From cf03a230b61380de4418a5439b6649bcbf516c09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nova <email@nova.gay>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 23:00:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] implementation of open_with

---
 config.h       |  2 +-
 interactions.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 145feb2..9182073 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "n",		move_up,		NULL,			"move up"			},
 	{ "s",		move_right,		NULL,			"move right"			}, /* if a dir is hovered, cd into it, if a file is selected, see mimetype_default_cmd */
 
-	{ "\n",		open_with,		NULL,			"open \"open with\" dialog"	}, /* opens the hovered file with an arbitrary command */
+	{ "\n",		open_with,		NULL,			"open \"open with\" dialog"	}, /* execute shell cmd on file, accounts for SETTINGS_COMMAND_FORK */
 	{ "r",		rename_hovered,		NULL,			"rename hovered file"		}, /* renames currently hovered file/directory */
 	{ "dD",		delete,			NULL,			"delete file"			}, /* deletes currently hovered OR selected file/directory
 													 * this means that it does not delete the hovered files if files are already selected */
diff --git a/interactions.c b/interactions.c
index 0d4b501..f617033 100644
--- a/interactions.c
+++ b/interactions.c
@@ -281,7 +281,31 @@ void jump_top(){
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
 void open_with(){
-	TODO;
+	wclear(win_b);
+	char *cmd;
+	char *str = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	char *parsed_ui_text = parse_cmd(ui_open_with_text, mid_dir.current_file);
+	mvwprintw(win_b, 0, 0, parsed_ui_text);
+	if (read_string(win_b, 0, strlen(parsed_ui_text)+1, str) == 0) {
+		if (str[0] == SETTINGS_COMMAND_FORK) {
+			cmd = parse_cmd(str+1, mid_dir.current_file);
+			pid_t pid = fork();
+			if (pid == 0 && setsid()) {
+				system(cmd);
+				status = STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM;
+				exit(1);
+			}
+		} else {
+			cmd = parse_cmd(str, mid_dir.current_file);
+			if (system(cmd)) {
+			}
+		}
+		free(cmd);
+	}
+	free(parsed_ui_text);
+	free(str);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR);
+
 }
 void rename_hovered(){
 	wclear(win_b);