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.\" Manpage for bb.
.\" Contact bruce@bruce-hill.com to correct errors or typos.
-.TH man 8 "22 May 2019" "1.0" "bb manual page"
+.TH man 1 "23 Feb 2020" "1.0" "bb manual page"
.SH NAME
bb \- A bitty browser for command line file management
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ bb \- A bitty browser for command line file management
[\fI-0\fR]
[\fI-v\fR|\fI--version\fR]
[\fI-h\fR|\fI--help\fR]
-[\fI+command\fR]*
-[[--] \fIdirectory\fR]
+[+\fI<command>\fR]*
+[[--] \fI<directory>\fR | \fI<file>\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBbb\fR is a tiny TUI console application for browsing and managing files.
.SH OPTIONS
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Print the current directory on exit.
Print the selected files on exit.
.B \-0
-If printing the selected files on exit, use NULL-terminated strings instead of
-newline-separated.
+If printing the selected files on exit, use \fBNULL\fR-terminated strings
+instead of newline-separated.
.B \-d
Print the current directory on exit.
@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ Print the version and exit.
.B \--help
Print the usage and exit.
-.B +command
-As soon as \fBbb\fR has launched, run the given command.
+.B <command>
+As soon as \fBbb\fR has launched, run the given command. See \fBbbcmd\fR(1) for
+more details about \fBbb\fR commands.
-.B directory
+.B <directory>
Open \fBbb\fR viewing this directory.
+.B <file>
+Open \fBbb\fR in the directory containing this file, with the cursor on it.
+
.SH CONTROLS
For full details on all key bindings, press \fB?\fR from inside \fBbb\fR to get
a help menu.
@@ -69,7 +73,7 @@ Begin browsing in /usr/local/
.TP
.B
-alias bcd="cd '`bb -d`'"
+alias bcd='cd "$(bb -d)"'
Create an alias to launch \fBbb\fR and change directory to wherever it's located
when you exit (unless you exit with Ctrl-c).
@@ -83,5 +87,9 @@ Select some files to add to a zip archive.
bb +select: *.txt
Launch \fBbb\fR with all the .txt files in the current directory selected.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.sp
+\fBbbcmd\fR(1)
+
.SH AUTHOR
Bruce Hill (bruce@bruce-hill.com)