New charfiles, added support for unlimited length shortcuts, new README, added motd...

[charsel.git] / charsel

diff --git a/charsel b/charsel
index 811372365b78d759b029ecd09fdc229870262246..b3dc78623b172d3f0aa75f1132c255167b97afce 100755 (executable)
--- a/charsel
+++ b/charsel
@@ -1,11 +1,47 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
+# Merge both global and local charfiles
+CHARDIR=/tmp/charsel
+cp -R /usr/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR/
+cp -R ~/.local/share/* $CHARDIR/
 
-CHARDIR=~/.local/share/charsel
+# Clear screen
+clear
 
-column -t $CHARDIR/$1 -N SHORT,CHAR -R SHORT,CHAR --output-separator '    |    '
-read INPUT
+# Check if user provided an input
+[ -z "$1" ] && echo "No argument supplied"  && exit
 
-OUTPUT=$(grep $INPUT $CHARDIR/$1 | cut -c 3)
+if [ $1 = "list" ]; then
+  echo "The following charfiles are installed"
+  ls $CHARDIR/charfiles
+  exit
+else
 
-echo $OUTPUT
-echo $OUTPUT | xclip -selection clipboard
+# Define charfile
+CHARFILE=$CHARDIR/charfiles/$1
+
+# Define length of shortcut
+LENGTH=$(cat $CHARFILE | cut -f 1 -d ',' -s | wc -L | cut -b 1)
+
+# MOTD
+cat /tmp/charsel/motd
+
+# Main program
+while :
+do
+  # Put charfile into table, showing only the shortcuts below the divider in the charfile
+  cat $CHARFILE | grep -A 100 - | tail -n +2 | column -t  --output-separator ' | ' --separator ','
+
+  # Automatically enter input
+  read -N $LENGTH INPUT
+  
+  # Navigate to the right characther
+  OUTPUT=$(grep $INPUT $CHARFILE | cut -f 2 -d ',' -s)
+
+  # Clear screen
+  clear
+
+  # Copy output to clipboard
+  echo $OUTPUT | xclip -selection clipboard
+done
+
+fi