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tv — Cross-platform, fast, extensible fuzzy-finder tool. Works with "channels" (e.g., files, env, git rep

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Problem

How to use the tv command: Cross-platform, fast, extensible fuzzy-finder tool. Works with "channels" (e.g., files, env, git repos) or from stdin. More information: <https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television/>.

Solution

tv — Cross-platform, fast, extensible fuzzy-finder tool. Works with "channels" (e.g., files, env, git repos) or from stdin. More information: <https://alexpasmantier.github.io/television/>.

Launch with the default channel:

tv

Open a specific channel:

tv {{files|env|git-repos|...}}

List all available channels:

tv list-channels

Fuzzy-pick from lines piped on stdin:

{{command}} | tv

Pipe and show a live preview for each entry:

{{command}} | tv --preview '{{preview_command}}'

Build a picker from commands (source + preview):

tv --source-command '{{source_command}}' --preview-command '{{preview_command}}' --preview-size {{70}}

Update and install community-maintained channels:

tv update-channels

View tldr pages (you need to update channels first and have tldr installed):

tv tldr

Code Snippets

Launch with the default channel

tv

Open a specific channel

tv {{files|env|git-repos|...}}

List all available channels

tv list-channels

Fuzzy-pick from lines piped on `stdin`

{{command}} | tv

Pipe and show a live preview for each entry

{{command}} | tv --preview '{{preview_command}}'

Context

tldr-pages: common/tv

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