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author | Canop <cano.petrole@gmail.com> | 2022-01-06 15:48:33 +0100 |
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committer | Canop <cano.petrole@gmail.com> | 2022-01-06 15:48:33 +0100 |
commit | 9c50d19c37529a14c3e24b8da89165006fc9e9ea (patch) | |
tree | 067c753127146d9a627328384655bebddcb32ba3 /website/docs | |
parent | a053fa1ff86ef4d330931c4ce8e7df3c1fe6bb80 (diff) |
had tip about searching deeper with ctrl-s in doc
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diff --git a/website/docs/tricks.md b/website/docs/tricks.md index b4e001f..2cf585c 100644 --- a/website/docs/tricks.md +++ b/website/docs/tricks.md @@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ This function supports most broot arguments: ![tree with args](img/20201219-tree-with-args.png) +# Search deeper + +The search normally stops after some time, or when it found enough matches (that is a few times what can be displayed, in order to only show the ones with the best ranking). + +Sometimes, you want a more exhaustive search: + +- you want to see **all** matches +- you want the search to go deeper to find better ranked matches, even if it's slower + +Then, you can hit <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>s</kbd>, which does a `:total_search` and ensures the whole tree is searched and all matches are displayed. + +The downside is it takes time and the most relevant matches may be hard to find among hundred of less relevant ones which wouldn't be shown otherwise. + # A generic fuzzy finder The goal here is to have a function you can use in shell to give you a path. |