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diff --git a/system/percol/README b/system/percol/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dc01b66453 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/percol/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +percol (interactive selection for UNIX pipes) + +An interactive grep tool in your terminal. Percol does the following: + +1. receives input lines from stdin or a file, 2. lists the input +lines, 3. waits for your input that filters/selects the line(s), +4. and finally outputs the selected line(s) to stdout. + +Since percol just filters the input and outputs the result to +stdout, it can be used in command-chains with | in your shell (UNIX +philosophy!). + +Package includes command completion for zsh, plus a /etc/percol.zsh +script that adds extra functionality (see the comments at the top of +the script for instructions on using it). + +There is no man page; run "percol --help" for a list of options, and +read /usr/doc/percol-$VERSION/README.md for key bindings and examples. |