hpr2637 :: Convert it to Text - Бесплатная аудиокнига

Summary: This episode will make you want to TXT all the things.

Source: [http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2637](http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2637)

Original audio: [http://archive.org/download/hpr2637/hpr2637\_source.flac](http://archive.org/download/hpr2637/hpr2637\_source.flac)

Why use plain text?

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• Portability

• Use with Unix tools

• Use with Ranger

Ranger for the win

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• Ranger is a free console file manager that gives you greater flexibility and a good overview of your files without having to leave your *nix console. It visualizes the directory tree in two dimensions: the directory hierarchy on one, lists of files on the other, with a preview to the right so you know where you’ll be going.

• The scope functionality is where converting to text pays off. Located at $HOME/.config/ranger/scope.sh, scope is the feature that allows for file preview from inside the console. Text files are highlighted based on their file extension, for non-text files, different converters can be used to coerce the file into a text representation. Some items are available out of the box, but the configuration is written in such a way that any text can be presented in the preview screen.

• The basic format of the scope switch statement is as follows:

case "$extension" in odt|odp) try odt2txt "$path" && { dump | trim | fmt -s -w $width; exit 0; };;

Tools in the toolset

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• atool

• caca-utils

• poppler-utils

• catdoc

• catppt

• odt2txt

• ods2tsv

• docx2txt

• xlsx2csv

• mediainfo

• lynx/w3m/elinks

• highlight

Bonus tools

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• q

• jq

• xmlstarlet