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Feature Request: Fuzzy Search #5314

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@iliazlobin

An innate feature to search through the Terminal text is quite limited and basic:

  • it doesn't highlight several entries in the window;
  • it doesn't support using regular expressions;
  • it can't filter output to a fewer number of lines (much like grep does).
  • it only supports strict match;

With the power of fuzzy search, users gain a boost to their productivity of being able to find a text through history very fast. It's implemented in many text editors (JetBrains IDEA, Visual Studio Code) for their project's files search. There's a solution specifically for the command line (bash/zsh) as well - junegunn/fzf.

If we could integrate the feature into the terminal (via its UI) without relying on the bash settings, it would be a great capability!

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Area-TerminalControlIssues pertaining to the terminal control (input, selection, keybindings, mouse interaction, etc.)Area-UserInterfaceIssues pertaining to the user interface of the Console or TerminalIssue-TaskIt's a feature request, but it doesn't really need a major design.Product-TerminalThe new Windows Terminal.

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