Re: [dev] [st] terminal as a pipe reader

From: Roberto E. Vargas Caballero <k0ga_AT_shike2.net>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:40:57 +0100

Hi,

On Fri, Aug 22, 2025 at 08:55:15AM +0200, avidseeker wrote:
> I'm looking for a way emulate stdin-stdout editor in st.
>
> In an already existing terminal emulator this is simply done by:
> $ cmd1 | vipe | cmd2
>
> But my goal is to have
> $ cmd1 | st -e 'vipe' | cmd2
> ran non-interactively (i.e: in a shell script).

you can do:

$ cmd1 | st -o - | vipe | cmd2

Also, take a look to st(1) because the printer options can be
modify at run time using some key combinations.

Regards,
Received on Mon Nov 03 2025 - 11:40:57 CET