They cause copy selection to exclude to the left (or right) of the column when they're set. These are screen's version of block copy and I think they do better than tmux's for copying e.g. the paths out of `git status`:
> $ git status > ... > # > # some/file > # some/much/much/much/longer/file > # some/shorter/file With screen I'd navigate to the "s" in "some/file" then " " (start copy), "c" (prune "# "), "jj" or similar (navigate to bottom line), "$" (end of line), " " (complete copy). With tmux's block mode I could not figure out a good way to move the right and bottom sides far enough. One way or another I had to do a painful navigation to one of the extremes (either wail on "l" at the bottom row to get to the rightest column or use "$" on the longest row then wail on "j" to navigate to the bottom row). Keith Thus spake Nicholas Marriott, at Wed, May 14, 2014 at 07:25:03AM +0100: > Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 07:25:03 +0100 > From: Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marri...@gmail.com> > To: Keith Amling <aml...@palantir.com> > CC: tmux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] Copy mode commands left-prune and right-prune to > match screen's c and C. > > > What do these do? > > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 08:54:49PM -0700, Keith Amling wrote: > > This is mostly straight-forward although it feels like there are a lot > > of layers to push it through. Also, I have no idea what's appropriate > > [if anything] to bind this to in emacs copy mode. > > > > Keith > > > > --- > > mode-key.c | 4 ++++ > > screen.c | 12 ++++++++++- > > tmux.h | 7 ++++++- > > window-copy.c | 64 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- > > 4 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/mode-key.c b/mode-key.c > > index 57be2d8164b9..eb97d3f8a385 100644 > > --- a/mode-key.c > > +++ b/mode-key.c > > @@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ const struct mode_key_cmdstr mode_key_cmdstr_copy[] = { > > { MODEKEYCOPY_STARTSELECTION, "begin-selection" }, > > { MODEKEYCOPY_TOPLINE, "top-line" }, > > { MODEKEYCOPY_UP, "cursor-up" }, > > + { MODEKEYCOPY_LEFTPRUNE, "left-prune" }, > > + { MODEKEYCOPY_RIGHTPRUNE, "right-prune" }, > > > > { 0, NULL } > > }; > > @@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ const struct mode_key_entry mode_key_vi_copy[] = { > > { '?', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_SEARCHUP }, > > { 'A', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_APPENDSELECTION }, > > { 'B', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_PREVIOUSSPACE }, > > + { 'C', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_RIGHTPRUNE }, > > { 'D', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_COPYENDOFLINE }, > > { 'E', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_NEXTSPACEEND }, > > { 'F', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_JUMPBACK }, > > @@ -300,6 +303,7 @@ const struct mode_key_entry mode_key_vi_copy[] = { > > { '\r', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_COPYSELECTION }, > > { '^', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_BACKTOINDENTATION }, > > { 'b', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_PREVIOUSWORD }, > > + { 'c', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_LEFTPRUNE }, > > { 'e', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_NEXTWORDEND }, > > { 'f', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_JUMP }, > > { 'g', 0, MODEKEYCOPY_HISTORYTOP }, > > diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c > > index 7bfc01543a01..f41cbb2d9cb8 100644 > > --- a/screen.c > > +++ b/screen.c > > @@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ screen_resize_y(struct screen *s, u_int sy) > > /* Set selection. */ > > void > > screen_set_selection(struct screen *s, u_int sx, u_int sy, > > - u_int ex, u_int ey, u_int rectflag, struct grid_cell *gc) > > + u_int ex, u_int ey, u_int rectflag, u_int leftprunex, u_int > > rightprunex, > > + struct grid_cell *gc) > > { > > struct screen_sel *sel = &s->sel; > > > > @@ -261,6 +262,9 @@ screen_set_selection(struct screen *s, u_int sx, u_int > > sy, > > > > sel->sx = sx; sel->sy = sy; > > sel->ex = ex; sel->ey = ey; > > + > > + sel->leftprunex = leftprunex; > > + sel->rightprunex = rightprunex; > > } > > > > /* Clear selection. */ > > @@ -281,6 +285,12 @@ screen_check_selection(struct screen *s, u_int px, > > u_int py) > > if (!sel->flag) > > return (0); > > > > + if (px < sel->leftprunex) > > + return (0); > > + > > + if (px > sel->rightprunex) > > + return (0); > > + > > if (sel->rectflag) { > > if (sel->sy < sel->ey) { > > /* start line < end line -- downward selection. */ > > diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h > > index fde94afc47b3..aa01b17ee0e3 100644 > > --- a/tmux.h > > +++ b/tmux.h > > @@ -584,6 +584,8 @@ enum mode_key_cmd { > > MODEKEYCOPY_STARTSELECTION, > > MODEKEYCOPY_TOPLINE, > > MODEKEYCOPY_UP, > > + MODEKEYCOPY_LEFTPRUNE, > > + MODEKEYCOPY_RIGHTPRUNE, > > }; > > > > /* Entry in the default mode key tables. */ > > @@ -761,6 +763,9 @@ struct screen_sel { > > u_int ex; > > u_int ey; > > > > + u_int leftprunex; > > + u_int rightprunex; > > + > > struct grid_cell cell; > > }; > > > > @@ -2093,7 +2098,7 @@ void screen_set_cursor_colour(struct screen *, > > const char *); > > void screen_set_title(struct screen *, const char *); > > void screen_resize(struct screen *, u_int, u_int, int); > > void screen_set_selection(struct screen *, > > - u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, struct grid_cell *); > > + u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, u_int, struct grid_cell > > *); > > void screen_clear_selection(struct screen *); > > int screen_check_selection(struct screen *, u_int, u_int); > > void screen_reflow(struct screen *, u_int); > > diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c > > index 69a3e13b8bbd..6d2edda8c567 100644 > > --- a/window-copy.c > > +++ b/window-copy.c > > @@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ void window_copy_cursor_previous_word(struct > > window_pane *, const char *); > > void window_copy_scroll_up(struct window_pane *, u_int); > > void window_copy_scroll_down(struct window_pane *, u_int); > > void window_copy_rectangle_toggle(struct window_pane *); > > +void window_copy_left_prune(struct window_pane *); > > +void window_copy_right_prune(struct window_pane *); > > > > const struct window_mode window_copy_mode = { > > window_copy_init, > > @@ -141,6 +143,11 @@ struct window_copy_mode_data { > > u_int lastcx; /* position in last line with content */ > > u_int lastsx; /* size of last line with content */ > > > > + int leftprunex_set; > > + u_int leftprunex; > > + int rightprunex_set; > > + u_int rightprunex; > > + > > enum window_copy_input_type inputtype; > > const char *inputprompt; > > char *inputstr; > > @@ -169,6 +176,9 @@ window_copy_init(struct window_pane *wp) > > data->lastcx = 0; > > data->lastsx = 0; > > > > + data->leftprunex_set = 0; > > + data->rightprunex_set = 0; > > + > > data->backing_written = 0; > > > > data->rectflag = 0; > > @@ -723,6 +733,12 @@ window_copy_key(struct window_pane *wp, struct session > > *sess, int key) > > case MODEKEYCOPY_RECTANGLETOGGLE: > > window_copy_rectangle_toggle(wp); > > break; > > + case MODEKEYCOPY_LEFTPRUNE: > > + window_copy_left_prune(wp); > > + break; > > + case MODEKEYCOPY_RIGHTPRUNE: > > + window_copy_right_prune(wp); > > + break; > > default: > > break; > > } > > @@ -1295,7 +1311,7 @@ window_copy_update_selection(struct window_pane *wp, > > int may_redraw) > > struct screen *s = &data->screen; > > struct options *oo = &wp->window->options; > > struct grid_cell gc; > > - u_int sx, sy, ty, cy; > > + u_int sx, sy, ty, cy, leftprunex, > > rightprunex; > > > > if (!s->sel.flag) > > return (0); > > @@ -1320,9 +1336,12 @@ window_copy_update_selection(struct window_pane *wp, > > int may_redraw) > > } else > > sy -= ty; > > sy = screen_hsize(s) + sy; > > + leftprunex = data->leftprunex_set ? data->leftprunex : 0; > > + rightprunex = data->rightprunex_set ? data->rightprunex : > > (screen_size_x(s) - 1); > > > > screen_set_selection(s, > > - sx, sy, data->cx, screen_hsize(s) + data->cy, data->rectflag, &gc); > > + sx, sy, data->cx, screen_hsize(s) + data->cy, data->rectflag, > > + leftprunex, rightprunex, &gc); > > > > if (data->rectflag && may_redraw) { > > /* > > @@ -1428,6 +1447,23 @@ window_copy_get_selection(struct window_pane *wp, > > size_t *len) > > restsx = 0; > > } > > > > + if (data->leftprunex_set) { > > + if (firstsx < data->leftprunex) { > > + firstsx = data->leftprunex; > > + } > > + if (restsx < data->leftprunex) { > > + restsx = data->leftprunex; > > + } > > + } > > + if (data->rightprunex_set) { > > + if (restex > data->rightprunex + 1) { > > + restex = data->rightprunex + 1; > > + } > > + if (lastex > data->rightprunex + 1) { > > + lastex = data->rightprunex + 1; > > + } > > + } > > + > > /* Copy the lines. */ > > for (i = sy; i <= ey; i++) > > window_copy_copy_line(wp, &buf, &off, i, > > @@ -2190,3 +2226,27 @@ window_copy_rectangle_toggle(struct window_pane *wp) > > window_copy_update_selection(wp, 1); > > window_copy_redraw_screen(wp); > > } > > + > > +void > > +window_copy_left_prune(struct window_pane *wp) > > +{ > > + struct window_copy_mode_data *data = wp->modedata; > > + if (!data->rightprunex_set || data->cx <= data->rightprunex) { > > + data->leftprunex = data->cx; > > + data->leftprunex_set = 1; > > + window_copy_update_selection(wp, 1); > > + window_copy_redraw_screen(wp); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void > > +window_copy_right_prune(struct window_pane *wp) > > +{ > > + struct window_copy_mode_data *data = wp->modedata; > > + if (!data->leftprunex_set || data->cx >= data->leftprunex) { > > + data->rightprunex = data->cx; > > + data->rightprunex_set = 1; > > + window_copy_update_selection(wp, 1); > > + window_copy_redraw_screen(wp); > > + } > > +} > > -- > > 1.9.1 > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform > > available > > Simple to use. 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