Pulsar

🚀 PULSAR - Scripts To Open Files, Manpages And More. (Scripts are not stable yet!)

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SCRIPT	DESCRIPTION
pulsar-mime	Set mimetypes very quickly
pulsar-wallpapers	Set or view wallpaper quickly.
pulsar-process	Quickly run commands on process
pulsar-music	Open music file with light speed.
pulsar-keybindings	Quickly see keybindings for apps.
pulsar-cmdbookmarks	Run commonly used commands quickly
pulsar-package	Run commands on installed packages
pulsar-desktop	Open installed desktop files quickly
pulsar-manpages	View manpages without using terminal.
pulsar-projects	Open your project with selected editor.
pulsar-emojis	Quickly access emojis using this script
pulsar-flags	Store, view and copy command line flags
pulsar-websearch	Search using selected search engine url.
pulsar-games	Launch games (nes, snes, etc) very quickly
pulsar-webbookmarks	Open the selected in you favourite browser.
pulsar-documents	Open documents without using any file manager.
pulsar-filebookmarks	Bookmark files or folders and open them quickly
pulsar-videos	Open your videos with speed of the antimatter ship.
pulsar-applications	Launch applications (appimage, local binaries, etc) very quickly.
pulsar-sources	Open your sources for different outside projects (cloned from git, etc).
pulsar-pictures	Open your pics in ~/Pictures folder (this can be customized through config).
pulsar-execute	Run commands in terminal (with or without pause) or normally like dmenu_run
pulsar-files	Script is customisible through config files (most script are created using this).
pulsar-notes	Copy or edit text content of the selected note. (usefull for snippets and templates)
pulsar-xresources	Parse the selected xresources file (can be usefull when changing theme of awesomewm, terminal or others).
pulsar-list	Helper script to make other script work (new entries can be added using 'entry>' or removed using 'entry<' in list prompt).

Other scripts

SCRIPT	DESCRIPTION
xclip-copy	Copy the selected entry text
xclip-file-copy	Copy the text of entire file
xdotool-type-file	Type entire text of file
xte-type	Type text using xte tool
xretroarch	A simple retroarch helper script

Support.

I am born dyslexic and mentally ill, it took a lot of effort to make this project.

• The future changes can break your config.
• Scirpts that start's with t can be opened using terminal.
• All of the scripts can be configured through config files in configs.

Installation

• Install configs: make install-configs
• Install scripts: sudo make install-scripts

Uninstallation

• Uninstall configs: make uninstall-configs
• Uninstall scripts: sudo make uninstall-scripts

Keybindings

• Start sxhkd using command after installation.

sxhkd -c ~/.config/pulsar/pulsar-sxhkdrc

• If you want to include your existing configs.

sxhkd -c your-existing-config -c ~/.config/pulsar/pulsar-sxhkdrc

Requirements

• sxhkd for keybindings (optional).
• make for installation. (important)
• xautomation for xte-type script (optional).
• xclip for xclip-file-copy script (optional).
• xdotool for xdotool-type-file script (optional).
• fzf for tpulsar scripts (can be changed in tpulsar.conf).
• dmenu for pulsar scripts (can be changed in pulsar.conf).

Development

• Editor should be vscode or geany (word-wrap disabled and tab -> 4 spaces).
• Recommended vscode extension is ANSI Decorator or figlet command.
• If you have dyslexia then font Cascadia Code and high contrast dark theme will help (Github-Dark-Default is nice).

Aliases

Here are some aliases for tpulsar scripts.

alias tmime="tpulsar-mime"
alias tnote="tpulsar-notes"
alias tflags="tpulsar-flags"
alias troms="tpulsar-games"
alias tsrc="tpulsar-sources"
alias tvids="tpulsar-videos"
alias tmusic="tpulsar-music"
alias tman="tpulsar-manpages"
alias tdesk="tpulsar-desktop"
alias texec="tpulsar-execute"
alias tproc="tpulsar-process"
alias tproj="tpulsar-projects"
alias tpics="tpulsar-pictures"
alias tpack="tpulsar-packages"
alias temojis="tpulsar-emojis"
alias twebs="tpulsar-websearch"
alias tdocs="tpulsar-documents"
alias twall="tpulsar-wallpapers"
alias txres="tpulsar-xresources"
alias tkeys="tpulsar-keybindings"
alias tapps="tpulsar-applications"
alias tcmdb="tpulsar-cmdbookmarks"
alias twebb="tpulsar-webbookmarks"
alias tfileb="tpulsar-filebookmarks"

Here are some aliases for pulsar scripts.

alias pmime="pulsar-mime"
alias pnote="pulsar-notes"
alias proms="pulsar-games"
alias pmusic="pulsar-music"
alias psrc="pulsar-sources"
alias pvids="pulsar-videos"
alias tflags="tpulsar-flags"
alias pdesk="pulsar-desktop"
alias pman="pulsar-manpages"
alias pexec="pulsar-execute"
alias pproc="pulsar-process"
alias pemojis="pulsar-emojis"
alias pproj="pulsar-projects"
alias ppics="pulsar-pictures"
alias ppack="pulsar-packages"
alias pwebs="pulsar-websearch"
alias pdocs="pulsar-documents"
alias pwall="pulsar-wallpapers"
alias pxres="pulsar-xresources"
alias pkeys="pulsar-keybindings"
alias papps="pulsar-applications"
alias pcmdb="pulsar-cmdbookmarks"
alias pwebb="pulsar-webbookmarks"
alias pfileb="pulsar-filebookmarks"

Todos (complete)

• Sxhkd keybindings.
• Font icons support.
• Prompt to show the notes.
• Prompt to open web bookmarks.
• Option to disable hidden files.
• Script to list and open manpages.
• Prompt to show templates of code.
• Makefile for install and uninstall
• Script to randomly select from directory.
• Prompt that lists the installed packages.
• Script to that holds list of keybindings.
• Script to search using specific search engine.
• Menu that holds commonly used commands (shutdown, reboot).
• Script that takes file with list and open's the specific list item.