https://github.com/edi9999/path-extractor

A unix filter which outputs the filepaths found in stdin
https://github.com/edi9999/path-extractor

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A unix filter which outputs the filepaths found in stdin

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/edi9999/path-extractor
• Owner: edi9999
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-06-21T13:34:26.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-09-09T16:11:13.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-22T18:32:34.832Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Go
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• Size: 28.3 KB
• Stars: 170
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# PathExtractor (pe)

![demo](https://raw.github.com/edi9999/i/master/demo.gif?v=2)

PathExtractor is a command line tool that extracts a list of files/paths from stdin.

Advantages over [fpp](https://github.com/facebook/PathPicker):

- It does only one thing : more unixy

- You can use it with any fuzzy finder, such as [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf),[peco](https://github.com/peco/peco),[percol](https://github.com/mooz/percol),[pick](https://github.com/thoughtbot/pick),[selecta](https://github.com/garybernhardt/selecta/)

- It doesn't wait for stdin to be finished to output the paths

- It is faster

- It is much smaller (easily understandable)

- You can also use it without a fuzzy finder for programmatic usage

For example, you could write:

```sh

git status | pe

```

to get a list of the files that were added/changed, without all the formating

One of the most common usage is to create an alias that will automatically run :

`pe` + a command line fuzzy finder such as fzf + an action such as opening that file in your favorite editor.

For example, using `zsh` , I have as an alias:

```sh

alias -g P='| pe | fzf | read filename; [ ! -z $filename ] && vim $filename'

```

With `bash`:

```sh

bind '"PP": "| pe | uniq | fzf | while read filename; do [ ! -z $filename ] &&