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File searching tool which is configurable via the command line

Description

Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and UNIX. The interface is intentionally lightweight and simple, using only Gtk+3. You can configure it to your needs by using several command line options.

Synopsis

catfish [options] path query

Options

--version

Show the version number and exit

-h, ā€‰--help

Show the help message and exit

-v, ā€‰--verbose

Show debug messages (-vv will also debug catfish_lib)

--large-icons

Use large icons

--thumbnails

Use thumbnails

--iso-time

Display time in ISO format

--path=PATH

Set the default search path

--exact

Perform exact match

--hidden

Include hidden files

--fulltext

Perform fulltext search

--start

If path and query are provided, start searching when the application is displayed.

--sort=SORT

Set a default column to sort by (name|size|path|date|type),(asc|desc)

Info

August 2023 catfish 4.18.0