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author | Christoph <git.christoph@web.de> | 2019-02-05 22:13:05 +0100 |
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committer | Christoph <git.christoph@web.de> | 2019-02-05 22:13:05 +0100 |
commit | 477d5a70eb1b210919cb09908fa81fad0b6d340c (patch) | |
tree | 0f7bd6e28bff3eb14495e7ab802fe5fe77b02ad4 /nnn.1 | |
parent | 22b95be8106e26c81b09a8442aee6d1494a9fe68 (diff) | |
download | nnn-477d5a70eb1b210919cb09908fa81fad0b6d340c.tar.gz |
Clarify the difference between copy and select.
Diffstat (limited to 'nnn.1')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Toggle selection mode .It Ic Y Select all entries in dir .It Ic Space, ^K -Copy entry absolute path +Select entry and copy absolute path .It Ic y Show selection list .It Ic P @@ -254,17 +254,17 @@ In case of only one match and it's a directory, `nnn` auto selects the directory The absolute path of a single file can be copied to clipboard by pressing \fI^K\fR if NNN_COPIER is set (see ENVIRONMENT section below). .Pp -To copy multiple file paths the selection mode should be enabled using \fI^Y\fR. +To select multiple files the selection mode should be enabled using \fI^Y\fR. 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, .br (2) navigate to another file in the same directory to select a range of files. .Pp -Pressing \fI^Y\fR again copies the paths and exits the selection mode. The files in the list can now -be copied, moved or removed using respective keyboard shortcuts. +Pressing \fI^Y\fR again saves the selection to the list and exits the selection mode. +The files in the list can now be copied, moved or removed using respective keyboard shortcuts. .Pp -To list the file paths copied to memory press \fIy\fR. +To list the selected files press \fIy\fR. .Sh ENVIRONMENT The SHELL, EDITOR (VISUAL, if defined) and PAGER environment variables take precedence when dealing with the !, e and p commands respectively. A single combination to arguments is supported for SHELL and PAGER. |