Commit 38929084 authored by Marc Cornellà's avatar Marc Cornellà
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fastfile: add README

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# Fastfile plugin
This plugin adds a way to reference certain files or folders used frequently using
a global alias or shortcut.
To use it, add `fastfile` to the plugins array in your zshrc file:
```zsh
plugins=(... fastfile)
```
## Usage
Example: you access folder `/code/project/backend/database` very frequently.
First, generate a shortcut with the name `pjdb`:
```zsh
$ fastfile pjdb /code/project/backend/database
```
Next time you want to access it, use `§pjdb`. For example:
```zsh
$ cd §pjdb
$ subl §pjdb
```
where § is the fastfile prefix (see [below](#options) for how to change).
**Note:** shortcuts with spaces in the name are assigned a global alias
where the spaces have been substituted with underscores (`_`). For example:
a shortcut named `"hello world"` corresponds with `§hello_world`.
## Functions
- `fastfile <shortcut_name> <path/to/file/or/folder>`: generate a shortcut.
- `fastfile_print <shortcut_name>`: prints a shortcut, with the format
`<prefix><shortcut_name> -> <shortcut_path>`.
- `fastfile_ls`: lists all shortcuts.
- `fastfile_rm <shortcut_name> `: remove a shortcut.
- `fastfile_sync`: generates the global aliases for the shortcuts.
### Internal functions
- `fastfile_resolv <shortcut_name>`: resolves the location of the shortcut
file, i.e., the file in the fastfile directory where the shortcut path
is stored.
- `fastfile_get <shortcut_name>`: get the real path of the shortcut.
## Aliases
| Alias | Function |
|--------|------------------|
| ff | `fastfile` |
| ffp | `fastfile_print` |
| ffrm | `fastfile_rm` |
| ffls | `fastfile_ls` |
| ffsync | `fastfile_sync` |
## Options
These are options you can set to change certain parts of the plugin. To change
them, add `<variable>=<value>` to your zshrc file, before Oh My Zsh is sourced.
For example: `fastfile_var_prefix='@'`.
- `fastfile_var_prefix`: prefix for the global aliases created. Controls the prefix of the
created global aliases.
**Default:** `§` (section sign), easy to type in a german keyboard via the combination
[`⇧ Shift`+`3`](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_keyboard_layout#/media/File:KB_Germany.svg),
or using `⌥ Option`+`6` in macOS.
- `fastfile_dir`: directory where the fastfile shortcuts are stored. Needs to end
with a trailing slash.
**Default:** `$HOME/.fastfile/`.
## Author
- [Karolin Varner](https://github.com/koraa)
################################################################################
# FILE: fastfile.plugin.zsh
# DESCRIPTION: oh-my-zsh plugin file.
# AUTHOR: Michael Varner (musikmichael@web.de)
# VERSION: 1.0.0
#
# This plugin adds the ability to on the fly generate and access file shortcuts.
#
################################################################################
###########################
# Settings
# Settings
# These can be overwritten any time.
# If they are not set yet, they will be
......@@ -33,7 +23,7 @@ default fastfile_var_prefix "§"
function fastfile() {
test "$2" || 2="."
file=$(readlink -f "$2")
test "$1" || 1="$(basename "$file")"
name=$(echo "$1" | tr " " "_")
......@@ -51,7 +41,7 @@ function fastfile() {
# Arguments:
# 1. name - The name of the shortcut
# STDOUT:
# The path
# The path to the shortcut file
#
function fastfile_resolv() {
echo "${fastfile_dir}${1}"
......@@ -88,12 +78,12 @@ function fastfile_print() {
# (=> fastfle_print) for each shortcut
#
function fastfile_ls() {
for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do
file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do
file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
# Special format for colums
echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}|->|$(fastfile_get "$file")"
# Special format for colums
echo "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}|->|$(fastfile_get "$file")"
done | column -t -s "|"
}
......@@ -102,7 +92,6 @@ function fastfile_ls() {
#
# Arguments:
# 1. name - The name of the shortcut (default: name of the file)
# 2. file - The file or directory to make the shortcut for
# STDOUT:
# => fastfle_print
#
......@@ -115,11 +104,11 @@ function fastfile_rm() {
# Generate the aliases for the shortcuts
#
function fastfile_sync() {
for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do
file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
for f in "${fastfile_dir}"/*; do
file=`basename "$f"` # To enable simpler handeling of spaces in file names
varkey=`echo "$file" | tr " " "_"`
alias -g "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}"="'$(fastfile_get "$file")'"
alias -g "${fastfile_var_prefix}${varkey}"="'$(fastfile_get "$file")'"
done
}
......@@ -133,6 +122,6 @@ alias ffls=fastfile_ls
alias ffsync=fastfile_sync
##################################
# Init
# Init
fastfile_sync
\ No newline at end of file
fastfile_sync
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