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authorGravatar Arun Prakash Jana <engineerarun@gmail.com>2018-11-24 01:00:02 +0530
committerGravatar Arun Prakash Jana <engineerarun@gmail.com>2018-11-24 01:03:45 +0530
commitcc5e49a9a9d81e8f22356b8f23ae118aa126bebf (patch)
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parentfb64e7e2dd294e3ceb2d112f1763a348a12cd231 (diff)
downloadnnn-cc5e49a9a9d81e8f22356b8f23ae118aa126bebf.tar.gz
Fix #133: Add nnn-picker.vim plugin
-rw-r--r--README.md6
-rw-r--r--scripts/vim-plugin/nnn-picker.vim45
2 files changed, 51 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c256fe..88b1f92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ It runs on Linux, OS X, Raspberry Pi, Cygwin, Linux subsystem for Windows and Te
- [quote paths](#quote-paths)
- [to clipboard](#to-clipboard)
- [cd on quit](#cd-on-quit)
+ - [vim plugin](#vim-plugin)
- [run custom scripts](#run-custom-scripts)
- [sample scripts](#sample-scripts)
- [change dir color](#change-dir-color)
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ It runs on Linux, OS X, Raspberry Pi, Cygwin, Linux subsystem for Windows and Te
- Modes
- Basic, detail (default), disk usage analyzer (du)
+ - Vim file picker (as a vim plugin)
- Navigation
- Familiar, easy shortcuts (arrows, `~`, `-`, `&`)
- *Navigate-as-you-type* with auto-select directory
@@ -439,6 +441,10 @@ Pick the appropriate file for your shell from [`scripts/quitcd`](scripts/quitcd)
As you might notice, `nnn` uses the environment variable `NNN_TMPFILE` to write the last visited directory path. You can change it.
+#### vim plugin
+
+`nnn` can be used as a file picker/chooser within vim. The instructions are available in the [nnn-picker.vim](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/scripts/vim-plugin/nnn-picker.vim) plugin.
+
#### run custom scripts
`nnn` can invoke custom scripts with the currently selected file name as argument 1.
diff --git a/scripts/vim-plugin/nnn-picker.vim b/scripts/vim-plugin/nnn-picker.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3390db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/vim-plugin/nnn-picker.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+" vim plugin to use nnn as a file picker
+" Closely follows and inspired by the vim_file_chooser plugin for ranger.
+"
+" Author: Arun Prakash Jana
+" Email: engineerarun@gmail.com
+" Homepage: https://github.com/jarun/nnn
+" Copyright © 2018 Arun Prakash Jana
+"
+" Usage:
+" Copy this file to the vim plugin directory.
+" To open nnn as a file picker in vim, use the command ":NnnPicker" or ":Np"
+" or the key-binding "<leader>n". Once you select one or more files and quit
+" nnn, vim will open the first selected file and add the remaining files to
+" the arg list/buffer list.
+" If no file is explicitly selected, the last selected entry is picked.
+
+function! NnnPicker()
+ let temp = tempname()
+ if has("gui_running")
+ exec 'silent !xterm -e nnn -p ' . shellescape(temp)
+ else
+ exec 'silent !nnn -p ' . shellescape(temp)
+ endif
+ if !filereadable(temp)
+ redraw!
+ " Nothing to read.
+ return
+ endif
+ let names = readfile(temp)
+ if empty(names)
+ redraw!
+ " Nothing to open.
+ return
+ endif
+ " Edit the first item.
+ exec 'edit ' . fnameescape(names[0])
+ " Add any remaining items to the arg list/buffer list.
+ for name in names[1:]
+ exec 'argadd ' . fnameescape(name)
+ endfor
+ redraw!
+endfunction
+command! -bar NnnPicker call NnnPicker()
+nnoremap <leader>n :<C-U>NnnPicker<CR>
+command! -nargs=* -complete=file Np :call NnnPicker()