Merge pull request #864 from denisidoro/tapyu-patch-1

Clearer explanation about .cheat file paths
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## Cheatsheet repositories ## Cheatsheet repositories
Running **navi** for the first time will help you download and manage cheatsheets. Running **navi** for the first time will help you download and manage cheatsheets. By default, they are soted at `~/.local/share/navi/cheats/`.
You can also: You can also:

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## Aliases
**navi** doesn't have support for aliases as first-class citizens at the moment.
However, it is trivial to create aliases using **navi** + a few conventions.
For example, suppose you decide to end some of your commands with `:: <some_alias>`:
```bash
% aliases
# This is one command :: el
echo lorem ipsum
# This is another command :: ef
echo foo bar
```
Then, if you use **navi** as a [shell scripting tool](shell_scripting.md), you could add something similar to this in your `.bashrc`-like file:
```bash
navialias() {
navi --query ":: $1" --best-match
}
alias el="navialias el"
alias ef="navialias ef"
```
If you don't want to use these conventions, you can even add full comments in your aliases:
```bash
navibestmatch() {
navi --query "$1" --best-match
}
alias el="navibestmatch 'This is one command'"
alias ef="navibestmatch 'This is another command'"
```

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- [Variable dependency](#variable-dependency) - [Variable dependency](#variable-dependency)
- [Multiline snippets](#multiline-snippets) - [Multiline snippets](#multiline-snippets)
- [Variable as multiple arguments](#variable-as-multiple-arguments) - [Variable as multiple arguments](#variable-as-multiple-arguments)
- [Aliases](#aliases)
### Syntax overview ### Syntax overview
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All the other non-empty lines are considered as executable commands. All the other non-empty lines are considered as executable commands.
### Folder structure
It's irrelevant how many files are used to store cheatsheets. They can be all in a single file if you wish, as long as you split them accordingly with lines starting with `%`.
### Variables ### Variables
The interface prompts for variable names inside brackets (eg `<branch>`). The interface prompts for variable names inside brackets (eg `<branch>`).
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$ jsons: find . -iname '*.json' -type f -print --- --multi --expand $ jsons: find . -iname '*.json' -type f -print --- --multi --expand
``` ```
### Aliases
**navi** doesn't have support for aliases as first-class citizens at the moment.
However, it is trivial to create aliases using **navi** + a few conventions.
For example, suppose you decide to end some of your commands with `:: <some_alias>`:
```bash
% aliases
# This is one command :: el
echo lorem ipsum
# This is another command :: ef
echo foo bar
```
Then, if you use **navi** as a [shell scripting tool](shell_scripting.md), you could add something similar to this in your `.bashrc`-like file:
```bash
navialias() {
navi --query ":: $1" --best-match
}
alias el="navialias el"
alias ef="navialias ef"
```
If you don't want to use these conventions, you can even add full comments in your aliases:
```bash
navibestmatch() {
navi --query "$1" --best-match
}
alias el="navibestmatch 'This is one command'"
alias ef="navibestmatch 'This is another command'"
```

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## Config file path
The default config file path is set by the `$NAVI_CONFIG` environment variable. If it is not set, it fallbacks to `~/.config/navi/config.yaml`. The command
```sh
navi info config-path
```
prints which config file path is being used. You can get an config file example by running
```sh
navi info config-example
```
or by clicking [here](./config_file_example.yaml). To turn this example your config file, run
```sh
navi info config-example > "$(navi info config-path)"
```
## Cheat sheet paths
The default `.cheat` files paths are defined in the `$NAVI_PATH` environment variable in a colon-separated list, e.g.,
```sh
export NAVI_PATH='/path/to/a/dir:/path/to/another/dir:/yet/another/dir'
```
If this environment variable is unset or if all directories do not exist, `navi` uses that paths defined in its config files. Finally, if there is no config file or if the `.cheat` file paths was not set, the default `.cheat` file paths fallbacks to `~/.local/share/navi/cheats/`. The command
```sh
navi info cheats-path
```
prints to you all paths used to search for `.cheat` files.
You can also add other paths at runtime by running `navi` with the `--path` option and a colon-separed paths list, e.g.,
```sh
navi --path '/some/dir:/other/dir'
```
It's irrelevant the directory structure within each path. They can even be all in a single file if you wish, as long as you split them accordingly with lines starting with `%`.