Re: [Ranger-users] Shell script over multiple files

[hut]

FYI, simply updating ranger with the debian package manager wouldn't fix
this anyway.  It has to be the git version because the fix is not in any
stable version yet.

Regards,
hut

On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 04:35:04PM +0530, G Chandramouli wrote:
> When I updated the ranger, ( without changing files inside my
> .config/ranger directory)  it was still facing the same issue. However when
> I tried the 2nd suggestion along with the updated version it worked.
> Couldn't test suggestion-2 on earlier version as I purged the earlier
> version on my debian system (my bad).
> 
> Thanks,
> Mouli
> 
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:51 PM, hut <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > I think this has something to do with the way macros are expanded in
> > nested commands.  Try these:
> >
> > 1. switch to ranger from git (or upgrade it), as this sounds like a bug
> > that has been recently fixed.  Steps:
> >     1. git clone https://github.com/hut/ranger.git
> >     2. cd ranger
> >     3. sudo make install
> >
> > 2. Alternatively, replace %s with %%s
> >
> > regards,
> > hut
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 01:40:39AM +0530, G Chandramouli wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >               I am facing a problem with map chain shell syntax and files
> > > with white spaces. Does it group two commands with a semicolon ?
> > >
> > > I wrote a very small script named testMultiple.sh:
> > > #!/bin/bash
> > > echo $1> tmp
> > > echo $2>> tmp
> > >
> > > When I select the two files and run (pressing "X") :
> > > map X  shell <path to folder>/testMultiple.sh %s
> > > it gives correct answer to tmp file.
> > >
> > > However when I run
> > > map Y chain shell  <path to folder>/testMultiple.sh %s ; mark_files
> > > all=True val=False
> > > it only prints the first two words of first file.
> > >
> > >  It probably treats the white space as reason for two different files.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Mouli
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 11:28 PM, G Chandramouli <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello Jan and Hut,
> > > > I am not good with python so sorry for that.
> > > >
> > > > Following Hut's suggestion, I made a small shell script (sorry for
> > lack of
> > > > exception handling etc and possibly inefficient  shell scripting) and
> > saved
> > > > it as "mpvsubs.sh"
> > > >
> > > > #!/bin/sh
> > > > filename1=$1
> > > > filename2=$2
> > > > extension1="${filename1##*.}"
> > > > extension2="${filename2##*.}"
> > > > if [ "$extension1" == "srt" -o "$extension1" == "sub" ]
> > > > then
> > > >         mpv $filename2 --sub-file=$filename1
> > > >  else
> > > >         mpv $filename1 --sub-file=$filename2
> > > >  fi
> > > >
> > > > After this I added following line to my rc.conf file
> > > > map X chain shell /home/gcmouli/mpvsubs.sh %s; mark_files all=True
> > > > val=False
> > > >
> > > > So now I just select the two files with spacebar and press "X" and it
> > > > starts playing movie with subs.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mouli
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:42 PM, Jan Knížek <address@hidden>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >> alternatively, you can make a python script (from Arch Linux Wiki):
> > > >> You can define python command:
> > > >>
> > > >> import os
> > > >> from ranger.core.loader import CommandLoader
> > > >>
> > > >> class seemovie(Command):
> > > >>     def execute(self):
> > > >>         """ Compress marked files to current directory """
> > > >>         cwd = self.fm.thisdir
> > > >>         marked_files = cwd.get_selection()
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> Which will define seemovie command. In cwd.get_selection() you have
> > selected files.
> > > >> You can than run a shell script or do what you want in python.
> > > >>
> > > >> knezi
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ---------- Původní zpráva ----------
> > > >> Od: G Chandramouli <address@hidden>
> > > >> Komu: address@hidden
> > > >> Datum: 12. 6. 2016 19:09:41
> > > >> Předmět: Re: [Ranger-users] Shell script over multiple files
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks Hut,
> > > >>                   Excellent hack. It works !!!
> > > >>  I was expecting something like "mpvsubs.sh $1 $2" where 1 and 2 will
> > be
> > > >> filenames selected, whose extensions will be sorted out inside the
> > script
> > > >> and mpv playing over them from the same script.
> > > >> Anyways above solution rocks.
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks again,
> > > >> Mouli
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:22 PM, hut <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Hey there,
> > > >>
> > > >> Can't think of an elegant way to do it, but you could type `yy` on the
> > > >> subtitle, then navigating to the movie and running
> > > >>
> > > >>     shell mpv %f --sub-file=%c
> > > >>
> > > >> This "abuses" the copy buffer as a second file selector.
> > > >>
> > > >> You could finish with a `uy` to clear the copy buffer to avoid
> > > >> accidently copying the subtitle.  The whole command would then be:
> > > >>
> > > >>     map X chain shell mpv %f --sub-file=%c; uncut
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >> hut
> > > >>
> > > >> On Sun, Jun 12, 2016 at 10:10:04PM +0530, G Chandramouli wrote:
> > > >> > Hello all,
> > > >> >               I want to run a shell script over multiple selected
> > files
> > > >> > (say selected using spacebar ).  How to do this ?
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Actually, I am trying to open a movie with mpv and load subtitles.
> > mpv
> > > >> > player loads subtitles automatically only when subtitles have same
> > > >> filename
> > > >> > with srt/sub extension. Renaming subtitles every time is a tiring
> > job. I
> > > >> > don't want to start a shell prompt and write the command "mpv
> > > >> filename.mp4
> > > >> > --sub-file=subfile.srt". Instead I want to select the two files
> > using
> > > >> > spacebar or something and run a script over them to start mpv and
> > > >> keeping
> > > >> > the ranger intact.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Thanks,
> > > >> > Mouli
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> >
> >