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authorPřemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>2024-12-30 19:36:51 +0100
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'sdn' is a simple directory navigator that you can invoke while editing shell
commands. It enables you to:
- * take a quick peek at directory contents without running `ls`
+ * take a quick peek at directory contents without running `ls`;
+ * select files to insert into the command line;
* browse the filesystem without all the mess that Midnight Commander does:
there's no need to create a subshell in a new pty. The current command line
can be simply forwarded if it is to be edited. What's more, it will always
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ that of git, only named colours aren't supported:
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cursor 231 202
+select 202 bold
bar 16 255 ul
cwd bold
input
@@ -91,15 +93,19 @@ To obtain more vifm-like controls, you may write the following to your
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normal h parent
-normal l choose
+normal l enter
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Helper programs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-The F3 and F4 keys are normally bound to actions 'view' and 'edit', similarly to
-Norton Commander and other orthodox file managers. The helper programs used
-here may be changed by setting the PAGER and VISUAL (or EDITOR) environment
-variables.
+The F3, F13 and F4 keys are normally bound to actions 'view', 'view-raw',
+and 'edit', similarly to Norton Commander and other orthodox file managers.
+The helper programs used here may be changed by setting the PAGER and VISUAL
+(or EDITOR) environment variables.
+
+If 'view' finds Midnight Commander, it will make use of its configuration
+to apply any matching filter, such as to produce archive listings,
+or it will run the respective command.
While it is mostly possible to get 'mcview' working using an invocation like
`PAGER='mcview -u' sdn`, beware that this helper cannot read files from its