Simdir.nvim

Simple directory editor is a neovim plugin that shows directory content using dired like format, and provides some basic functions to let you edit your file system.

Why

Because I'm learning new things by doing :)

Caution! This plugin might have a lot of bugs, be careful to use it

Important! This plugin only works in Unix like system, because it mainly uses ls command to generate the content

Feature

• View your file system in dired like format
• Edit the command in prompt buffer

Installation & Setup

return {
    "JordenHuang/simdir.nvim",
    config = function()
        -- The default configuration
        require('simdir').setup({
            default_file_explorer = true,
            use_trash_can_when_remove = true,
            keymaps = {
                ["<CR>"] = "open",
                ["o"] = "open_split",
                ["-"] = "parent_dir",
                ["T"] = "touch",
                ["+"] = "mkdir",
                ["R"] = "rename",
                ["M"] = "move",
                ["C"] = "copy",
                ["m"] = "mark",
                ["d"] = "d_mark",
                ["u"] = "unmark",
                ["U"] = "unmark_all",
                ["i"] = "invert_mark",
                ["X"] = "remove",
                ["r"] = "reload",
                ["s!"] = "shell_command",
            }
        })
    end
}

You can setup some keymaps to quick launch the plugin

local function opts(description)
    return { desc = description, noremap = true, silent = true }
end

-- Set up some keymaps
-- Open last buffer, if no last, ask user to create one or not
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>se", ":Simdir open_last<CR>", opts("Simdir: open last buffer"))
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>sp", ":Simdir open_parent_dir<CR>", opts("Simdir: open parent directory"))
vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>so", ":Simdir open_dir<CR>", opts("Simdir: open directory"))

How to use

• Type Simdir open_parent_dir in the command mode to open simdir with path set to parent directory

• Type Simdir open_dir, then enter the path to open, Or type the path after the command, for example Simdir open_dir ~/projects

The prompt buffer

When using the operations in simdir, for example, the touch operation

it will open a prompt buffer below the window, with some command pre-written

You need to finish the command in order to perform the command,

or press <C-c> (Ctrl+c) in insert mode in the prompt buffer to cancel it

The operations

Simdir provide touch, mv, cp and rm commands to preform the action to the files/directories.

Commands like mv cp and rm can perform on single entry or multiple selection that has mark set on it

The commands like chmod, chown, ln, etc. is not provided, you can use shell command operation to enter the command manually