fzf Preview Windows, Key Bindings, and Actions/Select all items with a key binding

Bind a key to select all results in multi-select mode.

Section: Bind actions

Select all items with a key binding

bash
bash
seq 100 | fzf -m --bind 'ctrl-a:select-all'
Explanation

Bindings make fzf much more powerful than a passive filter.

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