diff --git a/bash/search.sh b/bash/search.sh
index cc6f33f..89c45d7 100644
--- a/bash/search.sh
+++ b/bash/search.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Utility functions and helpers for searching
-DEFAULT_FD_OPTS=('--hidden' '--type' 'f' '--type' 'l' '--threads' "$(nproc)")
+DEFAULT_FD_OPTS=('--hidden' '--type' 'symlink' '--threads' "$(nproc)")
 
 # Search and return a string with filenames delimited by \n
 # Parameters:
@@ -9,8 +9,39 @@ find_files() {
 	if [[ -d "$1" ]]; then
 		local directory="$1"
 		shift
-		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" "$@" -- . "$directory"
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type f "$@" -- . "$directory"
 	else
-		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" "$@"
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type f "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Search and return a string with filenames delimited by \n
+# Parameters:
+# $1: directory
+# $2-n: extra arguments
+find_directories() {
+	if [[ -d "$1" ]]; then
+		local directory="$1"
+		shift
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type d "$@" -- . "$directory"
+	else
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type d "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
+# Search all files and directories, determine what type of files to search
+# Parameters:
+# $1: filetype (specific to fd's --type flag)
+# $2: directory
+# $3-n: extra arguments
+find_specific() {
+    local type_opt="$1"
+    shift
+	if [[ -d "$1" ]]; then
+		local directory="$1"
+		shift
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type "$type_opt" "$@" -- . "$directory"
+	else
+		fd "${DEFAULT_FD_OPTS[@]}" --type "$type_opt" "$@"
 	fi
 }