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| author | Bruce Hill <bruce@bruce-hill.com> | 2019-06-05 18:10:34 -0700 |
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| committer | Bruce Hill <bruce@bruce-hill.com> | 2019-06-05 18:10:34 -0700 |
| commit | 982d4100ab029e0ee5480a44db816aa346323c66 (patch) | |
| tree | 3ca690cbc8100d515b3367f772322fcff9ced709 /README.md | |
| parent | 2732a1e5eb0bc1dc87747327550b3afeb838155c (diff) | |
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@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@ # 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 less bloated than `readline`-based tools. -`ask` supports most of the typical 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 it's a bit more visually compact. `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`. +`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: |