yayfzf

AUR package fzf finder to search, install, remove, and manage packages using yay yay

Description

AUR package fzf finder to search, install, remove, and manage packages using yay

Table of Contents

• yayfzf
• Description
• Table of Contents
• Screenshots
  • Features
  • Requirements
  • Installation
    • AUR
    • Git
  • Usage
    • Command Line Options
    • Keybindings
  • Configuration
    • Configuration Files
    • Configuration Options
  • See Also
  • Other
    • Contributing
    • Donate

Screenshots

Features

• Interactive menu for Arch Linux package manager
• Inline package information preview
• Multi-select support via fzf
• Toggleable preview window
• Multiple built-in color themes
• Configurable layout, borders, and keybindings
• XDG-compliant configuration file support

Requirements

• yay
• fzf

Installation

AUR

yay -S yayfzf

Git

Clone the repository and make the script executable:

git clone https://github.com/connerwill/yayfzf.git
cd yayfzf
chmod +x bin/yayfzf

Optionally, move it to a directory in your PATH:

sudo install -Dm755 "bin/yayfzf" "/usr/local/bin/yayfzf"  # Main executable
sudo install -Dm644 "docs/README.md" "/usr/share/doc/yayfzf/README.md"  # Documentation
sudo install -Dm644 "docs/yayfzf.1" "/usr/share/man/man1/yayfzf.1"  # Man page
sudo install -Dm644 "LICENSE" "/usr/share/licenses/yayfzf/LICENSE"  # License
sudo install -Dm644 "completion/_yayfzf" "/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_yayfzf"  # ZSH completion
sudo install -Dm644 "completion/yayfzf_completion.sh" "/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/yayfzf"  # Bash completion

Usage

Launch the interactive interface:

yayfzf

Command Line Options

Option	Description
-k, --keybindings	Show keybindings and exit
-i, --init-config	Install example configuration file
-s, --show-config	Show example configuration file content
-v, --verbose	Show verbose output
-h	Show short help
--help	Show full help
--help-man	Show manpage help
-V, --version	Show version

Keybindings

Key	Action
↑	Move up
↓	Move down
PGUP	Move up one page
PGDN	Move down one page
HOME	Move to first
END	Move to last
ENTER	Perform action on selection
TAB	Select item
Shift+TAB	Unselect item
CTRL+a	Select all items
CTRL+d	Deselect all items
CTRL+i	Install selected packages
CTRL+r	Uninstall package
CTRL+u	Update all packages
CTRL+l	Clear search query
CTRL+Backspace	Clear search query
CTRL+/	Change layout
CTRL+v	Toggle preview window
?	Show keybindings
CTRL+c	Exit yayfzf
CTRL+w	Exit yayfzf
ESC	Exit yayfzf

Configuration

Configuration Files

yayfzf looks for configuration files in this order (uses the first file found):

• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/yayfzf/yayfzf.conf
• $HOME/.config/yayfzf/yayfzf.conf
• $HOME/.yayfzf.conf

Configuration Options

Option	Description	Default
THEME	Color theme	default (options: default, light, tokyo-night, neon)
SORT_BY	Package sort order	popularity (options: popularity, votes, last_updated)
PREVIEW_WINDOW	fzf preview window layout and size	right:60%:wrap
ENABLE_PREVIEW	Show preview window	true
LAYOUT	fzf layout	reverse (options: default, reverse)
BORDER	fzf border style	rounded (options: default, rounded)
PROMPT	Prompt string for fzf	"yayfzf> "
VERBOSE	Enable verbose logging	false
YAYFZF_PAGER	Pager for help/config/keybindings	${PAGER:-less}
CTRL_C_CLOSE	Close yayfzf with Ctrl-C	true

See Also

• fzf
• yay
• rclonefzf

Other

Contributing

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Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you want to contribute, please fork this repo and create a pull request.

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch

git checkout -b AmazingNewFeature

3. Commit your Changes

git commit -m 'Description of the amazing feature you added'

4. Push to the Branch

git push origin AmazingNewFeature

5. Then open a pull request :)

If you experience any bugs/issues or have and suggestions, you can simply open an issue :)

Donate

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