Learn to say popular command-line fuzzy finder tool names correctly.
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How is fzf (popular general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder) correctly pronounced?
fzf is pronounced 'EF-ZEE-EF' — every letter spoken individually, F-Z-F. In a technical interview: "fzf let me fuzzy-search through ten thousand file paths and jump to the right one in under a second."
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How is fzy (fast, simple fuzzy text selector used for filtering command-line input) correctly pronounced?
fzy is pronounced 'FIZ-ee' — rhymes with 'busy', echoing the word 'fuzzy'. In a technical interview: "fzy ranked the closest matching branch name at the very top of the list as I typed."
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How is skim (Rust-based fuzzy finder, a drop-in alternative to fzf) correctly pronounced?
skim (the fuzzy finder) is pronounced 'SKIM' — exactly like the everyday word for reading quickly, one syllable. In a technical interview: "skim piped in the git log and let me fuzzy-select a commit to cherry-pick."
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How is peco (simplistic interactive fuzzy filtering tool for the command line) correctly pronounced?
peco is pronounced 'PEK-oh' — stress on PEK, two syllables. In a technical interview: "peco filtered the process list interactively so I could kill the right one without scrolling."
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How is sk (former name of the skim fuzzy finder binary, still used as its command) correctly pronounced?
sk is pronounced 'ES-KAY' — the letters 'S' and 'K' spoken individually. In a technical interview: "sk opened a fuzzy prompt over the file list the moment I hit the keybinding."