#!/bin/sh # This is a simple script that allows you to use ueberzugpp to # preview images in the terminal by providing the x and y # coordinates of the image, the width and height of the image, # and the path to the image file, with $1, $2, $3, $4 and $5 # as arguments, respectively. # Example usage: # ./img-fifo 0 0 30 30 image.jpg # Use Ctrl+C to exit. FIFO="/tmp/preview_fifo" [ -p "$FIFO" ] || mkfifo "$FIFO" start_ueberzugpp() { ueberzugpp layer --silent <"$FIFO" & exec 3>"${FIFO}" } cleanup() { rm -f "$FIFO" } trap cleanup HUP INT QUIT TERM EXIT preview_image() { echo '{"path": "'"$5"'", "action": "add", "identifier": "img-fifo", "x": "'"$1"'", "y": "'"$2"'", "width": "'"$3"'", "height": "'"$4"'"}' >"$FIFO" } start_ueberzugpp preview_image "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" wait