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Manual: catfish

CATFISH(1)					User Commands					  CATFISH(1)

NAME
       catfish - 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 light‐
       weight 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, --help
	      Show the help message and exit

       -v, --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)

catfish 4.20.0					December 2024					  CATFISH(1)