registers.xplr

Use multiple registers to store the selected paths.

Usage example

Select paths usinhg space .
Type " a to put the selection into a register.
Select some more paths.
Type " a again to swap the selection with a register's content.
Press ctrl-u to unselect all.
Type " a to move the selection from a register to the selection list.

Requirements

none

Installation

Install using xpm.xplr

require("xpm").setup({
  { name = 'sayanarijit/registers.xplr' },
})

Install manually

Add the following line in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

local home = os.getenv("HOME")
package.path = home
  .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?/src/init.lua;"
  .. home
  .. "/.config/xplr/plugins/?.lua;"
  .. package.path

Clone the plugin

mkdir -p ~/.config/xplr/plugins

git clone https://github.com/sayanarijit/registers.xplr ~/.config/xplr/plugins/registers

Require the module in ~/.config/xplr/init.lua

require("registers").setup()

-- Or

require("registers").setup{
  mode = "default",
  key = '"',
}

-- Type `"` and then another character to swap the selection with a register.

Features

Swap the current selection with any register.
See the active registers with selection count.

Todo

Global registers
Clipboard support