X-Git-Url: https://fleuret.org/cgi-bin/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=selector.1;h=81c4aa40214e9da47d4535e32ab8c76221fe0ec8;hb=3a810d0b9e8b805698ee9de88ff34c2c1d13a891;hp=9161e38acc5b622eb49fdadaf0524678969b493a;hpb=7932ad31bc793d53d49da88f252173db6ff8e887;p=selector.git diff --git a/selector.1 b/selector.1 index 9161e38..81c4aa4 100644 --- a/selector.1 +++ b/selector.1 @@ -1,14 +1,18 @@ .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 .SH "DESCRIPTION" .PP \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. +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 ^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 @@ -36,10 +40,16 @@ inject the selected line into the tty input buffer force the monochrome mode .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-c \fP" 10 -select the display colors for the modeline and the highlighted line +select the modline and highlight color numbers .IP "\fB-o \fP" 10 write the selected line into the specified file .IP "\fB-s \fP" 10 @@ -53,12 +63,11 @@ specify the file to search into To use selector to search into your bash history, you can use -.B selector -i -b -v -f <(history) +.B selector -d -i -b -v -f <(history) .SH "BUGS" -Probably many. The main problem is the usage of Linux-specific ioctl() -to put the selected line in the tty buffer. +Probably many. .SH "AUTHOR" .PP