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

[charsel.git] / charsel

diff --git a/charsel b/charsel
index dc2564f54921231b4803486ff72d168389fc5650..b3dc78623b172d3f0aa75f1132c255167b97afce 100755 (executable)
--- a/charsel
+++ b/charsel
@@ -1,25 +1,41 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-
 # Merge both global and local charfiles
 CHARDIR=/tmp/charsel
-cp /usr/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR
-cp ~/.local/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR
-
-# Check if user provided a charfile
-[ -z "$1" ] && echo "No argument supplied"  && exit 1
+cp -R /usr/share/charsel/* $CHARDIR/
+cp -R ~/.local/share/* $CHARDIR/
 
 # Clear screen
 clear
 
+# Check if user provided an input
+[ -z "$1" ] && echo "No argument supplied"  && exit
+
+if [ $1 = "list" ]; then
+  echo "The following charfiles are installed"
+  ls $CHARDIR/charfiles
+  exit
+else
+
+# Define charfile
+CHARFILE=$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
-  column -t $CHARDIR/$1 -N SHORT,CHAR -R SHORT,CHAR --output-separator ' | '
-  read -n 1 INPUT
+  # 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 $CHARDIR/$1 | cut -c 3)
+  OUTPUT=$(grep $INPUT $CHARFILE | cut -f 2 -d ',' -s)
 
   # Clear screen
   clear
@@ -27,3 +43,5 @@ do
   # Copy output to clipboard
   echo $OUTPUT | xclip -selection clipboard
 done
+
+fi