[kwlug-disc] ncurses file selection tool

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Apparently using fzf in conjunction with vim is even more impressive.



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On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 12:01 PM Steve Izma <sizma at golden.net> wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 12:34:03AM -0500, William Park via kwlug-disc
> wrote:
> > Subject: Re: [kwlug-disc] ncurses file selection tool
> >
> > Try editing a directory, like
> >     vim .
>
> I frequently use this feature, usually for selecting a set of
> files on which I want to perform batch actions. I open an
> additonal buffer (so that I have two vim windows between which I
> can move with the Ctl-W functions), copy the files I want from
> the directory buffer, then paste them into the new buffer. I then
> edit the new buffer as a shell script.
>
> This is also convenient if you're editing an HTML file that needs
> links to other files within the hierarchy. You can gather the
> filenames you need from the directory buffer then paste them into
> the href clauses in an HTML file, thereby avoiding the
> treacherous need to type in each filename.
>
>     -- Steve
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