busterc / xcv

:scissors: Cut, Copy and Paste files with Bash

xcv

Cut, Copy and Paste files with Bash

$ xcv
Usage: $ xcv <x|c|v|l> [options]

  Description:
    xcv wraps the cp, mv and ls built in commands, however
    cutting (x) and copying (c) do not require a target directory, while
    pasting (v) and listing (l) do not require a source directory, because all selected
    files are placed into, listed and pulled from:
    $HOME/.xcv

  Options:
    x  Cut files, using the mv command options
    c  Copy files, using the cp command options
    v  Paste files into the current working directory
    l  List files available for pasting, using the ls command options

Homebrew Installation

$ brew install xcv

Bpkg Installation

With bpkg do:

$ bpkg install busterc/xcv

NPM Installation

$ npm install xcv --global

Nifty Aliases

alias fsx="xcv x"
alias fsc="xcv c"
alias fsv="xcv v"
alias fsl="xcv l"

Walkthrough Example

1. Start with a directory of files

$ find .
./a.txt
./b.txt
./c
./c/d.txt

1. Then, copy all the files recursively

$ xcv c -R .

1. Then, list the copied files

$ xcv l
a.txt  b.txt  c

1. Then, change directories and paste in the copied files

$ cd ~/elsewhere
$ xcv v

1. Then, list the pasted files in the CWD, along with any pre-existing files

$ ls
a.txt  b.txt  c    x.txt

1. Then, cut all the files in the CWD

$ xcv x *

1. Then, notice all the files have been cut out

$ ls

1. Then, change directories and paste in the cut files

$ cd ~/somewhere
$ xcv v

1. Then, list the pasted files in the CWD, along with any pre-existing files

$ ls
a.txt  b.txt  c    x.txt  y.txt

License

ISC License (ISC)

Copyright © 2015, Buster Collings

Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

xcv's Issues

Feature Request - Make xcv Multi-session usable

Currently i can't do two 'xvc x *' in two different directories and then paste them accordingly. So , if i do 'xcv x *' in one bash session, 'xcv v' in other bash session it works ( and this functionality should be retained). But can you add functionality, so that i can hold more than 1 set in the xcv cache and paste the required one with some identity as needed.

Doesn’t work on filenames with spaces in

If I have three files, created as follows:

touch a b "a b"

and I try to cut the third one

xcv x "a b"

it will actually cut the first two instead.

Homebrew package

Hey, is it possible to create a brew package for this?

👍

Use $XDG_DATA_HOME instead of $HOME

It would be nice if you used $XDG_DATA_HOME as the directory where to save the data which you now save in $HOME/.xcv

Here is a write up of the problems of dot files https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/XDGConfigFolders with links on how to fix it.

Doesn’t work with dotfiles

You can cut or copy a file whose name starts with a dot, but you can’t paste it.