Support character and block device file types

README.md

@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ Options:
   -d, --max-depth <depth>          Set maximum search depth (default: none)
   -E, --exclude <pattern>          Exclude entries that match the given glob pattern
   -t, --type <filetype>            Filter by type: file (f), directory (d), symlink (l),
-                                   executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p)
+                                   executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p),
+                                   block-device (b), char-device (c)
   -e, --extension <ext>            Filter by file extension
   -S, --size <size>                Limit results based on the size of files
       --changed-within <date|dur>  Filter by file modification time (newer than)

contrib/completion/_fd

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ _fd() {
     {l,symlink}'\:"symbolic links"'
     {e,empty}'\:"empty files or directories"'
     {x,executable}'\:"executable (files)"'
+    {b,block-device}'\:"block devices"'
+    {c,char-device}'\:"character devices"'
     {s,socket}'\:"sockets"'
     {p,pipe}'\:"named pipes (FIFOs)"'
   )

doc/fd.1

@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ regular files
 directories
 .IP "l, symlink"
 symbolic links
+.IP "b, block-device"
+block devices
+.IP "c, char-device"
+character devices
 .IP "s, socket"
 sockets
 .IP "p, pipe"

src/cli.rs

@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ pub struct Opts {
     /// {n}  'l' or 'symlink':      symbolic links
     /// {n}  's' or 'socket':       socket
     /// {n}  'p' or 'pipe':         named pipe (FIFO)
+    /// {n}  'b' or 'block-device': block device
+    /// {n}  'c' or 'char-device':  character device
     /// {n}{n}  'x' or 'executable':   executables
     /// {n}  'e' or 'empty':        empty files or directories
     ///
@@ -346,7 +348,8 @@ pub struct Opts {
         hide_possible_values = true,
         value_enum,
         help = "Filter by type: file (f), directory (d), symlink (l), \
-                executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p)",
+                executable (x), empty (e), socket (s), pipe (p), \
+                char-device (c), block-device (b)",
         long_help
     )]
     pub filetype: Option<Vec<FileType>>,
@@ -720,6 +723,10 @@ pub enum FileType {
     Directory,
     #[value(alias = "l")]
     Symlink,
+    #[value(alias = "b")]
+    BlockDevice,
+    #[value(alias = "c")]
+    CharDevice,
     /// A file which is executable by the current effective user
     #[value(alias = "x")]
     Executable,

src/filesystem.rs

@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ pub fn is_empty(entry: &dir_entry::DirEntry) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
+pub fn is_block_device(ft: fs::FileType) -> bool {
+    ft.is_block_device()
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_block_device(_: fs::FileType) -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
+#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
+pub fn is_char_device(ft: fs::FileType) -> bool {
+    ft.is_char_device()
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_char_device(_: fs::FileType) -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 #[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
 pub fn is_socket(ft: fs::FileType) -> bool {
     ft.is_socket()

src/filetypes.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ pub struct FileTypes {
     pub files: bool,
     pub directories: bool,
     pub symlinks: bool,
+    pub block_devices: bool,
+    pub char_devices: bool,
     pub sockets: bool,
     pub pipes: bool,
     pub executables_only: bool,
@@ -21,13 +23,17 @@ impl FileTypes {
             (!self.files && entry_type.is_file())
                 || (!self.directories && entry_type.is_dir())
                 || (!self.symlinks && entry_type.is_symlink())
+                || (!self.block_devices && filesystem::is_block_device(*entry_type))
+                || (!self.char_devices && filesystem::is_char_device(*entry_type))
                 || (!self.sockets && filesystem::is_socket(*entry_type))
                 || (!self.pipes && filesystem::is_pipe(*entry_type))
                 || (self.executables_only && !entry.path().executable())
                 || (self.empty_only && !filesystem::is_empty(entry))
                 || !(entry_type.is_file()
                     || entry_type.is_dir()
                     || entry_type.is_symlink()
+                    || filesystem::is_block_device(*entry_type)
+                    || filesystem::is_char_device(*entry_type)
                     || filesystem::is_socket(*entry_type)
                     || filesystem::is_pipe(*entry_type))
         } else {

src/main.rs

@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ fn construct_config(mut opts: Opts, pattern_regexps: &[String]) -> Result<Config
                         file_types.files = true;
                     }
                     Empty => file_types.empty_only = true,
+                    BlockDevice => file_types.block_devices = true,
+                    CharDevice => file_types.char_devices = true,
                     Socket => file_types.sockets = true,
                     Pipe => file_types.pipes = true,
                 }