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to create a file hello.txt at the location from which helix was
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opened initially.
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= CHAPTER 14.2 INSERT SHELL COMMAND OUTPUT =
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The :insert-output command is aliased as ! in normal mode. Move
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to the end of the next line starting with --> , and type !date
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to append the date at the end of the line.
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to insert the date at the end of the line.
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--> insert date at the end of line:
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Similarly, the :append-output is aliased as Alt-! .
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= CHAPTER 14.3 PIPE INPUT TO SHELL COMMAND =
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The :pipe-to command is used to pipe the current selection(s)
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as argument(s) to a shell command. This can be useful e.g.
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for scripting. If you have a Linux like system with spd-say
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text-to-speech installed, move to the line starting by -->,
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select the text on the line, and enter
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:pipe-to spd-say
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to a shell command, as would be done by
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echo "<selection contents>" | <command>
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This can be useful e.g. for scripting. If you have a Linux like
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system with spd-say text-to-speech installed, move to the line
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starting by -->, select the text on the line, and enter
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:pipe-to spd-say -e
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to read out loud the text.
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The :pipe command is used to provide the selection(s) as
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argument(s) to a shell command, and then replace these with
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the output of the command. This can be used to apply external
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--> hello world
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The :pipe command is used to pipe the selection(s) to a shell
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command, and then replace the selection(s) with the output of
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the command. This can be used for example to apply external
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commands to modify text in helix.
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On a linux system with jq installed, move to the line starting
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with a { , select the whole line content, and enter
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with a { , select the whole line content pressing x, and enter
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:pipe jq
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to replace the line with its jq-formatted version.
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{"field1": "f1", "field2": {"part1":"f21", "part2": "f22"}}
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The :pipe command is aliased as | , and pipe-to as Alt-| .
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Select the line starting with { below with x, and type |jq to
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format it.
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{"field1": "f1", "field2": {"part1":"f21", "part2": "f22"}}
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= CHAPTER 14.3 RECAP =
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* Shell commands can be run from helix, showing output in a
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popup, with :sh .
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* Shell commands can be run from helix and their output inserted
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(resp. appended) using :insert-output (resp :append-output),
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also aliased as Alt-! (resp !)
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* Selections can be piped to a shell command and their output
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can overwrite the commmand (resp. be discarded) using :pipe
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(resp. :pipe-to), also aliased as | (resp. Alt-| ). Remember
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that this is piping the selection(s), not providing as
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arguments.
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This tutorial is still a work-in-progress.
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More sections are planned.
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