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Quick Command-line File Completion

qfc

qfc is a shell auto-complete alternative which features real-time multi-directories matching: It provides results while you type against files in the current directory and its sub-directories. This is useful, to avoid the burden of writing the whole path whenever you want to cd or vim a file, which is frequent especially if you use the terminal as your IDE(The terminal is the best IDE, remember! :-) ).

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If you're using zshell or Bash 4.3+, You can combine qfc with commands you frequently use to get one key-stroke experience. For example, I have the following lines in my .zshrc:

qfc_quick_command 'cd' '\C-b' 'cd $0'
qfc_quick_command 'vim' '\C-p' 'vim $0'

This allows me to switch directories by just pressing Ctrl-b(or editing a file by pressing Ctrl-p). qfc

qfc_quick_command expects an id, a shortcut, and a command with $0 placeholder(which will be replaced with the completion path).
It's recommended to choose a 2-5 length letters only id(else you may encounter issues).
Also, be careful with what keyboard shortcuts to choose(mapping some keys can prevent the terminal from working correctly).