nnn.1 | 2 +-
plugins/README.md | 11 ++++++-----
diff --git a/nnn.1 b/nnn.1
index 049e722e24f3d037886a295d1f151b04f2a6bd9a..c043496e97e746fa064d249704f8d09894f3b911 100644
--- a/nnn.1
+++ b/nnn.1
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ export NNN_PLUG='p:-plugin'
.Ed
.Pp
To assign keys to arbitrary non-background cli commands and invoke like
- plugins, add \fI!\fR before the command.
+ plugins, add \fB!\fR before the command.
.Bd -literal
export NNN_PLUG='x:!chmod +x $nnn;g:!git log;s:!smplayer $nnn'
diff --git a/plugins/README.md b/plugins/README.md
index e57890e167dfc6a01d48d92dfffbbfff89722d3c..bb27d059d9a6629d705342810ee18d756303d298 100644
--- a/plugins/README.md
+++ b/plugins/README.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ - `'b:boom;b:bulknew` will result in only the first definition of *b* (`b:boom`) being used.
- A keybinding definition of more than 1 character will prevent nnn from starting.
-#### Skip directory refresh after running a plugin
+#### Skip directory refresh after running a plugin [`-`]
`nnn` refreshes the directory after running a plugin to reflect any changes by the plugin. To disable this add a `-` before the plugin name:
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ```sh
export NNN_PLUG='p:-plugin'
```
-## Running commands as plugin
+## Running commands as plugin [`!`]
To assign keys to arbitrary non-background cli commands and invoke like plugins, add `!` (underscore) before the command.
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ ```
Now ;x can be used to make a file executable, ;g can be used to the git log of a git project directory, ;s can be used to preview a partially downloaded media file.
-#### Skip user confirmation after command execution
+#### Skip user confirmation after command execution [`*`]
`nnn` waits for user confirmation (the prompt `Press Enter to continue`) after it executes a command as plugin (unlike plugins which can add a `read` to wait). To skip this, add a `*` after the command.
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Now there will be no prompt after ;s and ;n.
Note: Do not use `*` with programs those run and exit e.g. cat.
-#### Run a GUI app as plugin
+#### Run a GUI app as plugin [`&`]
To run a GUI app as plugin, add a `&` after `!`.
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ ```
Note: `$nnn` must be the last argument in this case.
-#### Page non-interactive command output
+#### Page non-interactive command output [`|`]
To show the output of run-and-exit commands which do not need user input, add `|` (pipe) after `!`.
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@
The optional `-` at the **beginning of the stream** instructs `nnn` to clear the selection.
In cases where the data transfer to `nnn` has to happen while the selection file is being read (e.g. in a loop), the plugin should
create a tmp copy of the selection file, inform `nnn` to clear the selection and then do the subsequent processing with the tmp file.
+A paged [`|`] or GUI [`&`] cmd run as plugin cannot clear selection.
The `ctxcode` indicates the context to change the active directory of.