Sharing some keybindings/functions I've made

[lmburns]

These are some of the ideas I have came up with over the past couple days. I come from using lf (which I have an extension configuration) and am trying to implement as many features as I can from there. If anyone is interested in my lf configuration, it can be found here. Also, the full configuration for xplr can be found here.

I may update this post whenever I add more.

Firstly, using H and L to go back and forth in the path.

key = xplr.config.modes.builtin.default.key_bindings.on_key
key.L = key["ctrl-i"] -- next visited path
key.H = key["ctrl-o"] -- prev visited path

Jump to any directory using zoxide. autojump can be used as well, by replacing the zoxide command with 'PTH=$(autojump -s | tac | awk 'NR>7{print $2}' | fzf)'.

key.n = {
  help = "zoxide jump",
  messages = {
    { BashExec = [===[
      PTH=$(zoxide query -i)
      if [ "$PTH" ]; then
        echo ChangeDirectory: "'"${PTH:?}"'" >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
      fi
    ]===] }
  }
}

Creating a new session that starts with iTerm2:

-- New Session: iTerm2
key["ctrl-n"] = {
  help = "new session",
  messages = {
    { BashExecSilently = [[
      osascript <<EOF
      tell application "iTerm2"
        tell current window
          create tab with default profile
          tell current session to write text "xplr"
        end tell
      end tell
    ]] },
    "Refresh",
  },
}

A bookmark mode that allows for a bookmark file to be used throughout multiple sessions. It is set to the environment variable XPLR_BOOKMARK_FILE. A bookmark can be added, deleted, or jumped to.

-- Bookmark: mode binding
cmodes["bookmark"] = {
  name = "bookmark",
  key_bindings = {
    on_key = {
      m = {
        help = "bookmark dir",
        messages = {
          { BashExecSilently = [[
          PTH="${XPLR_FOCUS_PATH:?}"
          if [ -d "${PTH}" ]; then
            PTH="${PTH}"
          elif [ -f "${PTH}" ]; then
            PTH="$(dirname "${PTH}")"
          fi
          if echo "${PTH:?}" >> "${XPLR_BOOKMARK_FILE:?}"; then
            echo "LogSuccess: ${PTH:?} added to bookmarks" >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
          else
            echo "LogError: Failed to bookmark ${PTH:?}" >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
          fi
        ]] },
        },
      },
      g = {
        help = "go to bookmark",
        messages = {
          {
            BashExec = [===[
            PTH=$(cat "${XPLR_BOOKMARK_FILE:?}" | fzf --no-sort)
            if [ "$PTH" ]; then
              echo FocusPath: "'"${PTH:?}"'" >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
            fi
            ]===]
          },
        },
      },
      d = {
        help = "delete bookmark",
        messages = {
          { BashExec = [[
          PTH=$(cat "${XPLR_BOOKMARK_FILE:?}" | fzf --no-sort)
          sd "$PTH\n" "" "${XPLR_BOOKMARK_FILE:?}"
        ]] },
        },
      },
      esc = {
        help = "cancel",
        messages = {
          "PopMode",
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

Another bookmark manager type thing, taken from wfxr's zsh plugin which has colored output with fzf. I use this as well as the other bookmark manager above because I already use this with zsh as it is.

gokey = xplr.config.modes.builtin.go_to.key_bindings.on_key
-- Jump: formarks (taken from wfxr zsh plugin)
gokey.b = {
  help = "bookmark jump",
  messages = {
    { BashExec = [===[
    field='\(\S\+\s*\)'
    esc=$(printf '\033')
    N="${esc}[0m"
    R="${esc}[31m"
    G="${esc}[32m"
    Y="${esc}[33m"
    B="${esc}[34m"
    pattern="s#^${field}${field}${field}${field}#$Y\1$R\2$N\3$B\4$N#"
    PTH=$(sed 's#: # -> #' "$PATHMARKS_FILE"| nl| column -t \
    | gsed "${pattern}" \
    | fzf --ansi \
        --height '40%' \
        --preview="echo {}|sed 's#.*->  ##'| xargs $list --color=always" \
        --preview-window="right:50%" \
    | sed 's#.*->  ##')
    if [ "$PTH" ]; then
      echo ChangeDirectory: "'"${PTH:?}"'" >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
    fi
    ]===] }
  }
}

Delete and restore files with trash-cli. There are also notifications with terminal-notifier in both steps. The ftr script that is referenced in the restore process is something that I wrote to integrate it with fzf and is also below.

delkey = xplr.config.modes.builtin.delete.key_bindings.on_key

-- Trash: delete
delkey.d = {
  help = "delete",
  messages = {
      {
        BashExec = [===[
        while IFS= read -r line; do trash-put -- "${line:?}";
        done < "${XPLR_PIPE_RESULT_OUT:?}"
        echo ExplorePwdAsync >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
        terminal-notifier -title "🗑️  File(s) deleted" -message "File(s) moved to trash"
        ]===],
      },
      "PopMode",
  },
}

-- Trash: restore
delkey.r = {
  help = "restore delete",
  messages = {
    {
      BashExec = [===[
      ftr; echo ExplorePwdAsync >> "${XPLR_PIPE_MSG_IN:?}"
      ]===],
    },
    "PopMode",
  },
}

ftr script:

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

# desc: fzf trash-restore

zparseopts -D -E -a opt 'l' '-local'

if [[ "${(M)opt[@]:#-(l|-local)}" == -(l|-local) ]]; then
  file="$(trash-list \
    | rg --color=never "$(pwd)" \
    | fzf --delimiter / --with-nth 1,-1 \
    | awk '{print $3}' \
  )"
else
  file="$(trash-list \
    | fzf --delimiter / --with-nth 1,-1 \
    | awk '{print $3}' \
  )"
fi

[ -n "$file" ] && yes 0 | trash-restore "$file" || exit 1
terminal-notifier -title "Trash CLI" -message "File restored"

Also, I have taken the icons from lf and put them with xplr

Icons

```lua xplr.config.node_types.special = { ["Cargo.toml"] = { meta = { icon = "⚙" }, }, [".git"] = { meta = { icon = "" }, }, node_modules = { meta = { icon = "" }, }, ["docker-compose.yml"] = { meta = { icon = "", } } }

xplr.config.node_types.mime_essence = {
["text"] = {
["plain"] = {
meta = { icon = "" },
}
},
["video"] = {
[""] = {
meta = { icon = "" },
}
},
["image"] = {
[""] = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
}
}

xplr.config.node_types.extension = {
lock = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
md = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
toml = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
rs = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
elm = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lua = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
nix = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
js = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
py = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
txt = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
csv = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
xlsx = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
odf = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
yml = {
meta = { icon = "⚙" },
},
yaml = {
meta = { icon = "⚙" },
},
c = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
cc = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
clj = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
ccp = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
coffee = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
cpp = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
css = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
d = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
dart = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
erl = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
exs = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
fs = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
go = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
h = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
hh = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
hpp = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
hs = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
html = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
h = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
java = {
meta = { icon = "♨" },
},
kt = {
meta = { icon = "🅺" },
},
jl = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
js = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
json = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
php = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
pl = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
pro = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
rb = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
pro = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
scala = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
ts = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
vim = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
cmd = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
ps1 = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
sh = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
zsh = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
bash = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
fish = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tar = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tgz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
arc = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
arj = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
taz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lha = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lz4 = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lzh = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tlz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
txz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tzo = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
t7z = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lzma = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
zip = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
z = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
dz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
gz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lrz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
lzo = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
xz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
zst = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tzst = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
bz2 = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
bz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tbz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tbz2 = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
deb = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
rpm = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
jar = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
war = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
ear = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
sar = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
rar = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
alz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
ace = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
zoo = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
cpio = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
z7z = {
meta = { icon = "" }, -- can't start with number?
},
rz = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
cab = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
tbz2 = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
wim = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
swm = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
dwm = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
esd = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
pdf = {
meta = { icon = "" },
},
}

</details>

[sayanarijit]

Nice! Thanks for sharing...

xplr doesn't return anything on close unless pressing #

By default, enter is mapped to PrintResultAndQuit.

-- can't start with number?

Use the ["7z"] syntax.

I had a quick glance over your config. 2 things can be improved:

• XPLR_PIPE_FOCUS_OUT has been deprecated in favor of XPLR_FOCUS_PATH (sorry the pipe doc was outdated)
• With the latest version, you don't need to send Refresh manually anymore.

[max-baz]

as long as it's possible to configure them, I don't mind if not all keys will be by default 😉 For me personally it will be a huge benefit if I can decide how I want to quit not before I launch xplr but after, but that means I must prepare all the shortcuts for myself 😉

[sayanarijit]

Interesting... I guess we can implement both. "Choose what you prefer" 😄

[max-baz]

inability to choose whether I want to "just quit" or "quit cd" in runtime (after launch) was always one of my big annoyances with nnn, btw 🙂

[sayanarijit]

Hey, I am converting the hacks to plugins e.g. https://github.com/sayanarijit/zoxide.xplr, and listing them here. Let me know if you create any or want to maintain any of the plugins I created.

[sayanarijit]

Also check out #437, probably the best "cd on quit" functionality.

[sayanarijit]

I have added them in the Hacks Wiki. Someday, they'll probably become independent portable plugins.

[lmburns]

Awesome! I can update this thread whenever I add more. I just realized once I read over those plugins in the wiki that on the wfxr bookmark plugin that the line with xargs $list actually needs to be xargs exa instead. So, requires exa. Also, that one doesn't require sd, it's the bookmark one above it that I have used sd. It can be changed as well, I just used it for its convenient syntax.

Then the iTerm tab one says it requires zoxide and it doesn't require anything there except to be on macOS.

Lastly, just pointing out a spelling mistake I noticed near the top on the 4th line: fzf integration tutotial

[sayanarijit]

Thanks. Fixed them all (I hope).

[sayanarijit]

Made a little correction in the trash-cli hack. Using BashExecSilently instead of BashExec where interaction isn't required, helps avoid the little flickering of screen.

[lmburns]

I changed it in my configuration and yeah I see the difference. Is it possible to make xplr use LSCOLORS environment variable to look something like this

[sayanarijit]

xplr doesn't read LSCOLORS. But you can do this with lua. See the default lua functions. It's documented in the UI config.

[sayanarijit]

Hey @lmburns, I just converted the Alacritty integration hack to this alacritty.xplr plugin with some added features. If you want, you can apply the concept to iTerm2.
See writing plugins.

[sayanarijit]

Also, since I'm not using zoxide a lot, if you want, you can maintain zoxide.xplr i.e. I can transfer the repo.

[lmburns]

That would be fine with me. I've never done a transferring of repos, so I'm not sure how to

[sayanarijit]

Sent req.