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# ctpv
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Terminal previewer
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2022-07-11 15:40:12 +02:00
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ctpv is a previewer utility for terminals.
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2022-07-11 15:40:12 +02:00
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It supports previews for source code, archives, PDF files, images
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and videos (see [Previews](#previews)).
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Image previews are powered by one of these:
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2022-06-26 14:27:17 +02:00
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* [Überzug](https://github.com/seebye/ueberzug)
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* [Kitty terminal](https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty)
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* [Chafa](https://github.com/hpjansson/chafa)
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2022-06-16 07:00:57 +02:00
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ctpv is a remake of an awesome program named
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[stpv](https://github.com/Naheel-Azawy/stpv) written in C.
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stpv worked perfectly for me, except it was kinda sluggish because
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it was written in POSIX shell.
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ctpv is an attempt to make a faster version of stpv and add some
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new features.
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Originally it was made for [lf](https://github.com/gokcehan/lf)
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file manager but I believe that it can be easily integrated into
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other programs as well
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(either via configuration file like in lf or a simple wrapper
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script).
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2022-06-17 10:41:43 +02:00
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## Dependencies
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### Libraries
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* `libcrypto`
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* `libmagic`
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### Previews
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Previewing each file type requires specific programs.
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If a program is not found on the system, ctpv
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will try to use another one.
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Only one program is required for each file type.
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For example, you only need either `elinks`, `lynx` or
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`w3m` installed on your system to view HTML files.
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2022-06-18 17:50:57 +02:00
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<!-- This table is auto generated! -->
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<!--TABLESTART-->
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| File types | Programs |
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| ---- | ---- |
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| any | `exiftool` `cat` |
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| archive | `atool` |
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| diff | `colordiff` `delta` `diff-so-fancy` |
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| directory | `ls` |
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| gpg-encrypted | `gpg` |
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| html | `elinks` `lynx` `w3m` |
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| image | `ueberzug` `chafa` |
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| json | `jq` |
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| markdown | `mdcat` |
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| odt | `libreoffice` |
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| pdf | `pdftoppm` |
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| text | `bat` `cat` `highlight` `source-highlight` |
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| torrent | `transmission-show` |
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| video | `ffmpegthumbnailer` |
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<!--TABLEEND-->
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## Installation
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### Manual
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```sh
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git clone https://github.com/NikitaIvanovV/ctpv
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cd ctpv
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sudo make install
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```
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Uninstall with `sudo make uninstall`
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### AUR
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If you are an Arch Linux user, you can install
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[`ctpv-git`](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ctpv-git) AUR package.
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```sh
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yay -S ctpv-git
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```
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## Integration
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### lf file manager
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Add these lines to your lf config
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(usually located at `~/.config/lf/lfrc`):
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```
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set previewer ctpv
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set cleaner ctpvclear
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&ctpv -s $id
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cmd on-quit $ctpv -e $id
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```
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## Documentation
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Full documentation on command line options,
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configuration and how to define custom previews
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can be found here: https://nikitaivanovv.github.io/ctpv/
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