Usage: sling [options] [files]
--commands, -c: Show commands
--keys, -k: Show keys
--help, -h: Show this message
Sling will zip through the files applying commands as fast as you can type.
Configuration is kept in ~/.slingrc
##Format
---
:keys:
key bindings go here
:filetypes:
file handlers go here
:abbrev:
abbreviations go here
##Keys
###Format
s: shell command
i: :internal_command
m:
m: command
a: another command
l: - Label
- command
##Filetypes
File types are used in the preview command.
###Format
extension: handler
can,have,many,extensions: handler can use %escapes
##Abbreviations
Abbreviations are custom escapes.
###Format
name: replacement text
##Modifiers
###Prefixes
: denotes an internal command
< at the start of a shell command stops it from being put into command history.
##Suffixes
! at the end of a shell command will add it to the command queue to be processed when you are finished with the file. Queued commands can be removed with the :undo internal command.
? at the end of a shell command will cause sling to ask for confirmation before processing the command.
Current escape sequences for commands are
%f Current file
%i Read user input
%% Literal %
Entries in the abbrev section of the config are escaped with %abbrev_name. The escapes are parsed in this order %i > %abbrev > %i > %f.
Commands are prefixed with ':' when making a map
show_queue Show commands queued for this file
config_load Reload configuration file
exit Quit this program
enter Enter directory
next Next file
show_prev_cmd Show previous command on file
preview Preview file
config_save Save configuration
undo Remove most recent item from queue
keys Show key bindings
map Map new command
prev_cmd Repeat previous command on file
enqueue Put next command into queue
do_action Do an action from input
Everything else is evaluated in the shell