coderofsalvation · June 5, 2025 11:23 · Mar 23, 2015 · Mar 5, 2015 · Dec 16, 2014 · Dec 9, 2014
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DMENU_ARGS="-b"
 TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"; :>$TMPFILE
 # if nothing happens, try "xdotool click 2", "xdotool key ctrl+v" or "xdotool key ctrl+shift+v"
 GUIPASTE="xdotool click 2" 
+CLIPASTE="xdotool key ctrl+v"
 
 # smarty like template engine which executes inline bash in (bashdown) strings (replaces variables with values e.g.)
 # @link http://github.com/coderofsalvation/bashdown
@@ -78,15 +79,14 @@ run(){
   fi
   xsel --input < $TMPFILE
   # Paste into the current application.
-  paste_cli || ${GUIPASTE} # cli or gui paste
+  [[ is_window ]] && ${GUIPASTE} || ${CLIPASTE} # cli or gui paste
 }
 
 
-paste_cli(){
+is_window(){
   name="$(xdotool getwindowname $(xdotool getwindowfocus) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
   [[ ! "$name" =~ term|tilda ]] && return 1
-  ${GUIPASTE} 
+  return 0
 }
 
-init && run
-
+init && run
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ run(){
   FILE=`find -L .  -type f | grep -v '^\.$' | sed 's!\.\/!!' | /usr/bin/dmenu ${DMENU_ARGS}`
   if [ -f ${DIR}/${FILE} ]; then
     # Put the contents of the selected file into the paste buffer.
-    cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown > $TMPFILE
+    content="$(cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown)"
+    [[ "${#content}" == 0 ]] && printf "${FILE}" > $TMPFILE || printf "%s" "$content" > $TMPFILE
   else
     ${FILE} &> $TMPFILE # execute as bashcommand
   fi
@@ -88,3 +89,4 @@ paste_cli(){
 }
 
 init && run
+
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
 APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"
 DMENU_ARGS="-b"
 TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"; :>$TMPFILE
+# if nothing happens, try "xdotool click 2", "xdotool key ctrl+v" or "xdotool key ctrl+shift+v"
+GUIPASTE="xdotool click 2" 
 
 # smarty like template engine which executes inline bash in (bashdown) strings (replaces variables with values e.g.)
 # @link http://github.com/coderofsalvation/bashdown
@@ -75,14 +77,14 @@ run(){
   fi
   xsel --input < $TMPFILE
   # Paste into the current application.
-  paste_cli || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
+  paste_cli || ${GUIPASTE} # cli or gui paste
 }
 
 
 paste_cli(){
   name="$(xdotool getwindowname $(xdotool getwindowfocus) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
   [[ ! "$name" =~ term|tilda ]] && return 1
-  [[ "$name" =~ xterm$ ]] && xdotool click 2 ||  xdotool key ctrl+shift+v 
+  ${GUIPASTE} 
 }
 
-init && run
+init && run
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
 APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"
 DMENU_ARGS="-b"
 TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"; :>$TMPFILE
-XSEL_ARGS="--clipboard --input"
 
 # smarty like template engine which executes inline bash in (bashdown) strings (replaces variables with values e.g.)
 # @link http://github.com/coderofsalvation/bashdown
@@ -74,15 +73,16 @@ run(){
   else
     ${FILE} &> $TMPFILE # execute as bashcommand
   fi
-  xsel ${XSEL_ARGS} < $TMPFILE
+  xsel --input < $TMPFILE
   # Paste into the current application.
-  is_terminal && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
+  paste_cli || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
 }
 
-is_terminal(){
+
+paste_cli(){
   name="$(xdotool getwindowname $(xdotool getwindowfocus) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
-  [[ "$name" =~ term|tilda ]] && return 0 || return 1
+  [[ ! "$name" =~ term|tilda ]] && return 1
+  [[ "$name" =~ xterm$ ]] && xdotool click 2 ||  xdotool key ctrl+shift+v 
 }
 
-init && run
-
+init && run
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ run(){
   cd ${DIR}
   # Use the filenames in the snippy directory as menu entries.
   # Get the menu selection from the user.
-  FILE=`find .  -type f | grep -v '^\.$' | sed 's!\.\/!!' | /usr/bin/dmenu ${DMENU_ARGS}`
+  FILE=`find -L .  -type f | grep -v '^\.$' | sed 's!\.\/!!' | /usr/bin/dmenu ${DMENU_ARGS}`
   if [ -f ${DIR}/${FILE} ]; then
     # Put the contents of the selected file into the paste buffer.
     cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown > $TMPFILE

diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
 APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"
 DMENU_ARGS="-b"
-TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"
+TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"; :>$TMPFILE
 XSEL_ARGS="--clipboard --input"
 
 # smarty like template engine which executes inline bash in (bashdown) strings (replaces variables with values e.g.)
@@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ run(){
   if [ -f ${DIR}/${FILE} ]; then
     # Put the contents of the selected file into the paste buffer.
     cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown > $TMPFILE
-    xsel ${XSEL_ARGS} < $TMPFILE
-    # Paste into the current application.
-    is_terminal && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
+  else
+    ${FILE} &> $TMPFILE # execute as bashcommand
   fi
+  xsel ${XSEL_ARGS} < $TMPFILE
+  # Paste into the current application.
+  is_terminal && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
 }
 
 is_terminal(){

diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -73,9 +73,14 @@ run(){
     cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown > $TMPFILE
     xsel ${XSEL_ARGS} < $TMPFILE
     # Paste into the current application.
-    [[ -t 0 ]] && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
+    is_terminal && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
   fi
 }
 
+is_terminal(){
+  name="$(xdotool getwindowname $(xdotool getwindowfocus) | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"
+  [[ "$name" =~ term|tilda ]] && return 0 || return 1
+}
+
 init && run
 
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ XSEL_ARGS="--clipboard --input"
 # fetches a document and interprets bashsyntax in string (bashdown) templates 
 # @param string - string with bash(down) syntax (usually surrounded by ' quotes instead of ")
 bashdown(){
-  IFS=''; cat - | while read line; do 
+  txt="$(cat - )"; lines="$(cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | wc -l )"
+  (( lines > 1 )) && enter="\n" || enter=""
+  IFS=''; echo "$txt" | while read line; do 
     [[ "$line" =~ '$' ]] && line="$(eval "printf \"$( printf "%s" "$line" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')\"")"; 
-    printf "$line"
+    printf "$line""$enter"
   done
 }
 

diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 # Based on "snippy" by "sessy" 
 # (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=71938)
 #
-# You will also need "dmenu", "xsel" and "xdotool", it will be installed
-# automatically when using debianbased distros (ubuntu).
+# You will also need "dmenu", "xsel" and "xdotool". Get them from your linux
+# distro in the usual way.
 #
 # To use:
-# 1. run snippy
-# 2. Create a file in ~/.snippy for each snippet that you want.
+# 1. Create the directory ~/.snippy
+#
+# 2. Create a file in that directory for each snippet that you want.
 #    The filename will be used as a menu item, so you might want to
 #    omit the file extension when you name the file. 
 #
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 # 3. Bind a convenient key combination to this script.
 #
 #    TIP: If you're using XMonad, add something like this to xmonad.hs
-#      ((mod4Mask, xK_s), spawn "/path/to/snippy"). In XFCE its Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts
+#      ((mod4Mask, xK_s), spawn "/path/to/snippy")
 #
 DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
 APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ XSEL_ARGS="--clipboard --input"
 # @param string - string with bash(down) syntax (usually surrounded by ' quotes instead of ")
 bashdown(){
   IFS=''; cat - | while read line; do 
-    [[ "$line" =~ '$' ]] && line="$(eval "echo \"$( echo "$line" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')\"")"; 
-    echo "$line"
+    [[ "$line" =~ '$' ]] && line="$(eval "printf \"$( printf "%s" "$line" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')\"")"; 
+    printf "$line"
   done
 }
 
@@ -75,3 +76,4 @@ run(){
 }
 
 init && run
+
diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 # Based on "snippy" by "sessy" 
 # (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=71938)
 #
-# You will also need "dmenu", "xsel" and "xdotool". Get them from your linux
-# distro in the usual way.
+# You will also need "dmenu", "xsel" and "xdotool", it will be installed
+# automatically when using debianbased distros (ubuntu).
 #
 # To use:
-# 1. Create the directory ~/.snippy
-#
-# 2. Create a file in that directory for each snippet that you want.
+# 1. run snippy
+# 2. Create a file in ~/.snippy for each snippet that you want.
 #    The filename will be used as a menu item, so you might want to
 #    omit the file extension when you name the file. 
 #
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
 # 3. Bind a convenient key combination to this script.
 #
 #    TIP: If you're using XMonad, add something like this to xmonad.hs
-#      ((mod4Mask, xK_s), spawn "/path/to/snippy")
+#      ((mod4Mask, xK_s), spawn "/path/to/snippy"). In XFCE its Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts
 #
 DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
 APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"

diff --git a/snippy.sh b/snippy.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# video demo at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90xoathBYfk
+
+# written by "mhwombat": https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=71938&p=2
+# Based on "snippy" by "sessy" 
+# (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=71938)
+#
+# You will also need "dmenu", "xsel" and "xdotool". Get them from your linux
+# distro in the usual way.
+#
+# To use:
+# 1. Create the directory ~/.snippy
+#
+# 2. Create a file in that directory for each snippet that you want.
+#    The filename will be used as a menu item, so you might want to
+#    omit the file extension when you name the file. 
+#
+#    TIP: If you have a lot of snippets, you can organise them into 
+#    subdirectories under ~/.snippy.
+#
+#    TIP: The contents of the file will be pasted asis, so if you 
+#    don't want a newline at the end when the text is pasted, don't
+#    put one in the file.
+#
+# 3. Bind a convenient key combination to this script.
+#
+#    TIP: If you're using XMonad, add something like this to xmonad.hs
+#      ((mod4Mask, xK_s), spawn "/path/to/snippy")
+#
+DIR=${HOME}/.snippy
+APPS="xdotool xsel dmenu"
+DMENU_ARGS="-b"
+TMPFILE="/tmp/.snippy.tmp"
+XSEL_ARGS="--clipboard --input"
+
+# smarty like template engine which executes inline bash in (bashdown) strings (replaces variables with values e.g.)
+# @link http://github.com/coderofsalvation/bashdown
+# @dependancies: sed cat
+# @example: echo 'hi $NAME it is $(date)' | bashdown
+# fetches a document and interprets bashsyntax in string (bashdown) templates 
+# @param string - string with bash(down) syntax (usually surrounded by ' quotes instead of ")
+bashdown(){
+  IFS=''; cat - | while read line; do 
+    [[ "$line" =~ '$' ]] && line="$(eval "echo \"$( echo "$line" | sed 's/"/\\"/g')\"")"; 
+    echo "$line"
+  done
+}
+
+init(){
+  for APP in $APPS; do 
+    which $APP &>/dev/null || {
+      read -p "install the following required utils? : $APPS (y/n)" reply
+      [[ "$reply" == "y" ]] && sudo apt-get install ${APPS}; 
+    }
+  done
+  [[ ! -d "$DIR" ]] && { 
+    echo -e "created $DIR\n";
+    mkdir "$DIR"; 
+    printf 'hi it is $(date)' > "$DIR""/test";
+  }
+  return 0
+}
+
+run(){
+  cd ${DIR}
+  # Use the filenames in the snippy directory as menu entries.
+  # Get the menu selection from the user.
+  FILE=`find .  -type f | grep -v '^\.$' | sed 's!\.\/!!' | /usr/bin/dmenu ${DMENU_ARGS}`
+  if [ -f ${DIR}/${FILE} ]; then
+    # Put the contents of the selected file into the paste buffer.
+    cat ${DIR}/${FILE} | bashdown > $TMPFILE
+    xsel ${XSEL_ARGS} < $TMPFILE
+    # Paste into the current application.
+    [[ -t 0 ]] && xdotool key ctrl+shift+v || xdotool key ctrl+v # cli or gui paste
+  fi
+}
+
+init && run