fzf tmux, Editor Integration, Troubleshooting, and Performance

Use fzf with tmux and editors, and fix common issues involving shell integration, source commands, and large repositories.

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## tmux, Vim, and Neovim integration

Open selected files in Vim or Neovim

fd --type f | fzf -m | xargs -r nvim

# Pass chosen files directly to your editor.

Use fzf-git.sh for Git object pickers

source ~/.fzf-git.sh

# Load Git-focused helper bindings built on fzf.

## Troubleshooting and performance

Inspect your default source command

printf '%s
' "$FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND"

# Print the configured default command before running fzf.

Prefer fd over find for speed

export FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND='fd --type f --hidden --follow --exclude .git'

# Switch your source command to fd for large trees.

Ignore hidden or VCS files unless needed

fd --type f --exclude .git --exclude node_modules | fzf

# Reduce list size to improve responsiveness.

Avoid broken matching on colored input

git status --short | fzf

# Use --ansi only when the input really contains ANSI color codes.

Remember shell functions are not external commands

# Child processes spawned by fzf cannot call a shell function unless you export or inline it.

# Use standalone commands for child processes spawned by fzf.

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