[Bug] Can't use `fzf` non-interactively: the option `-f` doesn't work as expected. about fzf HOT 4 CLOSED

    -q, --query=STR        Start the finder with the given query
    -f, --filter=STR       Filter mode. Do not start interactive finder.

--filter (or -f) should be followed by a query string. In -f +s case, +s is recognized as the query string. i.e. equivalent to --filter=+s. So you should remove --query and do fzf -1 -0 +s --filter="r" or fzf -1 -0 -f "r" +s
fzf +s --filter="r" or fzf -f "r" +s instead.

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I missed to mention that -1 and -0 are not compatible with --filter but with --query.

       -1, --select-1
              If there is only one match for the initial query (--query), do not start interactive finder and automatically select the only match

       -0, --exit-0
              If there is no match for the initial query (--query), do not start interactive finder and exit immediately

So you should try something like fzf -f "r" +s | head -1 instead.

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Hmm, I just realized there is a critical bug in the streaming filter mode (i.e. --no-sort --filter=something) since fzf 0.47.0.

#3728

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Thank you, that satisfies my question.

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