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@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@ `bfs` ===== +[](https://github.com/tavianator/bfs/blob/master/COPYING) +[](https://github.com/Aaronepower/tokei) +[](https://travis-ci.org/tavianator/bfs) + Breadth-first search for your files. `bfs` is a variant of the UNIX `find` command that operates [breadth-first](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breadth-first_search) rather than [depth-first](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth-first_search). -It is otherwise intended to be [compatible](https://github.com/tavianator/bfs/issues/6) with GNU `find`. -If you're not familiar with `find`, have a look at the [GNU find manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/manual/html_mono/find.html) to get acquainted first. +It is otherwise intended to be compatible with many versions of `find`, including + +- [POSIX `find`](http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/find.html) +- [GNU `find`](https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/) +- {[Free](https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?find(1)),[Open](https://man.openbsd.org/find.1),[Net](http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?find+1+NetBSD-current)}BSD `find` +- [macOS `find`](https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/find.1.html) + +If you're not familiar with `find`, the [GNU find manual](https://www.gnu.org/software/findutils/manual/html_mono/find.html) provides a good introduction. Breadth vs. depth @@ -81,7 +91,9 @@ $ <strong>bfs</strong> -L <em>haystack</em> -name 'needle' </pre> `bfs` also adds some extra options that make some common tasks easier. -Compare `bfs -nohidden` to `find -name '.?*' -prune -o -print`. +Compare `bfs -nohidden` to + + find -name '.?*' -prune -o -print Pretty @@ -90,7 +102,7 @@ Pretty When `bfs` detects that its output is a terminal, it automatically colors its output with the same colors `ls` uses. This makes it easier to identify relevant files at a glance. - +<img src="https://tavianator.github.io/bfs/screenshot.svg" alt="Screenshot" width="100%" /> Try it! |