Television (tv)
A very fast, portable and hackable fuzzy finder.
About
Television is a fast, portable fuzzy finder for the terminal. It lets you search in real-time through any kind of data source such as files, text, git repositories, environment variables, docker containers, and more.
Quick Start
tv # Search files (default channel) tv text # Search file contents tv git-repos # Find git repositories tv --help # See all options
For a complete introduction, see the Quickstart Guide.
Installation
Quick Install (Recommended)
curl -fsSL https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television/install.sh | bashPackage Managers
| Platform | Command |
|---|---|
| Arch Linux | pacman -S television |
| Homebrew | brew install television |
| Cargo | cargo install --locked television |
| Scoop | scoop bucket add extras && scoop install television |
| WinGet | winget install --exact --id alexpasmantier.television |
| Nix | nix run nixpkgs#television |
For more installation options, see Installation.
Custom Channels
Create custom channels for any workflow. Here's an example TLDR channel:
# ~/.config/television/cable/tldr.toml [metadata] name = "tldr" description = "Browse TLDR pages" [source] command = "tldr --list" [preview] command = "tldr '{}'" [keybindings] ctrl-e = "actions:open" [actions.open] command = "tldr '{}'" mode = "execute"
Learn more about creating channels.
Shell Integration
Enable smart autocomplete (Ctrl+T) and history search (Ctrl+R):
# Zsh echo 'eval "$(tv init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc # Bash echo 'eval "$(tv init bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc
See Shell Integration for more shells.
Editor Integration
- Neovim: tv.nvim
- Vim: tv.vim
- VSCode: Television extension
- Zed: Telescope-style setup
- JetBrains IDEs: Television plugin