Add and integrate sdn-open
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Originally I thought that not supporting %cd would be an issue,
making this kind of utility unclean.

It turns out the desire to launch xdg-open quickly is stronger.
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2025-11-20 20:49:14 +01:00
parent 977d1a7120
commit 3e39cc5660
6 changed files with 96 additions and 10 deletions

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@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ include (GNUInstallDirs)
# sdn-mc-ext should be in libexec, but we prefer it in PATH.
install (TARGETS sdn sdn-mc-ext
DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
install (PROGRAMS sdn-install sdn-view
install (PROGRAMS sdn-install sdn-open sdn-view
DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
install (FILES sdn.1 sdn-install.1 sdn-view.1
install (FILES sdn.1 sdn-install.1 sdn-open.1 sdn-view.1
DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_MANDIR}/man1)
install (FILES LICENSE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DOCDIR})

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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
Copyright (c) 2017 - 2024, Přemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>
Copyright (c) 2017 - 2025, Přemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.

5
NEWS
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@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Unreleased
- + and - adjust the selection using shell globs;
- t and T insert the selection into the external command line
in relative or absolute form, respectively;
- Enter is like t but enters directories, and M-Enter is synonymous to t;
- Enter is like t but enters directories;
- C-g or Escape clear the selection, similarly to the editor.
* Added an sdn-view script that can process Midnight Commander mc.ext.ini files
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ Unreleased
while the original direct pager invocation has been moved to F13 (which also
reflects Midnight Commander)
* Added an sdn-open script which does the same kind of processing as above
on top of xdg-open. This is what is now executed by M-Enter.
1.0.0 (2024-12-21)

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sdn-open Executable file
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@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
#!/bin/sh -e
# sdn-open: an opener for sdn that makes use of Midnight Commander configuration
# to make more kinds of files directly openable
if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]
then
echo "Usage: $0 FILE" >&2
exit 2
fi
# This handles both MC_DATADIR and odd installation locations.
datadir=
if command -v mc >/dev/null
then datadir=$(mc --datadir | sed 's/ (.*)$//')
fi
config=
for dir in "$HOME"/.config/mc "$datadir" /etc/mc
do
if [ -n "$dir" -a -f "$dir/mc.ext.ini" ]
then
config=$dir/mc.ext.ini
break
fi
done
# This is often used in %env{} expansion, so let's be on the same page.
export PAGER=${PAGER:-less}
export MC_EXT_FILENAME=$(realpath "$1")
export MC_EXT_BASENAME=$(basename "$1")
export MC_EXT_CURRENTDIR=$(dirname "$MC_EXT_FILENAME")
output=$(sdn-mc-ext <"$config" "$(file -Lbz "$1")" \
"$MC_EXT_FILENAME" "$MC_EXT_BASENAME" "$MC_EXT_CURRENTDIR" Open || :)
kind=$(echo "$output" | sed -n 1p)
command=$(echo "$output" | sed -n 2p)
case "$kind" in
cd)
# These mostly enter virtual filesystems, which we do not understand.
xdg-open "$MC_EXT_FILENAME"
;;
'')
if [ -n "$command" ]
then eval "$command"
else xdg-open "$MC_EXT_FILENAME"
fi
;;
*)
echo "Unsupported: $kind" >&2
exit 1
esac

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sdn-open.1 Normal file
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@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
.Dd November 20, 2025
.Dt SDN-OPEN 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm sdn-open
.Nd run Midnight Commander open configuration externally
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm sdn-open
.Ar path
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
invokes
.Xr xdg-open 1
on the passed filename.
.Pp
If it succeeds in finding a
.Xr mc 1
.Pa mc.ext.ini
file, it will first process it, and run any matching command instead.
.Sh REPORTING BUGS
Use
.Lk https://git.janouch.name/p/sdn
to report bugs, request features, or submit pull requests.

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sdn.cpp
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
//
// sdn: simple directory navigator
//
// Copyright (c) 2017 - 2024, Přemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>
// Copyright (c) 2017 - 2025, Přemysl Eric Janouch <p@janouch.name>
//
// Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
// purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ enum { ALT = 1 << 24, SYM = 1 << 25 }; // Outside the range of Unicode
#define CTRL(char) ((char) == '?' ? 0x7f : (char) & 0x1f)
#define ACTIONS(XX) XX(NONE) XX(HELP) XX(QUIT) XX(QUIT_NO_CHDIR) \
XX(ENTER) XX(CHOOSE) XX(CHOOSE_FULL) XX(VIEW_RAW) XX(VIEW) XX(EDIT) \
XX(SORT_LEFT) XX(SORT_RIGHT) \
XX(ENTER) XX(OPEN) XX(CHOOSE) XX(CHOOSE_FULL) \
XX(VIEW_RAW) XX(VIEW) XX(EDIT) XX(SORT_LEFT) XX(SORT_RIGHT) \
XX(SELECT) XX(DESELECT) XX(SELECT_TOGGLE) XX(SELECT_ABORT) \
XX(UP) XX(DOWN) XX(TOP) XX(BOTTOM) XX(HIGH) XX(MIDDLE) XX(LOW) \
XX(PAGE_PREVIOUS) XX(PAGE_NEXT) XX(SCROLL_UP) XX(SCROLL_DOWN) XX(CENTER) \
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static const char *g_action_names[] = {ACTIONS(XX)};
static map<wint_t, action> g_normal_actions {
{'\r', ACTION_ENTER}, {KEY (ENTER), ACTION_ENTER},
{ALT | '\r', ACTION_CHOOSE}, {ALT | KEY (ENTER), ACTION_CHOOSE},
{ALT | '\r', ACTION_OPEN}, {ALT | KEY (ENTER), ACTION_OPEN},
{'t', ACTION_CHOOSE}, {'T', ACTION_CHOOSE_FULL},
{KEY (F (1)), ACTION_HELP}, {'h', ACTION_HELP},
{KEY (F (3)), ACTION_VIEW}, {KEY (F (13)), ACTION_VIEW_RAW},
@@ -1056,13 +1056,18 @@ fun run_program (initializer_list<const char *> list, const string &filename) {
update ();
}
fun sdn_open (const string &filename) {
run_program ({(const char *) getenv ("SDN_OPENER"), "sdn-open", "xdg-open"},
filename);
}
fun view_raw (const string &filename) {
// XXX: we cannot realistically detect that the pager hasn't made a pause
// at the end of the file, so we can't ensure all contents have been seen
run_program ({(const char *) getenv ("PAGER"), "less", "cat"}, filename);
}
fun view (const string &filename) {
fun sdn_view (const string &filename) {
run_program ({(const char *) getenv ("SDN_VIEWER"), "sdn-view",
(const char *) getenv ("PAGER"), "less", "cat"}, filename);
}
@@ -1525,12 +1530,15 @@ fun handle (wint_t c) -> bool {
case ACTION_ENTER:
enter (current);
break;
case ACTION_OPEN:
sdn_open (current.filename);
break;
case ACTION_VIEW_RAW:
// Mimic mc, it does not seem sensible to page directories
(is_directory ? change_dir : view_raw) (current.filename);
break;
case ACTION_VIEW:
(is_directory ? change_dir : view) (current.filename);
(is_directory ? change_dir : sdn_view) (current.filename);
break;
case ACTION_EDIT:
edit (current.filename);