.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 ';', the display is updated in real
+time to show only the lines containing all the said strings.
The main usage of selector is as an efficient search in the shell
command history. With the correct option, it will inject the selected
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.
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-z\fP" 10
+remove the time prefix from zsh history
+.IP "\fB-b\fP" 10
+remove the numeric prefix from bash history
+.IP "\fB-c <fg modeline> <bg modeline> <fg highlight> <bg highlight>\fP" 10
+select the display colors for the modeline and the highlighted line
.IP "\fB-o <output filename>\fP" 10
write the selected line into the specified file
.IP "\fB-s <pattern separator>\fP" 10
.SH "EXAMPLES"
-To use selector to search into your shell history:
+To use selector to search into your bash history, you can use
-selector -f ${HISTFILE} -v
+.B selector -i -b -v -f <(history)
+
+.SH "BUGS"
+
+Probably many.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP