xfiles

Add/remove files to the list. List of files is stored in a file. File can be used to implement copy/paste and other operations. See Integration examples below.

Development

For educational purposes project has been implemented in multiple languages:

All implementations are tested against the same set of tests (see tasks.py).

Usage

# Print items list
$ xfiles

# Define list of items
$ xfiles foo bar

# Add items to the list
$ xfiles + baz qux
$ echo 'baz\nqux' | xfiles +

# Remove items from the list
$ xfiles - baz qux
$ echo 'baz\nqux' | xfiles -

# Clear list
$ xfiles --

# Print path to the list
$ xfiles ++

Integration

Following shows how xfiles can be used in elvish.

use epm
epm:install github.com/gergelyk/elvish-libs
use gk-utils gk

# alias for xfiles
fn xx {|@a| xfiles $@a}

# print list of files, allow selection
fn xxl {
  put * | to-lines | fzf -m | xfiles
}

# remove files that are on the list
fn xxr {
  rm -frvI (xfiles)
  xfiles --
}

# copy files that are on the list to CWD
fn xxc {|@args|
  set args = (gk:parse-args [target] [.] $args)
  var target = $args[target]
  cp -v (xfiles) $target
  xfiles --
}

# move files that are on the list to CWD
fn xxm {|@args|
  set args = (gk:parse-args [target] [.] $args)
  var target = $args[target]
  mv -v (xfiles) $target
  xfiles --
}