simplified items function

cmd/wm/wmii

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if(! wmiiwm -c) {
     exit 1  # wmiiwm is already running or $DISPLAY is unset
 }
 
-OLD_PATH=$PATH
-PATH=$HOME/.wmii-3:CONFPREFIX/wmii-3:9PREFIX/bin:$PATH
+old_path=$path
+path=($HOME/.wmii-3 CONFPREFIX/wmii-3 9PREFIX/bin $path)
 WMII_ADDRESS=unix!/tmp/ns.$USER.$DISPLAY/wmii
 
 # start window manager and utilities:

cmd/wm/wmii.1

@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ The following variables are set and exported within
 .BR wmii (1)
 and thus can be used in actions.
 .TP
-OLD_PATH
-PATH as it was before
+old_path
+path as it was before
 .BR wmii (1)
 added the local and global action directory and the location where the 9base
 tools reside.  The
 .B wmiire
-action resets PATH and removes OLD_PATH before executing a command.
+action resets path and removes old_path before executing a command.
 .TP
 WMII_CONFDIR
 Global action directory.

rc/extern

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!9PREFIX/bin/rc
 # clean the environment and execute the given command
 
-PATH=$OLD_PATH
-OLD_PATH=()
+path=$old_path
+old_path=()
 wmiircpid=()
 apid=()
 cmd=()

rc/wmiirc

@@ -87,15 +87,9 @@ xwrite /bar/expand 2
 nl='
 '
 fn items {
-    ifs=:$nl { dirs=`{echo $1} }
-    {
-        for(dir in $dirs)
-            for(file in $dir/*)
-                if(! ~ $file $dir^'/*' && ! test -d $file && test -x $file)
-                    echo `{basename $file}
-    } | sort | uniq
+    ls -lpQ $* | awk '!/^d/ && $1 ~ /x/ {print $NF}' | sort | uniq
 }
-items $OLD_PATH >/tmp/ns.$USER.$DISPLAY/p.menu &
+items $old_path >/tmp/ns.$USER.$DISPLAY/p.menu &
 
 # MISC
 xsetroot -solid '#0b1014'
@@ -147,7 +141,7 @@ while(event=`{read}) {
             } &
         case $MODKEY-Control-a
             {
-                cmd=`{items CONFPREFIX/wmii-3:$HOME/.wmii-3 | wmiimenu}
+                cmd=`{items CONFPREFIX/wmii-3 $HOME/.wmii-3 | wmiimenu}
                 if(! ~ $#cmd 0)
                     $cmd
             } &