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fzf Basics: Search, Select, and Script Output/Print the final query too

Return both the typed query and the selection.

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Section: Query and output control

Print the final query too

bash
bash
find . -type f | fzf --print-query
Explanation

Useful in scripts when the query itself is meaningful input.

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