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1 <h1 align="center">nnn plugins</h1> 2 3 <p align="center"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/SpT0L2W.png" /></p> 4 <p align="center"><i>read ebooks with plugin gutenread (Android)</i></p> 5 6 ## Introduction 7 8 Plugins extend the capabilities of `nnn`. They are _executable_ scripts (or binaries) `nnn` can communicate with and trigger. This mechanism fits perfectly with the fundamental design to keep the core file manager lean and fast, by delegating repetitive (but not necessarily file manager-specific) tasks to the plugins which can be run with custom hotkeys. 9 10 `nnn` is _**language-agnostic**_ when it comes to plugins. You can write a plugin in any (scripting) language you are comfortable in! 11 12 ## List of plugins 13 14 | Plugin (a-z) | Description [Clears selection<sup>1</sup>] | Lang | Dependencies | 15 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 16 | [autojump](autojump) | Navigate to dir/path | sh | [jump](https://github.com/gsamokovarov/jump)/autojump/<br>zoxide/z (needs fzf) | 17 | [boom](boom) | Play random music from dir | sh | [moc](http://moc.daper.net/) | 18 | [bulknew](bulknew) | Create multiple files/dirs at once | bash | sed, xargs, mktemp | 19 | [cdpath](cdpath) | `cd` to the directory from `CDPATH` | sh | fzf | 20 | [chksum](chksum) | Create and verify checksums [✓] | sh | md5sum,<br>sha256sum | 21 | [cmusq](cmusq) | Queue/play files/dirs in cmus player [✓] | sh | cmus, pgrep | 22 | [diffs](diffs) | Diff for selection (limited to 2 for directories) [✓] | sh | vimdiff, mktemp | 23 | [dragdrop](dragdrop) | Drag/drop files from/into nnn | sh | [dragon](https://github.com/mwh/dragon) | 24 | [dups](dups) | List non-empty duplicate files in current dir | bash | find, md5sum,<br>sort uniq xargs | 25 | [finder](finder) | Run custom find command (**stored in histfile**) and list | sh | - | 26 | [fixname](fixname) | Clean filename to be more shell-friendly [✓] | bash | sed | 27 | [fzcd](fzcd) | Fuzzy search multiple dirs (or `$PWD`) and visit file | sh | fzf, (find) | 28 | [fzhist](fzhist) | Fuzzy-select a cmd from history, edit in `$EDITOR` and run | sh | fzf, mktemp | 29 | [fzopen](fzopen) | Fuzzy find file(s) in subtree to edit/open/pick | sh | fzf, xdg-open/open | 30 | [fzplug](fzplug) | Fuzzy find, preview and run other plugins | sh | fzf | 31 | [getplugs](getplugs) | Update plugins to installed `nnn` version | sh | curl | 32 | [gitroot](gitroot) | Cd to the root of current git repo | sh | git | 33 | [gpge](gpge) | Encrypt/decrypt files using GPG [✓] | sh | gpg | 34 | [gutenread](gutenread) | Browse, download, read from Project Gutenberg | sh | curl, unzip, w3m<br>[epr](https://github.com/wustho/epr) (optional) | 35 | [gsconnect](gsconnect) | GNOME's implementation of kdeconnect [✓] | sh | gsconnect | 36 | [imgresize](imgresize) | Batch resize images in dir to screen resolution | sh | [imgp](https://github.com/jarun/imgp) | 37 | [imgur](imgur) | Upload an image to imgur (from [imgur-screenshot](https://github.com/jomo/imgur-screenshot)) | bash | - | 38 | [imgview](imgview) | View (thumbnail)images, set wallpaper, [rename](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Basic-use-cases#browse-rename-images) and [more](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sxiv#Assigning_keyboard_shortcuts)| sh | _see in-file docs_ | 39 | [ipinfo](ipinfo) | Fetch external IP address and whois information | sh | curl, whois | 40 | [kdeconnect](kdeconnect) | Send selected files to an Android device [✓] | sh | kdeconnect-cli | 41 | [launch](launch) | GUI application launcher | sh | fzf | 42 | [mimelist](mimelist) | List files by mime in subtree | sh | - | 43 | [moclyrics](moclyrics) | Show lyrics of the track playing in moc | sh | [ddgr](https://github.com/jarun/ddgr), [moc](http://moc.daper.net/) | 44 | [mocq](mocq) | Queue/play selection/dir/file in moc [✓] | sh | [moc](http://moc.daper.net/) | 45 | [mp3conv](mp3conv) | Extract audio from multimedia as mp3 | sh | ffmpeg | 46 | [mtpmount](mtpmount) | Toggle mount of MTP device (eg. Android) | sh | gvfs-mtp | 47 | [nbak](nbak) | Backs up `nnn` config | sh | tar, awk, mktemp | 48 | [nmount](nmount) | Toggle mount status of a device as normal user | sh | pmount, udisks2 | 49 | [nuke](nuke) | Sample file opener (CLI-only by default) | sh | _see in-file docs_ | 50 | [oldbigfile](oldbigfile) | List large files by access time | sh | find, sort | 51 | [organize](organize) | Auto-organize files in directories by file type [✓] | sh | file | 52 | [pdfread](pdfread) | Read a PDF or text file aloud | sh | pdftotext, mpv,<br>pico2wave | 53 | [preview-tabbed](preview-tabbed) | Preview files with Tabbed/xembed | bash | _see in-file docs_ | 54 | [preview-tui](preview-tui) | Preview with Tmux/kitty/[QuickLook](https://github.com/QL-Win/QuickLook)/xterm/`$TERMINAL` | sh | _see in-file docs_ | 55 | [pskill](pskill) | Fuzzy list by name and kill process or zombie | sh | fzf, ps, sudo/doas | 56 | [renamer](renamer) | Batch rename selection or files in dir [✓] | sh | [qmv](https://www.nongnu.org/renameutils/)/[vidir](https://joeyh.name/code/moreutils/) | 57 | [ringtone](ringtone) | Create a variable bitrate mp3 ringtone from file | sh | date, ffmpeg | 58 | [rsynccp](rsynccp) | Gives copy-paste verbose progress percentage [✓] | sh | rsync | 59 | [splitjoin](splitjoin) | Split file or join selection [✓] | sh | split, cat | 60 | [suedit](suedit) | Edit file using superuser permissions | sh | sudoedit/sudo/doas | 61 | [togglex](togglex) | Toggle executable mode for selection [✓] | sh | chmod | 62 | [umounttree](umounttree) | Unmount a remote mountpoint from within | sh | fusermount | 63 | [upload](upload) | Upload to Firefox Send or ix.io (text) or file.io (bin) | sh | [ffsend](https://github.com/timvisee/ffsend), curl, jq, tr | 64 | [wallpaper](wall) | Set wallpaper or change colorscheme | sh | nitrogen/pywal | 65 | [x2sel](x2sel) | Copy file list from system clipboard to selection | sh | _see in-file docs_ | 66 | [xdgdefault](xdgdefault) | Set the default app for the hovered file type | sh | xdg-utils, fzf/dmenu | 67 68 Note: 69 70 1. A plugin has to explicitly request `nnn` to clear the selection e.g. after operating on the selected files. 71 72 ### Table of contents 73 74 - [Installation](#installation) 75 - [Configuration](#configuration) 76 - [Skip directory refresh after running a plugin](#skip-directory-refresh-after-running-a-plugin) 77 - [Running commands as plugin](#running-commands-as-plugin) 78 - [Skip user confirmation after command execution](#skip-user-confirmation-after-command-execution) 79 - [Run a GUI app as plugin](#run-a-gui-app-as-plugin) 80 - [Page non-interactive command output](#page-non-interactive-command-output) 81 - [Some useful key-command examples](#some-useful-key-command-examples) 82 - [Access level of plugins](#access-level-of-plugins) 83 - [Create your own plugins](#create-your-own-plugins) 84 - [Send data to `nnn`](#send-data-to-nnn) 85 - [Get notified on file hover](#get-notified-on-file-hover) 86 - [Examples](#examples) 87 - [Contributing plugins](#contributing-plugins) 88 89 ## Installation 90 91 The following command installs or updates (after backup) all plugins: 92 93 ```sh 94 curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jarun/nnn/master/plugins/getplugs | sh 95 ``` 96 97 Plugins are installed to `${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/plugins`. 98 99 ## Configuration 100 101 Set environment variable `NNN_PLUG` to assign keybinds and invoke plugins directly using the plugin shortcut (<kbd>;</kbd>) followed by the assigned key character. E.g., with the below config: 102 103 ```sh 104 export NNN_PLUG='f:finder;o:fzopen;p:mocplay;d:diffs;t:nmount;v:imgview' 105 ``` 106 107 plugin `finder` can be invoked with the keybind <kbd>;f</kbd>, `fzopen` can be run with <kbd>;o</kbd> and so on... The key vs. plugin pairs are shown in the help and config screen. 108 109 Alternatively, combine with <kbd>Alt</kbd> (i.e. <kbd>Alt+key</kbd>). 110 111 To pick and run an unassigned plugin, press <kbd>Enter</kbd> (to _enter_ the plugin dir) at the plugin prompt. 112 113 To run a plugin at startup, use the option `-P` followed by the plugin key. 114 115 If the plugins list gets too long, try breaking them up into sections: 116 117 ``` 118 NNN_PLUG_PERSONAL='g:personal/convert2zoom;p:personal/echo' 119 NNN_PLUG_WORK='j:work/prettyjson;d:work/foobar' 120 NNN_PLUG_INLINE='e:!go run $nnn*' 121 NNN_PLUG_DEFAULT='1:ipinfo;p:preview-tui;o:fzz;b:nbak' 122 NNN_PLUG="$NNN_PLUG_PERSONAL;$NNN_PLUG_WORK;$NNN_PLUG_DEFAULT;$NNN_PLUG_INLINE" 123 export NNN_PLUG 124 ``` 125 126 Note: 127 - `'g:personal/convert2zoom'` will look in the personal sub-folder inside the plugin folder. 128 - `'b:boom;b:bulknew` will result in only the first definition of *b* (`b:boom`) being used. 129 - A keybinding definition of more than 1 character will prevent nnn from starting. 130 131 132 #### Skip directory refresh after running a plugin 133 134 `nnn` refreshes the directory after running a plugin to reflect any changes by the plugin. To disable this add a `-` before the plugin name: 135 136 ```sh 137 export NNN_PLUG='p:-plugin' 138 ``` 139 140 ## Running commands as plugin 141 142 To assign keys to arbitrary non-background cli commands and invoke like plugins, add `!` (underscore) before the command. 143 144 ```sh 145 export NNN_PLUG='x:!chmod +x $nnn;g:!git log;s:!smplayer $nnn' 146 ``` 147 148 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. 149 150 #### Skip user confirmation after command execution 151 152 `nnn` waits for user confirmation (the prompt `Press Enter to continue`) after it executes a command as plugin (unlike plugins which can add a `read` to wait). To skip this, add a `*` after the command. 153 154 ```sh 155 export NNN_PLUG='s:!smplayer $nnn*;n:-!vim /home/vaio/Dropbox/Public/synced_note*' 156 ``` 157 158 Now there will be no prompt after <kbd>;s</kbd> and <kbd>;n</kbd>. 159 160 Note: Do not use `*` with programs those run and exit e.g. cat. 161 162 #### Run a GUI app as plugin 163 164 To run a GUI app as plugin, add a `&` after `!`. 165 166 ```sh 167 export NNN_PLUG='m:-!&mousepad $nnn' 168 ``` 169 170 Note: `$nnn` must be the last argument in this case. 171 172 #### Page non-interactive command output 173 174 To show the output of run-and-exit commands which do not need user input, add `|` (pipe) after `!`. 175 176 ```sh 177 export NNN_PLUG='m:-!|mediainfo $nnn;t:-!|tree -ps;l:-!|ls -lah --group-directories-first' 178 ``` 179 180 This option is incompatible with `&` (terminal output is masked for GUI programs) and ignores `*` (output is already paged for user). 181 182 Notes: 183 184 1. Use single quotes for `$NNN_PLUG` so `$nnn` is not interpreted 185 2. (_Again_) add `!` before the command 186 3. To disable directory refresh after running a _command as plugin_, prefix with `-!` 187 188 #### Some useful key-command examples 189 190 | Key:Command | Description | 191 |---|---| 192 | `c:!convert $nnn png:- \| xclip -sel clipboard -t image/png*` | Copy image to clipboard | 193 | `e:-!sudo -E vim $nnn*` | Edit file as root in vim | 194 | `g:-!git diff` | Show git diff | 195 | `h:-!hx $nnn*` | Open hovered file in [hx](https://github.com/krpors/hx) hex editor | 196 | `k:-!fuser -kiv $nnn*` | Interactively kill process(es) using hovered file | 197 | `l:-!git log` | Show git log | 198 | `n:-!vi /home/user/Dropbox/dir/note*` | Take quick notes in a synced file/dir of notes | 199 | `p:-!less -iR $nnn*` | Page through hovered file in less | 200 | `s:-!&smplayer -minigui $nnn` | Play hovered media file, even unfinished download | 201 | `x:!chmod +x $nnn` | Make the hovered file executable | 202 | `y:-!sync*` | Flush cached writes | 203 204 ## Access level of plugins 205 206 When `nnn` executes a plugin, it does the following: 207 - Changes to the directory where the plugin is to be run (`$PWD` pointing to the active directory) 208 - Passes three arguments to the script: 209 1. `$1`: The hovered file's name. 210 2. `$2`: The working directory (might differ from `$PWD` in case of symlinked paths; non-canonical). 211 3. `$3`: The picker mode output file (`-` for stdout) if `nnn` is executed as a file picker. 212 - Sets the environment variable `NNN_PIPE` used to control `nnn` active directory. 213 - Sets the environment variable `NNN_INCLUDE_HIDDEN` to `1` if hidden files are active, `0` otherwise. 214 - Exports the [special variables](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Concepts#special-variables). 215 216 Plugins can also read the `.selection` file in the config directory. 217 218 ## Create your own plugins 219 220 Plugins can be written in any scripting language. However, POSIX-compliant shell scripts runnable in `sh` are preferred. 221 222 **Make the file executable**. Drop it in the plugin directory. Optionally add a hotkey in `$NNN_PLUG` for frequent usage. 223 224 #### Send data to `nnn` 225 `nnn` provides a mechanism for plugins to send data to `nnn` to control its active directory or invoke the list mode. 226 The way to do so is by writing to the pipe pointed by the environment variable `NNN_PIPE`. 227 The plugin should write a single string in the format `(<->)<ctxcode><opcode><data>` without a newline at the end. For example, `1c/etc`. 228 229 The optional `-` at the **beginning of the stream** instructs `nnn` to clear the selection. 230 In cases where the data transfer to `nnn` has to happen while the selection file is being read (e.g. in a loop), the plugin should 231 create a tmp copy of the selection file, inform `nnn` to clear the selection and then do the subsequent processing with the tmp file. 232 233 The `ctxcode` indicates the context to change the active directory of. 234 235 | Context code | Meaning | 236 |:---:| --- | 237 | `+` | smart context (next inactive else current) | 238 | `0` | current context | 239 | `1`-`4` | context number | 240 241 The `opcode` indicates the operation type. 242 243 | Opcode | Operation | 244 |:---:| --- | 245 | `c` | change directory | 246 | `l` | list files in list mode | 247 | `p` | picker file overwritten | 248 249 For convenience, we provided a helper script named `.nnn-plugin-helper` and a function named `nnn_cd` to ease this process. `nnn_cd` receives the path to change to as the first argument, and the context as an optional second argument. 250 If a context is not provided, it is asked for explicitly. To skip this and choose the current context, set the `CUR_CTX` variable in `.nnn-plugin-helper` (or in the specific plugin after sourcing `.nnn-plugin-helper`) to 1. 251 Usage examples can be found in the Examples section below. 252 253 #### Get notified on file hover 254 255 If `NNN_FIFO` is set, `nnn` will open it and write every hovered files. This can be used in plugins and external scripts, e.g. to implement file previews. 256 257 Don't forget to fork in the background to avoid blocking `nnn`. 258 259 For more details on configuration and usage of the preview plugins, visit [Live Previews](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Live-previews). 260 261 ## Examples 262 263 There are many plugins provided by `nnn` which can be used as examples. Here are a few simple selected examples. 264 265 #### Show the git log of changes to the particular file along with the code for a quick and easy review. 266 267 ```sh 268 #!/usr/bin/env sh 269 270 git log -p -- "$1" 271 ``` 272 273 #### Change to directory in clipboard using helper script 274 275 ```sh 276 #!/usr/bin/env sh 277 278 . $(dirname $0)/.nnn-plugin-helper 279 280 nnn_cd "$(xsel -ob)" 281 ``` 282 283 #### Change directory to the location of a link using helper script with specific context (current) 284 285 ```sh 286 #!/usr/bin/env sh 287 288 . $(dirname $0)/.nnn-plugin-helper 289 290 nnn_cd "$(dirname $(readlink -fn $1))" 0 291 ``` 292 293 #### Change to arbitrary directory without helper script 294 295 ```sh 296 #!/usr/bin/env sh 297 298 printf "cd to: " 299 read -r dir 300 301 printf "%s" "0c$dir" > "$NNN_PIPE" 302 ``` 303 304 #### Send every hovered file to X selection 305 306 ```sh 307 #!/usr/bin/env sh 308 309 if [ -z "$NNN_FIFO" ] ; then 310 exit 1 311 fi 312 313 while read FILE ; do 314 printf "%s" "$FILE" | xsel 315 done < "$NNN_FIFO" & 316 disown 317 ``` 318 319 #### Quick find (using `fd`) 320 321 ```sh 322 #!/usr/bin/env sh 323 324 . "$(dirname "$0")"/.nnn-plugin-helper 325 326 printf "pattern: " 327 read -r pattern 328 329 if [ -n "$pattern" ]; then 330 printf "%s" "+l" > "$NNN_PIPE" 331 eval "fd -HI $pattern -0" > "$NNN_PIPE" 332 fi 333 ``` 334 335 #### Quick grep (using `rg`) 336 337 ```sh 338 #!/usr/bin/env sh 339 340 . "$(dirname "$0")"/.nnn-plugin-helper 341 342 printf "pattern: " 343 read -r pattern 344 345 if [ -n "$pattern" ]; then 346 printf "%s" "+l" > "$NNN_PIPE" 347 eval "rg -l0 --hidden -S $pattern" > "$NNN_PIPE" 348 fi 349 ``` 350 351 ## Contributing plugins 352 353 1. Add informative sections like _Description_, _Notes_, _Dependencies_, _Shell_, _Author_ etc. in the plugin. 354 2. Add an entry in the table above. 355 3. Keep non-portable commands (like `notify-send`) commented so users from any other OS/DE aren't surprised. 356 4. The plugin file should be executable. 357 5. If your plugin stores data, use `${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache}/nnn`. Document it _in-file_.