip explicitly loading extensions (they will then be lazy-loaded), but tab completions will not be available right away.
Accessing pickers from extensionsPickers from extensions are added to the :Telescope
command under their respective name. For example:
" Run the `configurations` picker from nvim-dap :Telescope dap configurations
They can also be called directly from Lua:
-- Run the `configurations` picker from nvim-dap require('telescope').extensions.dap.configurations()
For writing your own picker and for information about the API please read the Developers Documentation.
All contributions are welcome! Just open a pull request. Please read CONTRIBUTING.md
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