Bash script to fuzzy find files and copy file name to clip board if there is only 1 result.

put_this_in_your_bashrc.sh

# Usage example:
# f entry factory tests
# vi <CTRL-V>
#
# You can change the filtered directories and file types in the first line of the function.
# 
# Find groovy files and copy the unique result to the clip board.
function f() {
  files=`find grails-app src test -name "*.groovy" -type f`
  for pat in "$@"
  do
    files=`echo "$files" |  grep -i $pat`
  done
  lines=`echo "$files" | wc -l | tr -s ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f 2`
  #echo "lines: $lines"
  if [ $lines -eq 1 ]; then
    result=`echo $files | tee /dev/tty | tr -d '\n'`
    size_result=`echo $result | wc -c | tr -s ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f 2`
    if [ $size_result -gt 1 ]; then
      echo $result | tr -d '\n' | pbcopy
    fi
  else
    echo "$files"
  fi
}