file-actions.yazi

a file action script plugin for Yazi that allows users to pass selected files into action scripts to perform corresponding actions on the files.

[!NOTE] The latest main branch of Yazi is required at the moment.

Installation

On Linux and Mac, install file-actions.yazi using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/BBOOXX/file-actions.yazi.git ~/.config/yazi/plugins/file-actions.yazi

For Termux users, you need to install file first:

pkg install file

Configuration

# keymap.toml
[[manager.prepend_keymap]]
on = [ "f" ]
run = "plugin file-actions --args='around '"
desc= "Perform actions on selected files"

Or in another different style:

# keymap.toml
[manager]
prepend_keymap = [
# ...
    { on = [ "f" ], run = "plugin file-actions --args='around '", desc= "Perform actions on selected files"},
# ...
]

Action Script Setup

To set up an action script, create a new folder within the actions directory, ensuring it contains both init.lua and info.lua files.

info.lua

The info.lua file describes the action script. Here’s the basic format:

local config = {
    name = "Script Name",   -- Name of the script
    enableMimes = {},       -- Supported file mimes by the script
    disableMimes = {},      -- Unsupported file mimes by the script
    single_or_multi = "",   -- Script to support either "single" or "multi" file, or both.
}
return config

init.lua

The init.lua file contains the main logic of the script. Here’s an example:

local M = {}

--luacheck: ignore output err
function M.init(_, opts)
    -- stylua: ignore
    -- The script here won't work without "./"
    -- The script file must have execution permissions
    local output, err = Command("./blablabla.sh")
        :cwd(opts.workpath) -- Enter the directory of the action plugin
        -- To avoid issues with spaces in filenames, here we use Tab to separate
        -- Therefore, in the script file, it must declare IFS=$'\t'
        :env("selection", table.concat(opts.selected, "\t"))
        :output()

    -- For detailed usage of the 'output' and 'err' variables,
    -- please refer to: https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/utils#output
end

return M

Execution Script Example

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -e
IFS=$'\t'
# Setting the Internal Field Separator (IFS) to a tab character to handle file names with spaces.

OS="$(uname -s)"
case "$OS" in
    Darwin) echo "Mac" ;;
    Linux) echo "Linux" ;;
    *) echo "Unsupported operating system"; exit 1 ;;
esac

# Loop through the list of selected files.
for file in ${selection}; do
    echo "$file" 
done

This script is a basic template and should be modified according to the specific needs of your action scripts. Make sure to test the script in your environment before using it in production.

Directory Structure

~/.config/yazi/
├── init.lua
├── plugins/
│   └── file-actions.yazi/
│       ├── init.lua
│       └── actions/
│           ├── action1/
│           │   ├── init.lua
│           │   ├── info.lua
│           │   └── blabla.sh
│           └── action2/
│               ├── init.lua
│               ├── info.lua
│               └── blabla.sh
└── yazi.toml

https://github.com/BBOOXX/file-actions.yazi/assets/7044834/6c96c90c-1c1e-4a82-8057-f5bcba1ed984