ask - a simple command line asker

ask is a simple command line tool to get user input. ask is less janky than read, more compact than fzf and fzy, and less bloated than readline-based tools. ask supports most of the typical readline-style line editing functionality (e.g. arrow keys, backspace, Ctrl-U) and can be used to perform fuzzy matching or basic user input all on a single line of terminal space. Like fuzzy find tools, ask plays nicely with unix pipelines, but unlike the fuzzy find tools, ask only uses a single line of terminal output, so it's good for embedding. ask's functionality overlaps with fuzzy finders, but if you want to see a full list of things you're filtering through, use fzy or fzf instead of ask.

Usage

Here's a simple program to move a file from the current directory:

#!/bin/sh
file="`ls | ask "Pick a file: "`"
mv "$file" "`ask "Move $file to: "`"

License

ask is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.