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# ask - a simple command line asker
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`ask` is a simple command line tool to get user input. `ask` is less janky than
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`read`, more compact than `fzf`, and less bloated than `readline`-based tools.
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`ask` supports most of the typical line editing functionality (e.g. arrow keys,
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backspace, Ctrl-U) and can be used to perform fuzzy matching or basic user input
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all on a single line of terminal space. Like fuzzy find tools, `ask` plays nicely
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with unix pipelines, but it's a bit more visually compact. `ask`'s functionality
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overlaps with fuzzy finders, but if you want to see a full list of things you're
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filtering through, use `fzy` or `fzf` instead of `ask`.
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## Usage
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Here's a simple program to move a file from the current directory:
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#!/bin/sh
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file="`ls | ask "Pick a file: "`"
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mv "$file" "`ask "Move $file to: "`"
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## License
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`ask` is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
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