yazi/Q/In yazi, if I'm using S to search, is there a way to get previews of the search terms in the documents and go through them?

• In yazi, if I'm using S to search, is there a way to get previews of the search terms in the documents and go through them?

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      • Short answer: Not natively — the built-in S (ripgrep) search returns a list of matching files but does not preview match context in the preview pane. Plugins that integrate fzf add previews.
      • What S does: Opens a ripgrep content search prompt. Results populate the file list incrementally; yazi shows matching files but does not scroll the preview pane to the matched line or highlight the match.
      • Feature request: GitHub issue #1095 ("preview could highlight the first match") was closed as duplicate of #3346, so native preview-at-match is a known open request.
      • Plugins that add search previews:
        • yazi/Plugin/fr.yazi (51 ★, Lua) — pipes rg results into fzf with bat-powered syntax-highlighted previews; navigate matches with Ctrl-J/K / arrow keys.
        • yazi/Plugin/yafg.yazi (12 ★, Lua) — fuzzy find + grep with interactive rg/fzf; opens selected match in your editor at the matched line.
        • yazi/Plugin/fazif.yazi (15 ★, Shell) — searches with fd, rg, and rga and spawns fzf with preview.
      • Navigation: All plugin approaches rely on fzf for cycling through matches (standard fzf keys: arrow keys or Ctrl-J/K, Enter to confirm).
      • Docs: yazi keymap, yazi plugins overview