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@@ -1,18 +1,59 @@ -.Dd October 26, 2020 +.Dd October 27, 2020 .Dt SDN 1 .Os Linux .Sh NAME .Nm sdn -.Nd simple directory navigator +.Nd directory navigator .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm sdn .Op Ar line Ar point +.Nm sdn +.Cm --version .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm -is a simple directory navigator that you can invoke while editing shell +is a simple directory navigator that you can launch while editing shell commands. Use the .Xr sdn-install 1 -script to integrate it with your shell, then invoke it with M-o. +script to integrate it with your shell, then invoke it at any time with M-o. +.Pp +Press F1 to get a list of active key bindings and their assigned actions, +grouped by their contexts. +.Pp +Program arguments are only used by integration snippets to forward the parent +shell's command line. The +.Ar point +is given in terms of characters. +.Sh OPTIONS +While some behaviour can be toggled from within the program, some can only be +changed by modifying configuration files manually. +.Pp +The files follow a simple syntax derived from the Bourne shell: each option is +on its own line, with words separated by linear whitespace. Comments start with +a hash (#) and continue until the end of the line. All special characters may +be quoted using either a backslash or single-quoted strings. +.Pp +The options and the default key bindings controlling them are as follows: +.Bl -tag +.It full-view Em bool No (t) +If non-zero, the equivalent format to +.Ql ls -l +is used to display directory contents rather than simply listing the filenames. +.It gravity Em bool +If non-zero, all entries stick to the bottom of the screen, i.e., all empty +space is at the top. +.It reverse-sort Em bool No (R) +If non-zero, the order of entries is reversed. +.It show-hidden Em bool No (M-.) +If non-zero, filenames beginning with a full stop are shown. +.It ext-helpers Em bool +If non-zero, viewers and editors are launched from the parent shell. This way +you can suspend them and use job control features of the shell. However it +also enforces any pending change to the shell's working directory. +.It sort-column Em number No (M-< M->) +The zero-based index of the +.Ql full-view +column that entries are ordered by. +.El .Sh ENVIRONMENT .Bl -tag -width 15n .It Ev LS_COLORS @@ -23,16 +64,45 @@ and you can use the utility to initialize this variable. .It Ev PAGER The viewer program to be launched by the F3 key binding as well as to show -the internal help message. +the internal help message. If none is set, it defaults to +.Xr less 1 . .It Ev VISUAL , Ev EDITOR -The editor program to be launched by the F4 key binding. +The editor program to be launched by the F4 key binding. If none is set, +it defaults to +.Xr vi 1 . .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width 25n -compact .It Pa ~/.config/sdn/config -Program configuration and state. +Program configuration and navigation state, initialized or overwritten on exit. .It Pa ~/.config/sdn/bindings -Key binding overrides. +Custom key binding overrides. .It Pa ~/.config/sdn/look Redefine terminal attributes for UI elements. .El +.Sh EXAMPLES +.Ss Pa bindings +Key names or combinations follow the Emacs syntax for Control and Meta prefixes +and +.Xr terminfo 5 names are used for special keys. To obtain more vifm-like +controls and Windows-like quit abilities: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +normal h parent +normal l choose +normal M-f4 quit +.Ed +.Ss Pa look +Terminal attributes are accepted in a format similar to that of +.Xr git 1 , only named colours aren't supported. For a black-on-white terminal +supporting 256 colours, a theme such as the following may work: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +cursor 231 202 +bar 16 255 ul +cwd bold +input +cmdline 145 +.Ed +.Sh REPORTING BUGS +Use +.Lk https://git.janouch.name/p/sdn +to report bugs, request features, or submit pull requests. |