1CATFISH(1) User Commands CATFISH(1)
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6 catfish - File searching tool which is configurable via the command
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10 Catfish is a handy file searching tool for Linux and UNIX. The inter‐
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15 catfish [options] path query
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18 --version
19 Show the version number and exit
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21 -h, --help
22 Show the help message and exit
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24 -v, --verbose
25 Show debug messages (-vv will also debug catfish_lib)
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27 --large-icons
28 Use large icons
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34 Display time in ISO format
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37 Set the default search path
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40 Perform exact match
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43 Include hidden files
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46 Perform fulltext search
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49 If path and query are provided, start searching when the appli‐
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53 Set a default column to sort by
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