-.TH "SELECTORcg" "1"
+.TH "SELECTOR" "1"
.SH "NAME"
-selector - A simple shell command for dynamic pattern selection
+selector - A simple command line utility for dynamic pattern selection
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
-\fBselector\fP [\fBoptions\fP] -f <filename>
+\fBselector\fP [\fBoptions\fP] [<filename1> [<filename2> ...]]
.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 utility for 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 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.
+
+Selector is also a good tool to test regexps.
+
+.SH "KEYS"
+.PP
+
+Keys corresponding to ASCII codes between ' ' and '~' add a character
+to the pattern string. The Backspace key, ^H and ^? delete the
+character immediately on the left of the cursor, while the Delete key
+and ^D delete the character at cursor location.
+
+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.
+
+The shortcuts ^A, ^E, ^U, and ^K do somehow what they do in readline,
+and you can exit selector without doing anything by either
+interrupting the command with ^C or by typing ^G.
+
+The ^R key switches between the standard multi-substring mode and the
+regexp mode, and ^I between the case-sensitive and case-insensitive
+modes.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP "\fB-h\fP" 10
display help and exits
+.IP "\fB-m\fP" 10
+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-a\fP" 10
+make the matching case sensitive
+.IP "\fB--\fP" 10
+state that all following arguments are filenames
+.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-t <color theme number>\fP" 10
-select a color them
.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
+specify a file to search into (option kept for compatibility reasons)
.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 <(history)
+
+.SH "BUGS"
-selector -f ${HISTFILE} -v
+There are modeline display problems if the pattern is too
+long.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
projects / selector.git / blobdiff