https://github.com/isometry/alfred-pipe

Alfred workflow to pass selected text or clipboard through arbitrary shell one-liners
https://github.com/isometry/alfred-pipe

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Alfred workflow to pass selected text or clipboard through arbitrary shell one-liners

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/isometry/alfred-pipe
• Owner: isometry
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-10-07T09:56:47.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-04-29T18:24:34.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-21T06:35:20.839Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: alfred, alfred-workflow, clipboard, oneliners, pipe, workflow
• Language: Python
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• Size: 36.1 KB
• Stars: 29
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# pipe transformation workflow for Alfred

An [Alfred](http://www.alfredapp.com/) workflow enabling easy transformation of the current contents of the clipboard by piping through arbitrary shell one-liners.

## Requirements

- [Alfred](http://www.alfredapp.com/) (version 2.0+)

- The [Alfred Powerpack](http://www.alfredapp.com/powerpack/).

- Python 3 (`xcode-select --install` or [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/))

## Usage

Trigger the workflow by hotkey or keyword (default=`|`, override with the `keyword` variable) followed by an arbitrarily simple or complex shell one-liner to transform the contents of the clipboard in-place; optionally use the `Cmd`-modifier to immediately paste the results into the foreground app, or the `Alt`-modifier to show the results in large type.

Two hotkeys are configurable:

- transform the current contents of the clipboard (like the keyword); recommended hotkey: `Ctrl-Cmd-\`

- transform the current selection in the foreground app; recommended hotkey: `Ctrl-Cmd-C`

When triggered via hotkey, the leading keyword (e.g. `|`) is not required.

### Examples

- Transform to UPPERCASE: `| perl -nle 'print uc'` or `| tr a-z A-Z`

- Base64 encode: `| base64`

- Base64 decode: `| base64 --decode`

- Top 10 unique lines with counts: `| sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10`

### Built-ins

A number of example pipelines (including those above) are [built-in](https://github.com/isometry/alfred-pipe/raw/master/builtins.json).

Built-ins can be disabled en-mass by setting the `load_builtins` variable to any value other than `yes`.

### Aliases

To save repetitive typing, custom aliases can be defined with the following syntax:

`| alias NAME=PIPE | LINE @@@`

The trailing `@@@` (override with the `alias_terminator` variable) terminates the alias definition and causes it to be saved.

#### Examples

- `| alias tac=sed '1!G;h;$!d' @@@`

- `| alias top10=sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 @@@`

#### Alias removal

Any custom alias can be removed with:

`| alias NAME=@@@`

## Contributions & Thanks

- ctwise