adding shorthands

book/src/commands.md

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ Helix provides several variables that can be used when typing commands or creati
 
 | Variable                | Description |
 | ---                     | ---                      |
-| `%{basename}`         | The name and extension of the currently focused file. |
-| `%{dirname}`          | The absolute path of the parent directory of the currently focused file. |
+| `%{basename}` or `%{b}` | The name and extension of the currently focused file. |
+| `%{dirname}`  or `%{d}` | The absolute path of the parent directory of the currently focused file. |
 | `%{cwd}`                | The absolute path of the current working directory of Helix. |
 | `%{git_repo}`           | The absolute path of the git repository helix is opened in. Fallback to `cwd` if not inside a git repository|
-| `%{filename}`         | The absolute path of the currently focused file. |
+| `%{filename}` or `%{f}` | The absolute path of the currently focused file. |
 | `%{filename:rel}`       | The relative path of the file according to `cwd` (will give absolute path if the file is not a child of the current working directory) |
 | `%{filename:git_rel}`   | The relative path of the file according to `git_repo` (will give absolute path if the file is not a child of the git directory or the cwd) |
 | `%{ext}`                | The extension of the current file |
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ Helix provides several variables that can be used when typing commands or creati
 # Print blame info for the line where the main cursor is.
 C-b = ":echo %sh{git blame -L %{linenumber} %{filename}}"
 ```
+  

helix-view/src/editor/variable_expansion.rs

@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ impl Editor {
                                     last_push_end = end + 1;
 
                                     let value = match &input[index + 2..end] {
-                                        "basename" => doc
+                                        "basename" | "b" => doc
                                             .path()
                                             .and_then(|it| {
                                                 it.file_name().and_then(|it| it.to_str())
                                             })
                                             .unwrap_or(crate::document::SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME)
                                             .to_owned(),
-                                        "filename" => doc
+                                        "filename" | "f" => doc
                                             .path()
                                             .and_then(|it| it.to_str())
                                             .unwrap_or(crate::document::SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Editor {
                                                 .unwrap_or(crate::document::SCRATCH_BUFFER_NAME)
                                                 .to_owned()
                                         }
-                                        "dirname" => doc
+                                        "dirname" | "d" => doc
                                             .path()
                                             .and_then(|p| p.parent())
                                             .and_then(std::path::Path::to_str)