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authorGravatar Christoph <git.christoph@web.de>2019-02-05 22:13:05 +0100
committerGravatar Christoph <git.christoph@web.de>2019-02-05 22:13:05 +0100
commit477d5a70eb1b210919cb09908fa81fad0b6d340c (patch)
tree0f7bd6e28bff3eb14495e7ab802fe5fe77b02ad4 /nnn.1
parent22b95be8106e26c81b09a8442aee6d1494a9fe68 (diff)
downloadnnn-477d5a70eb1b210919cb09908fa81fad0b6d340c.tar.gz
Clarify the difference between copy and select.
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
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--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -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.