.SH "OPTIONS"
.TP
\fB-h\fR
-display help and exits
+display help and exit
.TP
\fB-m\fR
force the monochrome mode
.TP
\fB-i\fR
-invert the order of the lines
+revert the order of the lines
.TP
\fB-b\fR
remove the numeric prefix from bash history
\fB-f \fI<input_filename>\fR
specify a file to search into (option kept for compatibility reasons)
-.SH "EXAMPLE"
+.SH "EXAMPLES"
-To use selector to search into your bash history, you can use
+To use selector to search into your bash history
.B selector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l ${HISTSIZE} <(history)
+To show a list of directories and insert a cd command to the selected
+one (using @ as a separator)
+
+.B selector -v -x @ <(find . -type d | awk \(aq{print $0\(dq@cd \(dq$0}\(aq)
+
+To select a line in a long text and returns the line number (this
+command uses ^A as a separator, hence there will be problems if the
+file contains ^A)
+
+.B selector -v -x ^A <(awk < something.txt \(aq{ print $0\(dq^A\(dqNR }\(aq)
+
.SH "KEYBINDING IN BASH"
You can associate selector to a single key in bash by using the
associate it to M-r (that is, the "Alt" and "r" key pressed together),
just add something like
-bind '"\\C-[r":"\\C-a\\C-kselector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l ${HISTSIZE} <(history)\\C-m"'
+bind \(aq\(dq\\C-[r\(dq:\(dq\\C-a\\C-kselector -q -b -i -d -v -w -l ${HISTSIZE} <(history)\\C-m\(dq\(aq
in your
.IR ~/.bashrc .
+This bindings uses the control character ^A to put the cursor to the
+mostleft location and ^K to erase the current content of the readline
+buffer, and it simulates the enter key with ^M.
+
Note that depending on the configuration of your system, the sequence
associated to the M-r key, which is here "C-[r", may differ. To figure
it out, simply press C-q followed by M-r in the console.
-The control character "C-a" puts the cursor to the mostleft location,
-"C-k" erases the current content of the readline buffer, and "C-m"
-simulates the enter key.
-
.SH "BUGS"
There are modeline display problems if the pattern is too long. This
.SH "AUTHOR"
-The selector command was written by Francois Fleuret
-<francois@fleuret.org> and is distributed under the terms of the GNU
-General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
-Foundation. This is free software: you are free to change and
-redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
+Written by Francois Fleuret <francois@fleuret.org> and distributed
+under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 as
+published by the Free Software Foundation. This is free software: you
+are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the
+extent permitted by law.