v0.70.0
antgroup/echomimicv0.70.0Mar 2, 2026by junegunn
AI Summary
Added `change-with-nth` and `change-header-lines` actions for dynamically manipulating options, alongside significant performance improvements in filtering speed.
Key Highlights
- Added `change-with-nth` action for dynamic column cycling
- Added `change-header-lines` action
- Performance improvements (1.3x to 1.9x faster filtering)
- Fixed `nth` attribute merge order
New Features
- `change-with-nth` action
- `change-header-lines` action
- Performance optimizations
Full Release Notes
## Demo: `change-with-nth`
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/40abe7e6-8c98-4a13-85b7-17e69372ef9e
## Summary
- Added `change-with-nth` action for dynamically changing the `--with-nth` option.
- Requires `--with-nth` to be set initially.
- Multiple options separated by `|` can be given to cycle through.
```sh
echo -e "a b c\nd e f\ng h i" | fzf --with-nth .. \
--bind 'space:change-with-nth(1|2|3|1,3|2,3|)'
```
- Added `change-header-lines` action for dynamically changing the `--header-lines` option
- Performance improvements (1.3x to 1.9x faster filtering depending on query)
```
=== query: 'l' ===
[all] baseline: 168.87ms current: 95.21ms (1.77x) matches: 5069891 (94.78%)
[1T] baseline: 1652.22ms current: 841.40ms (1.96x) matches: 5069891 (94.78%)
=== query: 'lin' ===
[all] baseline: 343.27ms current: 252.59ms (1.36x) matches: 3516507 (65.74%)
[1T] baseline: 3199.89ms current: 2230.64ms (1.43x) matches: 3516507 (65.74%)
=== query: 'linux' ===
[all] baseline: 85.47ms current: 63.72ms (1.34x) matches: 307229 (5.74%)
[1T] baseline: 774.64ms current: 589.32ms (1.31x) matches: 307229 (5.74%)
=== query: 'linuxlinux' ===
[all] baseline: 55.13ms current: 35.67ms (1.55x) matches: 12230 (0.23%)
[1T] baseline: 461.99ms current: 332.38ms (1.39x) matches: 12230 (0.23%)
=== query: 'linuxlinuxlinux' ===
[all] baseline: 51.77ms current: 32.53ms (1.59x) matches: 865 (0.02%)
[1T] baseline: 409.99ms current: 296.33ms (1.38x) matches: 865 (0.02%)
```
- Fixed `nth` attribute merge order to respect precedence hierarchy (#4697)
- bash: Replaced `printf` with builtin `printf` to bypass local indirections (#4684) (@DarrenBishop)