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.TH "WIMENU" 1 "Oct, 2009" "wmii-@VERSION@"
.SH NAME
.P
wimenu \- The wmii menu program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.P
wimenu \fI[\-i]\fR \fI[\-h \fI<history file>\fR]\fR \fI[\-n \fI<history count>\fR]\fR \fI[\-p \fI<prompt>\fR]\fR
wimenu [\fI\-i\fR] [\fI\-h \fI<history file>\fR\fR] [\fI\-n \fI<history count>\fR\fR] [\fI\-p \fI<prompt>\fR\fR]
.P
wimenu \-v
.SH DESCRIPTION
.P
\fBwimenu\fR is \fBwmii\fR's standard menu program. It's used
extensively by \fBwmii\fR and related programs to prompt the user
@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ programs, select views, and perform standard actions. It
supports basic item completion and history searching.
.SH BASIC ARGUMENTS
.P
Normal use of \fBwimenu\fR shouldn't require any arguments other than the
following. More advanced options are documented below.
@ -48,8 +53,8 @@ Display completion items as a vertical list, one per
row, rather than a horizontal list, side\-by\-side. A
maximum of \fI<rows>\fR rows will be displayed.
.SH ADVANCED ARGUMENTS
.TP
\-a
The address at which to connect to \fBwmii\fR.
@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ to exit \fBwimenu\fR.
Key bindings will be read from \fI<key file>\fR. Bindings
appear as:
\fI<key>\fR \fI[action]\fR \fI[args]\fR
\fI<key>\fR [\fIaction\fR] [\fIargs\fR]
where \fI<key>\fR is a key name, similar to the format used by
wmii. For action and args, please refer to the default
@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ selection is made.
.RE
.SH KEY BINDINGS
.P
\fBwimenu\fR's default key bindings are based largely on the
movement keys of vi and the standard UNIX shell input bindings.
@ -122,16 +128,16 @@ Move forward one word.
.TP
C\-a
Move to the begining of the line.
Move to the beginning of the line.
.TP
C\-e
Move to the end of the line.
.TP
C\-p, up
C\-p, Up
Move backward through the input history.
.TP
C\-n, up
C\-n, Down
Move forward through the input history.
.TP
@ -164,6 +170,7 @@ End, A\-S\-g
Select the last completion page.
.SH CUSTOM COMPLETION
.P
Custom, multipart completion data may be proveded by an
external application. When the standard input is not a TTY,
@ -178,6 +185,7 @@ an item is selected, text from this position to the position
of the caret is replaced.
.SS ARGUMENTS
.TP
\-c
Prints the contents of the input buffer each time the
@ -185,8 +193,8 @@ user inputs a character, as such:
\fI<text before caret>\fR\en\fI<text after caret>\fR\en
.SS EXAMPLE
.P
Let's assume that a script would like to provide a menu with
completions first for a command name, then for arguments
@ -198,12 +206,14 @@ foo
.RS
1, 2, 3
.RE
.TP
bar
.RS
4, 5, 6
.RE
.TP
baz
@ -215,55 +225,56 @@ baz
the following script provides the appropriate completions:
.nf
#!/bin/sh -f
rm fifo
mkfifo fifo
# Open wimenu with a fifo as its stdin
wimenu -c <fifo | awk '
BEGIN {
# Define the completion results
cmds = "foo\enbar\enbaz\en"
cmd\fI["foo"]\fR = "1\en2\en3\en"
cmd\fI["bar"]\fR = "4\en5\en6\en"
cmd\fI["baz"]\fR = "7\en8\en9\en"
# Print the first set of completions to wimenus fifo
fifo = "fifo"
print cmds >fifo; fflush(fifo)
}
{ print; fflush() }
# Push out a new set of completions
function update(str, opts) {
print length(str) >fifo # Print the length of the preceding string
print opts >fifo # and the options themself
fflush(fifo)
}
# Ensure correct argument count with trailing spaces
/ $/ { $0 = $0 "#"; }
{ # Process the input and provide the completions
if (NF == 1)
update("", cmds) # The first arg, command choices
else
update($1 " ", cmd\fI[$1]\fR) # The second arg, command arguments
# Skip the trailing part of the command
getline rest
}
\&' | tail -1
#!/bin/sh -f
rm fifo
mkfifo fifo
# Open wimenu with a fifo as its stdin
wimenu -c <fifo | awk '
BEGIN {
# Define the completion results
cmds = "foo\enbar\enbaz\en"
cmd[\fI"foo"\fR] = "1\en2\en3\en"
cmd[\fI"bar"\fR] = "4\en5\en6\en"
cmd[\fI"baz"\fR] = "7\en8\en9\en"
# Print the first set of completions to wimenus fifo
fifo = "fifo"
print cmds >fifo; fflush(fifo)
}
{ print; fflush() }
# Push out a new set of completions
function update(str, opts) {
print length(str) >fifo # Print the length of the preceding string
print opts >fifo # and the options themself
fflush(fifo)
}
# Ensure correct argument count with trailing spaces
/ $/ { $0 = $0 "#"; }
{ # Process the input and provide the completions
if (NF == 1)
update("", cmds) # The first arg, command choices
else
update($1 " ", cmd[\fI$1\fR]) # The second arg, command arguments
# Skip the trailing part of the command
getline rest
}
\&' | tail -1
.fi
.P
In theory, this facility can be used for myriad purposes,
including hijacking the programmable completion facilities of
most shells. See also the provided examples\fI[1]\fR.
most shells. See also the provided examples[\fI1\fR].
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.TP
\fB$WMII_ADDRESS\fR
The address at which to connect to wmii.
@ -273,15 +284,14 @@ The namespace directory to use if no address is
provided.
.SH SEE ALSO
.P
wmii(1), wmiir(1), wistrug(1), wmii9menu(1), dmenu(1)
.P
\fI[1]\fR http://www.suckless.org/wiki/wmii/tips/9p_tips
[\fI1\fR] http://www.suckless.org/wiki/wmii/tips/9p_tips
.P
\fI[2]\fR @EXAMPLES@
[\fI2\fR] @EXAMPLES@
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