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@@ -79,12 +79,20 @@ Now plugin `fzopen` can be run with the keybind <kbd>;o</kbd>, `mocplay` can be
## Running commands as plugin
-To assign keys to arbitrary non-background cli commands (non-shell-interpreted) and invoke like plugins, add `_` (underscore) before the command. For example:
+To assign keys to arbitrary non-background cli commands (non-shell-interpreted) and invoke like plugins, add `_` (underscore) before the command.
+
+For example:
export NNN_PLUG='x:_chmod +x $nnn;g:_git log;s:_smplayer $nnn;o:fzopen'
Now <kbd>;x</kbd> can be used to make a file executable, <kbd>;g</kbd> can be used to the git log of a git project directory, <kbd>;s</kbd> can be used to preview a partially downloaded media file.
+`nnn` waits for user confirmation when it executes a command as plugin (unline plugins which can add a `read` to wait). If you do not need to wait for user confirmation after the command has executed, add a `*` after the command. For example:
+
+ export NNN_PLUG='x:_chmod +x $nnn;g:_git log;s:_smplayer $nnn*;o:fzopen'
+
+Now there will be no prompt after <kbd>;s</kbd>.
+
Notes:
1. Use single quotes for `$NNN_PLUG` so `$nnn` is not interpreted