vimsel

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# vimsel - a simpler [vim-anywhere][1]
#
# TODO:
#
# * vim-anywhere also uses a temporary file to copy the contents of Vim's buffer to the
#   clipboard, but we can probably just use an autocommand instead [4].
# * Don't yank the final newline.
# * Should we use `xclip` or `xsel`?  See [5].
# * Maybe we don't need an actual file here.

f=$(mktemp) &&
xsel -o > "$f" &&
xterm -name vimsel -e "stty -ixon; vim +'set ft=markdown' \"$f\"" &&
xsel --clipboard < "$f"

# [1]: https://github.com/cknadler/vim-anywhere
# [2]: https://github.com/hrantzsch/vimclip
# [3]: https://redd.it/98jq2p "vimclip: poor man's vim-anywhere"
# [4]: https://reddit.com/comments/98jq2p/e4gjdhn
# [5]: https://askubuntu.com/q/705620 "xclip vs. xsel"
# [6]: https://github.com/cknadler/vim-anywhere/pull/88/files
# [7]: https://github.com/cknadler/vim-anywhere/issues/94