implementation of keeping the index of current file in between dir changes

defines.h

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ typedef struct Yank {
 } yank;
 typedef struct Linked_dir {
 	char *path;
-	unsigned long selected_file_current;
+	unsigned long index;
 	struct Linked_dir *next;
 } linked_dir;
 

dir.c

@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ extern unsigned int settings;
 extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
 extern unsigned int color_count;
 extern unsigned int terminal_height;
+extern char *global_path;
 extern color *colors;
 int (*order_func)() = sort_natural;
-linked_dir *visited_dirs;
+linked_dir *list_beginning;
-linked_dir *current_dir;
+linked_dir *current_linked_dir;
 
 
 unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
@@ -294,13 +295,58 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, dir *dir){
 
 	}
 }
+void dir_changed(){
+
+	char *path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
+	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, path) == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		}
+	}
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, path) == 0) {
+		mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
+
+	} else {
+		/*this path should only ever happen on changing the path for the first time
+		 *at least i hope so*/
+		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+		current_linked_dir->next->path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(current_linked_dir->next->path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+		current_linked_dir->next->next = NULL;
+		current_linked_dir->next->index = 0;
+	}
+
+}
+void change_dir(){
+
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
+	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		}
+	}
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, global_path) == 0) {
+		current_linked_dir->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
+	} else {
+		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+		current_linked_dir->next->path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(current_linked_dir->next->path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
+		current_linked_dir->next->next = NULL;
+		current_linked_dir->next->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
+	}
+}
 
 void dir_init(){
-	visited_dirs = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+	list_beginning = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
-	visited_dirs->path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	list_beginning->path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
-	visited_dirs->selected_file_current = 0;
+	list_beginning->index = 0;
-	visited_dirs->next = NULL;
+	list_beginning->next = NULL;
-	current_dir = visited_dirs;
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 
 }
 

interactions.c

@@ -163,15 +163,6 @@ void select_all(){
 	}
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
-void dir_changed(){
-	unsigned long i;
-
-	for(i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
-		mid_dir.file_list[i].status = 0;
-	}
-
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY );
-}
 void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 
 	mid_dir.current_file += passes;
@@ -193,6 +184,7 @@ void move_up(unsigned long passes){
 void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 	unsigned long i;
 	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
+		change_dir();
 		if (chdir("..") != 0) {
 			/* TODO(2025-07-09T00:30:05) fix */
 			FAIL("move_left", "unhandled error of chdir");
@@ -205,6 +197,7 @@ void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 void move_right(){
 
 	if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+		change_dir();
 		if (chdir(mid_dir.current_file->file_name) != 0) {
 			/* TODO(2026-05-05T20:12:14) fix */
 			FAIL("move_right", "unhandled error of chdir");