.TH "SELECTOR" "1"
.SH "NAME"
-selector - A simple shell command for dynamic pattern selection
+selector - A simple command line for dynamic pattern selection
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBselector\fP [\fBoptions\fP] -f <filename>
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
-\fBselector\fP is a simple shell command which provides a dynamic
-string selection. A you type a list of substring separated by ';', the
-display is updated to show only the lines containing all the said
-substrings.
+\fBselector\fP is a command line dynamic string selection. As you type
+a list of strings separated by ';' or a regexp, the display is updated
+in real time to show only the lines containing all the said strings,
+or matching the regexp.
-The main usage of selector is as a super shell-history. With the
-correct option, it will inject the selected line into the virtual tty
-input buffer, hence allowing the user to edit the line and execute it
-as a standard command.
+The ^R key switches between the standard multi-substring mode and the
+regexp mode.
+
+The main usage of selector is as an efficient search in the shell
+command history. With the correct option, it will inject the selected
+line into the virtual tty input buffer, hence allowing the user to
+edit the line and execute it as a standard command.
Keys corresponding to ASCII codes between ' ' and '~' add a character
to the pattern string. The Delete key, Backspace key, ^D and ^H delete
one character from the pattern string.
-The up and down cursor keys move the selected line accordingly, and
-the PageUp and PageDown move by ten lines. The Home and End key moves
-to the top and the bottom of the list respectively. The return key
-select the current line and quit.
+The Up and Down cursor keys move the selected line accordingly, and
+PageUp and PageDown move by ten lines. The Home and End key move to
+the top and the bottom of the list respectively. The return key
+selects the current line and exits.
-You can cancel the selection either by interrupting the command with
-^C or by typing ^G.
+The ^U key erases the current pattern, and you can cancel the
+selection by either interrupting the command with ^C or by typing ^G.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB-h\fP" 10
display help and exits
-.IP "\fB-v\fP" 10
-inject the selected line into the tty input buffer
.IP "\fB-m\fP" 10
force the monochrome mode
-.IP "\fB-t <color theme number>\fP" 10
-select a color them
+.IP "\fB-i\fP" 10
+inverse the order of the lines
+.IP "\fB-b\fP" 10
+remove the numeric prefix from bash history
+.IP "\fB-z\fP" 10
+remove the time prefix from zsh history
+.IP "\fB-d\fP" 10
+remove duplicated lines
+.IP "\fB-e\fP" 10
+start with the regexp mode activated
+.IP "\fB-a\fP" 10
+make the matching case sensitive
+.IP "\fB-t <title>\fP" 10
+add a title in the modeline
+.IP "\fB-c <fg modeline> <bg modeline> <fg highlight> <bg highlight>\fP" 10
+select the modeline and highlight color numbers
+.IP "\fB-v\fP" 10
+inject the selected line into the tty input buffer
.IP "\fB-o <output filename>\fP" 10
write the selected line into the specified file
.IP "\fB-s <pattern separator>\fP" 10
specify the symbol to separate the substrings in the search pattern
.IP "\fB-l <max number of lines>\fP" 10
-specify the maximum number of lines to consider
+specify the maximum number of lines to take into account
.IP "\fB-f <input filename>\fP" 10
specify the file to search into
.SH "EXAMPLES"
-To use selector to search into your shell history:
+To use selector to search into your bash history, you can use
+
+.B selector -d -i -b -v -f <(history)
+
+.SH "BUGS"
-selector -f ${HISTFILE} -v
+Probably many.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
projects / selector.git / blobdiff