xaizek / pipedial (License: GPLv3 only) (since 2019-01-08)
One more tool for selecting something in console.
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Re-generate manual with pandoc v3.10.1
Author: xaizek
Author date (UTC): 2026-08-02 13:46
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1 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 1.17.0.3
1 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 3.10.1
2 2 .\" .\"
3 .TH "pipedial" "1" "September 20, 2020" "" ""
4 .hy
3 .TH "pipedial" "1" "August 02, 2026" ""
5 4 .SH NAME .SH NAME
6 .PP
7 \f[I]pipedial\f[] is a terminal element picker.
5 \f[I]pipedial\f[R] is a terminal element picker.
8 6 It displays a list of lines it got from standard input and lets the user It displays a list of lines it got from standard input and lets the user
9 7 pick which one of them is printed on standard output. pick which one of them is printed on standard output.
10 8 .SH SYNOPSIS .SH SYNOPSIS
9 \f[B]pipedial\f[R] < \f[I]list\-of\-inputs\f[R]
11 10 .PP .PP
12 \f[B]pipedial\f[] < \f[I]list\-of\-inputs\f[]
13 .PP
14 \f[I]input\-generator\f[] | \f[B]pipedial\f[] |
15 \f[I]output\-consumer\f[]
11 \f[I]input\-generator\f[R] | \f[B]pipedial\f[R] |
12 \f[I]output\-consumer\f[R]
16 13 .PP .PP
17 \f[I]output\-consumer\f[] $(\f[I]input\-generator\f[] |
18 \f[B]pipedial\f[])
14 \f[I]output\-consumer\f[R] $(\f[I]input\-generator\f[R] |
15 \f[B]pipedial\f[R])
19 16 .SH OPTIONS .SH OPTIONS
20 .SS \f[B]\f[C]\-\-help\f[], \f[C]\-h\f[]\f[]
21 .PP
17 .SS \f[B]\f[CB]\-\-help\f[B], \f[CB]\-h\f[B]\f[R]
22 18 Display short usage help. Display short usage help.
23 .SS \f[B]\f[C]\-\-version\f[]\f[]
24 .PP
19 .SS \f[B]\f[CB]\-\-version\f[B]\f[R]
25 20 Display version information. Display version information.
26 .SS \f[B]\f[C]\-\-title\ <title>\f[], \f[C]\-t\ <title>\f[]\f[]
27 .PP
21 .SS \f[B]\f[CB]\-\-title <title>\f[B], \f[CB]\-t <title>\f[B]\f[R]
28 22 Customize title. Customize title.
29 .SS \f[B]\f[C]\-\-filter\f[], \f[C]\-f\f[]\f[]
30 .PP
23 .SS \f[B]\f[CB]\-\-filter\f[B], \f[CB]\-f\f[B]\f[R]
31 24 Start in filtering mode. Start in filtering mode.
32 25 .SH SHORTCUTS .SH SHORTCUTS
33 .PP
34 \f[B]{Escape}\f[] \-\- abort partially typed shortcut.
26 \f[B]{Escape}\f[R] \(en abort partially typed shortcut.
35 27 .SS Normal Mode .SS Normal Mode
28 \f[B]q\f[R] \(en quit the application with no selection.
36 29 .PP .PP
37 \f[B]q\f[] \-\- quit the application with no selection.
38 .PP
39 \f[B]h\f[] \-\- enter Help mode.
30 \f[B]h\f[R] \(en enter Help mode.
40 31 .PP .PP
41 \f[B]{Enter}\f[] \-\- select current item and quit.
32 \f[B]{Enter}\f[R] \(en select current item and quit.
42 33 .PP .PP
43 \f[B]e\f[] \-\- edit current item and accept the result.
34 \f[B]e\f[R] \(en edit current item and accept the result.
44 35 .PP .PP
45 \f[B]/\f[] \-\- start interactive filtering.
36 \f[B]/\f[R] \(en start interactive filtering.
46 37 Case is respected unless no matches are found. Case is respected unless no matches are found.
47 38 .PP .PP
48 \f[B][count]gg\f[] \-\- put cursor on the first or \f[B][count]\f[]\-th
49 element.
39 \f[B][count]gg\f[R] \(en put cursor on the first or
40 \f[B][count]\f[R]\-th element.
50 41 .PP .PP
51 \f[B][count]G\f[] \-\- put cursor on the last or \f[B][count]\f[]\-th
42 \f[B][count]G\f[R] \(en put cursor on the last or \f[B][count]\f[R]\-th
52 43 element. element.
53 44 .PP .PP
54 \f[B][count]j\f[] \-\- move cursor \f[B][count]\f[] (1 by default)
45 \f[B][count]j\f[R] \(en move cursor \f[B][count]\f[R] (1 by default)
55 46 elements down. elements down.
56 47 .PP .PP
57 \f[B][count]k\f[] \-\- move cursor \f[B][count]\f[] (1 by default)
48 \f[B][count]k\f[R] \(en move cursor \f[B][count]\f[R] (1 by default)
58 49 elements up. elements up.
59 50 .PP .PP
60 \f[B]Ctrl\-E\f[] \-\- scroll one line down.
51 \f[B]Ctrl\-E\f[R] \(en scroll one line down.
61 52 .PP .PP
62 \f[B]Ctrl\-Y\f[] \-\- scroll one line up.
53 \f[B]Ctrl\-Y\f[R] \(en scroll one line up.
63 54 .SS Help Mode .SS Help Mode
55 \f[B]h\f[R] \(en return to Normal mode.
64 56 .PP .PP
65 \f[B]h\f[] \-\- return to Normal mode.
57 \f[B]gg\f[R] \(en scroll to the top.
66 58 .PP .PP
67 \f[B]gg\f[] \-\- scroll to the top.
59 \f[B]G\f[R] \(en scroll to the bottom.
68 60 .PP .PP
69 \f[B]G\f[] \-\- scroll to the bottom.
61 \f[B]j\f[R]/\f[B]Ctrl\-E\f[R] \(en scroll one line down.
70 62 .PP .PP
71 \f[B]j\f[]/\f[B]Ctrl\-E\f[] \-\- scroll one line down.
72 .PP
73 \f[B]k\f[]/\f[B]Ctrl\-Y\f[] \-\- scroll one line up.
63 \f[B]k\f[R]/\f[B]Ctrl\-Y\f[R] \(en scroll one line up.
74 64 .SH EXAMPLES .SH EXAMPLES
75 .PP
76 Switch to a branch inside git repository (doesn\[aq]t handle
65 Switch to a branch inside git repository (doesn\(cqt handle
77 66 cancellation): cancellation):
78 67 .IP .IP
79 .nf
80 \f[C]
81 git\ checkout\ $(git\ branch\ |\ pipedial\ \-\-title\ \[aq]Pick\ destination\ branch:\[aq])
82 \f[]
83 .fi
68 .EX
69 git checkout $(git branch | pipedial \-\-title \(aqPick destination branch:\(aq)
70 .EE
84 71 .SH AUTHORS .SH AUTHORS
85 72 xaizek <xaizek@posteo.net>. xaizek <xaizek@posteo.net>.
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