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Commit 24236860 authored by Jesse Leite's avatar Jesse Leite Committed by Junegunn Choi
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Document inverse prefix exact match search syntax (#1224)

* Document inverse prefix exact match search syntax.

* Reorder search syntax table to explain basic exact match first.
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......@@ -237,14 +237,15 @@ Unless otherwise specified, fzf starts in "extended-search mode" where you can
type in multiple search terms delimited by spaces. e.g. `^music .mp3$ sbtrkt
!fire`
| Token | Match type | Description |
| -------- | -------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| `sbtrkt` | fuzzy-match | Items that match `sbtrkt` |
| `^music` | prefix-exact-match | Items that start with `music` |
| `.mp3$` | suffix-exact-match | Items that end with `.mp3` |
| `'wild` | exact-match (quoted) | Items that include `wild` |
| `!fire` | inverse-exact-match | Items that do not include `fire` |
| `!.mp3$` | inverse-suffix-exact-match | Items that do not end with `.mp3` |
| Token | Match type | Description |
| --------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| `sbtrkt` | fuzzy-match | Items that match `sbtrkt` |
| `'wild` | exact-match (quoted) | Items that include `wild` |
| `^music` | prefix-exact-match | Items that start with `music` |
| `.mp3$` | suffix-exact-match | Items that end with `.mp3` |
| `!fire` | inverse-exact-match | Items that do not include `fire` |
| `!^music` | inverse-prefix-exact-match | Items that do not start with `music` |
| `!.mp3$` | inverse-suffix-exact-match | Items that do not end with `.mp3` |
If you don't prefer fuzzy matching and do not wish to "quote" every word,
start fzf with `-e` or `--exact` option. Note that when `--exact` is set,
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