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39 lines
1.2 KiB
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xcwd - X current working directory
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xcwd is a simple tool which print the current working directory of the
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currently focused window.
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The main goal is to launch applications directly into the same directory
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as the focused applications. This is especially useful if you want to open
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a new terminal for debugging or compiling purpose.
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How it works
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Since there is no proper options to get the pid of the currently focused
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windows, xcwd first try to read the `_NET_WM_PID` property.
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If it fails, it reads the `_NET_WM_CLASS` and compares it to the name of
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all the running processes (it's kind of `pidof name`).
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When xcwd has got the PID, it search the deepest child he has, thus avoiding
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getting the working directory of the terminal emulator instead of the shell.
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Finally it prints the content of `/proc/pid/cwd` on the standard output. If
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xcwd was unable to find the PID, it prints the content of the `HOME` variable.
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Disclaimer
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This script can't retrieve the working directory of a shell in tmux, screen
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or in an instance of urxvtc.
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Requirements
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- Linux
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- libX11-dev
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Running xwcd
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Simply invoke the 'xcwd' command.
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You probably want to use it this way:
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``urxvt -cd `xcwd` ``
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