An lf wrapper, with built-in previews and on-exit directory changing.

lfp is a simple wrapper for the lf file manager, with built-in file, image, and video previews, as well as on-exit directory changing.

The program makes use of ueberzug to preview images, documents, and video thumbnails. Preview behavior can be altered by editing the scope file.

Version: 4.1.3

previews

Usage:

Run lfp. Optionally, a startup directory can be specified by a second argument. By default, lfp will launch in your current working directory. Icons for relative file types can be changed by editing the lfp-icons file in '/usr/share/lfp/lfp-icons'.

CD on exit:

For on-exit directory changing, add the following line to your bash/zshrc:

source '/usr/share/lfp/lfpcd'

LFP OCR:

LFP OCR is a simple OCR script that uses tesseract to extract text from images. It can be used as a standalone script, or as a lfp action. All detected text is copied to your clipboard.

OCR

Installation

Arch Linux

lfp is available in the AUR as lfp or lfp-git

Manual Installation

tmp=$(mktemp -d);
git clone https://gitlab.com/a4to/lfp.git ${tmp} &&
cd ${tmp} && sudo make clean install && cd - &&
rm -rf ${tmp} >/dev/null 2>&1 || true

To uninstall lfp:

sudo make uninstall

Prerequisites:

  • lf: the file manager
  • zsh: for scripting
  • ueberzug: for image previews
  • ghostscript: for PDF previews
  • graphicsmagick: for SVG and GIF previews
  • ffmpeg: for video file thumbnail previews
  • dialog: required by many functions outside the scope of image and video previews
  • dunst: to receive notifications upon task completion and so forth
  • fzf: for lfp's fzfp (fuzzy-finding) and pushto (git push) capabilities
  • bat: for text file previews
  • git: for cloning repos from within lfp
  • lolcat: used in lfp's fzfp function

Optional Dependencies:

  • nodejs: to make use of lfps built in node actions manager
  • python3: to make use of lfps built in python actions manager

Keybindings

Navigation:

  • h: Left
  • j: Down
  • k: Up
  • l: Right

Main Features and Functions:

  • .: Activate NodeManager
  • ,: Activate PyManager
  • o: Activate LFP OCR
  • v: Toggle select all file(s)
  • y: Copy selected file(s)
  • c: Cut selected file(s)
  • d: Delete selected file(s)
  • p: Paste selected file(s)
  • d: Delete selected file(s)
  • s: Edit file you're currently hovering over
  • n: Create new directory
  • m: Play with mpv
  • f: Activate fzfp (lfp's fuzzy-finder)
  • b: Open file in default browser
  • e: Prompts you for a filename to edit/create
  • t: Prompts you for a filename for blank file to create
  • x: Execute selected file(s)
  • z: Open in sxiv (an image viewer)
  • q: Quit lfp
  • <Space>: Select file(s)
  • <Period>: (.) - Activates Node Actions, various npm/yarn actions / quick command execution

NodeManager:

The NodeManager function provides various actions to manage a Node.js project, including:

NodeManager

  • ↑ Arrow: Initialize a package.json file.
  • ↓ Arrow: Select a javascript file to run.
  • ← Arrow: Specify package(s) to install from npm.
  • → Arrow: Start the server (yarn start).
  • [h|d|m]:: Start the server in development mode (yarn dev).
  • [b|n]: Build the project (yarn build).
  • [i|I|,]: Initialize a new npm project.
  • [r]: Remove specified packages.
  • .: Update the server (yarn).
  • /: Create a webserver on port 3000 (requires serve).
  • q: Exit.

PyManager:

The PyManager function provides various actions to manage a Python project, including:

PyManager

  • ↑ Arrow: Create a new Conda environment at "./.🐍".
  • ↓ Arrow: Select a python script to run.
  • ← Arrow: Select package(s) to install from pypi.
  • → Arrow: Run the main.py script if found.
  • q: Exit.

Additional Actions and Features:

  • B: Bulk rename
  • E: Extract archive
  • D: (sudo) Delete selected file(s)
  • L: Symlink selected file(s) to current directory
  • H: Create hardlink of selected file(s) to current directory
  • R: Create relative symlink of selected file(s) to current directory
  • E: Extract archive (bz2 rar gz tar tar.* tbz2 tgz zip Z 7z deb)
  • C: CopyPath, this feature copies the absolute path of the file youre currently hovering over to your clipboard
  • <Ctrl+c>: Quick clone a git repository without leaving lfp
  • <Ctrl+g>: Activate pushto - select a branch to push to (only works inside a git repo)
  • <Ctrl+b>: Open file in browser
  • <Ctrl+6>: Chmod 644 selected file(s)
  • <Ctrl+7>: Chmod 755 selected file(s)
  • <Ctrl+8>: Chmod 700 selected file(s)
  • <Enter>: Enter shell command

And many more.

File Type Icons:

fileTypes