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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 (almost 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 (5 months ago)
- Topics: alfred, alfred-workflow, clipboard, oneliners, pipe, workflow
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 36.1 KB
- Stars: 29
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# 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