NNN_SEL: custom selection file

README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
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nnn.1

@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ separated by \fI;\fR:
     NOTE: Only the first character is considered if not a \fICtrl+key\fR combo.
 .Ed
 .Pp
+\fBNNN_SEL:\fR absolute path to custom selection file.
+.Pp
 \fBnnn:\fR this is a special variable set to the hovered entry before executing
 a command from the command prompt or spawning a shell.
 .Pp

plugins/.cbcp

@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@
 
 IFS="$(printf '%b_' '\n')"; IFS="${IFS%_}" # protect trailing \n
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if which xsel >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Linux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | xsel -bi
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | xsel -bi
 elif which xclip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Linux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | xclip -sel clip
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | xclip -sel clip
 elif which pbcopy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # macOS
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | pbcopy
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | pbcopy
 elif which termux-clipboard-set >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Termux
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | termux-clipboard-set
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | termux-clipboard-set
 elif which clip.exe >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # WSL
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | clip.exe
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | clip.exe
 elif which clip >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Cygwin
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | clip
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | clip
 elif which wl-copy >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     # Wayland
-    tr '\0' '\n' < "$SELECTION" | wl-copy
+    tr '\0' '\n' < "$selection" | wl-copy
 fi

plugins/.nmv

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
 INCLUDE_HIDDEN="${INCLUDE_HIDDEN:-0}"
 VERBOSE="${VERBOSE:-0}"
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 exit_status=0
 
 dst_file=$(mktemp "$TMPDIR/.nnnXXXXXX")

plugins/.nnn-plugin-helper

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: Anna Arad
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 export selection
 
 ## Set CUR_CTX to 1 to open directory in current context

plugins/chksum

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: ath3, Arun Prakash Jana
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=f
 chsum=md5
 

plugins/diffs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Authors: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if which nvim >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     diffcmd="nvim -d"

plugins/dragdrop

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: 0xACE
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=f
 all=
 if which dragon-drag-and-drop >/dev/null 2>&1; then

plugins/kdeconnect

@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: juacq97
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 id=$(kdeconnect-cli -a --id-only | awk '{print $1}')
-if [ "$(find "$SELECTION")" ]; then
-    kdeconnect-cli -d "$id" --share "$(cat "$SELECTION")"
+if [ "$(find "$selection")" ]; then
+    kdeconnect-cli -d "$id" --share "$(cat "$selection")"
 # If you want a system notification, uncomment the next 3 lines.
-#    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "Sending $(cat "$SELECTION")"
+#    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "Sending $(cat "$selection")"
 #else
 #    notify-send -a "Kdeconnect" "No file selected"
 fi

plugins/mocplay

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Author: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
 IFS="$(printf '\n\r')"
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 cmd=$(pgrep -x mocp 2>/dev/null)
 ret=$cmd
 

plugins/renamer

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Author: José Neder
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 if command -v qmv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	batchrenamesel="qmv -fdo -da"

plugins/splitjoin

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Shell: POSIX compliant
 # Authors: Arun Prakash Jana, ath3
 
-selection=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 resp=s
 
 if [ -s "$selection" ]; then

plugins/x2sel

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 IFS="$(printf '%b_' '\n')"; IFS="${IFS%_}" # protect trailing \n
 
-SELECTION=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection
+selection=${NNN_SEL:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/.selection}
 
 getclip () {
 
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@ for file in $CLIPBOARD ; do
 	fi
 done
 
-printf "%s" "$CLIPBOARD" | tr '\n' '\0' > "$SELECTION"
+printf "%s" "$CLIPBOARD" | tr '\n' '\0' > "$selection"

src/nnn.c

@@ -579,8 +579,9 @@ static const char * const messages[] = {
 #define NNNLVL 5
 #define NNN_PIPE 6
 #define NNN_MCLICK 7
-#define NNN_ARCHIVE 8 /* strings end here */
-#define NNN_TRASH 9 /* flags begin here */
+#define NNN_SEL 8
+#define NNN_ARCHIVE 9 /* strings end here */
+#define NNN_TRASH 10 /* flags begin here */
 
 static const char * const env_cfg[] = {
 	"NNN_OPTS",
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@ static const char * const env_cfg[] = {
 	"NNNLVL",
 	"NNN_PIPE",
 	"NNN_MCLICK",
+	"NNN_SEL",
 	"NNN_ARCHIVE",
 	"NNN_TRASH",
 };
@@ -6612,16 +6614,23 @@ static bool setup_config(void)
 
 	/* Set selection file path */
 	if (!cfg.picker) {
-		/* Length of "/.config/nnn/.selection" */
-		selpath = (char *)malloc(len + 3);
+		char *env_sel = xgetenv(env_cfg[NNN_SEL], NULL);
+		if (env_sel)
+			selpath = xstrdup(env_sel);
+		else
+			/* Length of "/.config/nnn/.selection" */
+			selpath = (char *)malloc(len + 3);
+
 		if (!selpath) {
 			xerror();
 			return FALSE;
 		}
 
-		r = xstrsncpy(selpath, cfgdir, len + 3);
-		xstrsncpy(selpath + r - 1, "/.selection", 12);
-		DPRINTF_S(selpath);
+		if (!env_sel) {
+			r = xstrsncpy(selpath, cfgdir, len + 3);
+			xstrsncpy(selpath + r - 1, "/.selection", 12);
+			DPRINTF_S(selpath);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return TRUE;