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authorGravatar Arun Prakash Jana <engineerarun@gmail.com>2019-09-29 22:59:27 +0530
committerGravatar Arun Prakash Jana <engineerarun@gmail.com>2019-09-29 22:59:27 +0530
commit17de5bfc272243e5797715da3a2306a71c70fc88 (patch)
tree59c2270e342a090185a62611ae03c711c41c6806 /nnn.1
parentb046157b61b880adc9d601d2e3230dc96ec63029 (diff)
downloadnnn-17de5bfc272243e5797715da3a2306a71c70fc88.tar.gz
Use better keys for selection mode
Diffstat (limited to 'nnn.1')
-rw-r--r--nnn.114
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index 478cb98..3401431 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -131,16 +131,18 @@ auto selects the directory and enters it in this mode.
.Sh SELECTION
Use \fI^K\fR to select the file under the cursor.
.Pp
-To select multiple files the selection mode should be enabled using \fI^Y\fR.
+To select multiple files press \fI^Y\fR and enter selection mode.
In this mode it's possible to
.Pp
-(1) cherry-pick individual files one by one by pressing <kbd>^K</kbd> on each entry (works across directories and contexts); or,
+(1) cherry-pick individual files one by one by pressing \fI^K\fR on each entry (works across directories and contexts); or,
.br
(2) navigate to another file in the same directory to select a range of files.
.Pp
-Press \fI^Y\fR again to save the selection and exit selection mode.
+Running any operation that uses the selection OR pressing \fI^Y\fR again will save the selection and exit the selection mode.
.Pp
-Selected files are visually indicated by a \fB+\fR before the entries.
+Press \fI^Y\fR twice to clear selection.
+.Pp
+Selected files are visually indicated by a \fI+\fR before the entries.
.br
The files in the list can now be listed, copied, moved, removed, archived or linked.
.br
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ when dealing with the !, e and p commands respectively. A single combination to
.Bd -literal
export NNN_PLUG='o:fzy-open;p:mocplay;d:ndiff;m:nmount;t:thumb;i:mediainf'
- NOTE: To run a plugin directly, press 'x' followed by the plugin key.
+ NOTE: To run a plugin directly, press \fI:\fR followed by the plugin key.
.Ed
.Pp
\fBNNN_USE_EDITOR:\fR use VISUAL (else EDITOR, preferably CLI, fallback vi) to handle text files.
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ when dealing with the !, e and p commands respectively. A single combination to
.Nm
may not handle keypresses correctly when used with tmux (see issue #104 for more details). Set \fBTERM=xterm-256color\fR to address it.
.Pp
-Use the keybind \fBK\fR to toggle selection if you are having issues with \fB^Y\fR on *BSD or macOS. To use \fB^Y\fR, run:
+Use the keybind \fI'\fR to toggle selection if you are having issues with \fI^Y\fR on *BSD or macOS. To use \fI^Y\fR, run:
.Bd -literal
stty dsusp undef
.Ed