The fileSelector function allows you to interactively select files using the fzf command-line fuzzy finder tool. It provides a convenient way to browse and select files from a specified directory based on file extensions.
fileSelector [options] [directory]
Options
- -m, --multi: Enables multi-selection mode, allowing the selection of multiple files.
- [directory]: Specifies the directory to search for files. If not provided, the current directory is used.
Selecting a single file
selectedFile=$(fileSelector)
echo "Selected file: $selectedFile"
Selecting muoltiple files
selectedFiles=$(fileSelector -m)
echo "Selected files:"
echo "$selectedFiles"
Specifying a directory and file extension
selectedFile=$(fileSelector -m /path/to/directory "*.txt")
echo "Selected file: $selectedFile"
The fileSelector function requires the fzf command-line fuzzy finder tool to be installed. You can check if fzf is installed by running the following command:
command -v fzf or which fzf.
If fzf is not found, you will need to install it before using the fileSelector function.