jam1garner / jam1garner/nail

Run external commands on buffer contents

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
Stars
25
Forks
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Description

It could be very useful to have the ability to run the contents of the current buffer through an external command (such as zlib-flate, unxz, unzip, uudecode?) and return those results to another fresh buffer for examination.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. First clarify how external commands are invoked and how their output should become a fresh buffer; done means buffer contents can be passed to a command and its results can be examined in another buffer.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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