Smart Find - Intelligent Find Wrapper

Drop-in replacement for the native find command that auto-excludes build artifacts and noise directories. Zero dependencies, pure bash wrapper working seamlessly with BSD and GNU find across macOS and Linux.

2025Open SourcePublished

Key Features

  • Intelligent detection: Explicit paths bypass filters automatically

Impact

- **Zero dependencies**: Pure bash solution with no runtime requirements - **13+ directories excluded**: Auto-filters node_modules, .git, dist, build, and more - **Cross-platform**: Works with BSD find (macOS) and GNU findutils (Linux) - **AI-optimized**: Speeds up Claude Code and other AI assistant file operations

Technology Stack

Core Stack

BashUnixCLI
  • Pure bash scripting
  • PATH interception technique
  • BSD/GNU find compatibility layer
  • User configuration system

Tags

bashCLIdeveloper-toolsproductivityautomationfilesystemunixmacoslinuxAI-tools