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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# Description: Pick files and pipe the line-separated list to another utility
+#
+# Shell: generic
+# Author: Arun Prakash Jana
+#
+# Usage:
+# Copy this file in your $PATH, make it executable and preferably name it to picker.
+# Run commands like:
+# ls -l `picker`
+# cd `picker`
+# vimdiff `picker`
+# or, in fish shell:
+# ls -l (picker)
+# cd (picker)
+# vimdiff (picker)
+#
+# NOTE: This use case is limited to picking files, other functionality may not work as expected.
+
+nnn -p /tmp/picked
+
+if [ -f /tmp/picked ]; then
+ cat /tmp/picked | tr '\0' '\n'
+ rm /tmp/picked
+fi