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| #!/bin/sh | |
| set -ef | |
| cachedir=${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-$HOME/.cache} | |
| cache=$cachedir/files.txt | |
| getpaths() { | |
| [ ! -e "$cachedir" ] && mkdir -p "$cachedir" | |
| if [ -e "$cache" ]; then | |
| cat "$cache" | |
| else | |
| eval "find . \( ${FIND_PRUNE:--path '*.git/*'} \) -prune -o -print" | sort | tee "$cache" | |
| fi | |
| } | |
| cd ~ | |
| file=$({ echo '!refresh'; getpaths; } | dmenu -i -l 32 "$@") | |
| case $file in | |
| '!refresh') | |
| cd "$OLDPWD" | |
| rm -f "$cache" | |
| exec "$0" "$@" ;; | |
| *) ;; | |
| esac | |
| cmd=$(dmenu_path | dmenu -p "open $(basename -- "$file") with" "$@") | |
| if [ ! -t 1 ] && echo "$cmd" | grep -qFx mpv; then | |
| exec mpv --force-window --keep-open -- "$file" | |
| else | |
| exec $cmd -- "$file" | |
| fi |
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