implementation of cmd_on_selected

Makefile

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 CC := gcc
-CFLAGS := -Wall -Wextra -O2 -flto=auto
-CURSES := -lncursesw -ltinfow #utf8 support
-#CURSES := -lncurses -tinfo #no utf8
-CFLAGS_DEBUG := $(CFLAGS) -g
+CFLAGS := -Wall -Wextra -O3 -flto=auto
+CURSES := $(shell pkg-config --libs ncursesw)
+CFLAGS_DEBUG := $(CFLAGS) -ggdb
 CFLAGS_PROFILE := $(CFLAGS) -pg
 GDB := gdb --tui ./th
 VALGRIND := valgrind --leak-check=full --track-origins=yes --show-leak-kinds=all --log-fd=9 9>>valgrind.log ./th

backend.c

@@ -1,15 +1,43 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "config.h"
 
-char* concat(const char *s1, const char *s2){
-    const size_t len1 = strlen(s1);
-    const size_t len2 = strlen(s2);
-    char *result = malloc(len1 + len2 + 1);
-    memcpy(result, s1, len1);
-    memcpy(result + len1, s2, len2 + 1);
-    return result;
+#define concat(out, s1, s2, _free) { \
+	concat## _free(out, s1, s2); \
 }
-char* smartstrcasestr(char *haystack, const char *needle){
+
+#define concat0(out, s1, s2) \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	out = result;
+	
+
+#define concat1(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s1); \
+	out = result;
+
+#define concat2(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s2); \
+	out = result;
+
+#define concat3(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s1); \
+	free(s2); \
+	out = result;
+
+
+char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle){
 	char smart = 0;
 	char *ret;
 	char passes = 0;
@@ -24,7 +52,7 @@ char* smartstrcasestr(char *haystack, const char *needle){
 	needle -= passes;
 	if (smart == 0) {
 		char *needle_case = malloc(strlen(needle)+1);
-		strcpy(needle_case, needle);
+		memcpy(needle_case, needle, strlen(needle)+1);
 		passes = 0;
 		while (*needle_case) {
 			*needle_case = *needle_case | ' ';
@@ -34,7 +62,7 @@ char* smartstrcasestr(char *haystack, const char *needle){
 		needle_case -= passes;
 
 		char *haystack_case = malloc(strlen(haystack)+1);
-		strcpy(haystack_case, haystack);
+		memcpy(haystack_case, haystack, strlen(haystack)+1);
 		passes = 0;
 		while (*haystack_case) {
 			*haystack_case = *haystack_case | ' ';
@@ -52,3 +80,91 @@ char* smartstrcasestr(char *haystack, const char *needle){
 	return ret;
 }
 
+
+char* parse_cmd(const char *cmd, file *f){
+	const char *offset = strstr(cmd, SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR);
+
+	int count = 0;
+	char *out;
+	char *pos;
+	unsigned long i = 0;
+	while(f->file_name[i]) {
+		if (f->file_name[i] == '\'') {
+			count++;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	out = malloc(strlen(cmd) + 1 + (strlen(f->file_name)+(count*3)) + 3);
+
+	pos = out;
+	if (offset) {
+		memcpy(pos, cmd, offset - cmd);
+		pos += offset - cmd;
+	} else {
+		memcpy(pos, cmd, strlen(cmd));
+		pos += strlen(cmd) + 1;
+		pos[-1] = ' ';
+	}
+	*pos = '\'';
+	pos++;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while(f->file_name[i]) {
+		if (f->file_name[i] == '\'') {
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+			*pos++ = '\\';
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+		}
+		*pos = f->file_name[i];
+		pos++;
+		i++;
+	}
+	*pos = '\'';
+
+	if (offset) {
+		pos[1]= ' ';
+		memcpy(pos + 1, offset+1, strlen(offset)+1);
+		pos[strlen(offset)+1] = '\0';
+	} else {
+		pos[1] = '\0';
+	}
+
+	return out;
+}
+char* parse_path(char *path){
+	int count = 0;
+	char *out;
+	char *pos;
+	unsigned long i = 0;
+	while(path[i]) {
+		if (path[i] == '\'') {
+			count++;
+		}
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	out = malloc((strlen(path)+(count*3)) + 4);
+
+	pos = out;
+	pos++;
+
+	out[0] = '\'';
+
+	i = 0;
+	while(path[i]) {
+		if (path[i] == '\'') {
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+			*pos++ = '\\';
+			*pos++ = '\'';
+		}
+		*pos = path[i];
+		pos++;
+		i++;
+	}
+	pos[0] = '\'';
+	pos[1]= ' ';
+	pos[2] = '\0';
+
+	return out;
+}

backend.h

@@ -5,5 +5,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-char* concat(const char *s1, const char *s2);
-char* smartstrcasestr(char *haystack, const char *needle);
+/*char* concat(const char *s1, const char *s2);*/
+char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
+char* parse_cmd(const char *cmd, file *f);
+

colors.c

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 unsigned int color_count;
 color *colors;
 
-extern file *rgt_content;
-extern unsigned long rgt_file_count;
-
 extern unsigned int settings;
 extern unsigned int status;
 
@@ -105,10 +102,9 @@ void colors_init() {
 			while (getline(&line, &size, dircolors) != -1) {
 				fg = 7;
 				bg = 0;
-				if (line[0] == '.') {
-					extension = strtok(line, " ");
+				if (line[0] == '.' && (extension = strtok(line, " ")) != NULL) {
 					colors[i].file_extension = malloc(strlen(extension)+1);
-					strcpy(colors[i].file_extension, extension);
+					memcpy(colors[i].file_extension, extension, strlen(extension)+1);
 
 					colors[i].color_pair = i+11;
 					parse_colors(line, &fg, &bg);

config.h

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #define SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS 2			/* 0 is disabled, 1 is enabled, 2 is relative */
-#define SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW 1	/* 0 is disabled, 1 is enabled, 2 is with caching */
-#define SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA 10		/* 0 is disabled, time in seconds of how often the directory should be reload */
+#define SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW 1	/* 0 is disabled, 1 is enabled, 2 is with caching; depends on ueberzug */
+#define SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA 10		/* 0 is disabled, time in seconds between automatic refresh of dir contents */
+#define SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT 100		/* read: inopts(3NCURSES), blocking time between user inputs */
+#define SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR "^"	/* if a command in any cmd inside this fle contains this string, it will be replaced with the hovered/selected file name
+						 * as of right now, this character cannot be escaped; i.e ``command\^ --arg`` will parse into ``command\path_of_hovered_file --arg``*/
+#define SETTINGS_COMMAND_FORK '@'		/* commands starting with this character will be forked into a new non blokcing detached process */
 
 /* {{{ */
 #ifndef CONFIG_GUARD
@@ -10,6 +14,11 @@
 #include "interactions.h"
 /* }}} */
 
+static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "echo ^ | xsel -ib --trim"; /*used in yank_text*/
+static const char rename_cmd[] = "mv"; /* as used in rename_hovered, makedir and makefile */
+static const char makefile_cmd[] = "touch"; /*as of now both only do ``rename_cmd new_name``*/
+static const char makedir_cmd[] = "mkdir";
+
 static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* mimetype	shell command
 	*  ^ substring of "file --mime-type -b ./hovered" 
@@ -19,24 +28,26 @@ static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	* gives us "image/gif", thusly if we want to open gif in mpv rather than feh,
 	* we need to define "gif" before "image" */
 	{ "text",	"$EDITOR"			},
-	{ "gif",	"mpv --loop-file=\"inf\""	},
-	{ "image",	"feh"				},
-	{ "video",	"mpv"				},
+	{ "avif",	"@ mpv"				},
+	{ "gif",	"@ mpv --loop-file=\"inf\""	},
+	{ "image",	"@ feh"				},
+	{ "video",	"@ mpv"				},
 	{ "audio",	"mpv"				},
-	{ "pdf",	"zathura"			},
+	{ "pdf",	"@ zathura"			},
 };
 static const extension file_extension_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* extension	shell command
 	 * similar to mimetype_default_cmd, however it searches for exact string matches
 	 * and is checked before mimetype_default_cmd */
 	{ ".exe",	"wine"},
-	{ ".cbz",	"mcomix"},
-	{ ".cbr",	"mcomix"},
+	{ ".cbz",	"@ mcomix"},
+	{ ".cbr",	"@ mcomix"},
 	{ ".json",	"$EDITOR"},
 	{ ".csv",	"$EDITOR"},
+	{ ".blend",	"blender-bin-5.0.0"}, /* version number in bin in main repo? yea idc */
 };
 static const binding key_binding[] = {
-	/*key	action			blackmagic	comment*/
+	/*key		action			blackmagic	comment*/
 	/*you cannot add bindings that include other bindings in its entirety
 	 * possible: mk, mf
 	 * not possible: gg, ggg
@@ -48,6 +59,7 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "e",		update,			NULL,			"rerun all backend"		}, /* executes the entire backend and redrawing of the screen */
 	{ "B",		enter_shell,		"$SHELL",		"enter $SHELL shell"		},
 	{ "/",		search,			NULL,			"search"			}, 
+	{ ":",		jmp_file_index,		NULL,			"jump to file on input number"	},
 	{ "l",		search_next,		NULL,			"search next"			}, 
 	{ "L",		search_previous,	NULL,			"search previous"		}, 
 
@@ -56,12 +68,12 @@ 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 */
-	{ "yn",		yank_text,		"name",			"yank filename of hovered file"	},
-	{ "yp",		yank_text,		"path",			"yank path of hovered file"	},
+	{ "yn",		yank_file_name,		NULL,			"yank filename of hovered file"	},
+	{ "yp",		yank_file_path,		NULL,			"yank path of hovered file"	},
 	{ "yy",		yank_file,		"copy",			"copy/yank file/directory"	}, 
 	{ "dd",		yank_file,		"cut",			"cut file/directory"		}, 
 	{ "pp",		paste,			NULL,			"paste"				},
@@ -69,8 +81,11 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "G",		jump_bottom,		NULL,			"jump to last file in dir"	},
 	{ "gg",		jump_top,		NULL,			"jump to first file in dir"	},
 	{ "gh",		jump_to_dir,		"$HOME",		"jump to $HOME"			},
-	{ "gs",		jump_to_dir,		"$START_PATH",		"jump to $START_PATH"		},
+	{ "gs",		jump_to_dir,		"$START_PATH",		"jump to $START_PATH"		}, /* the path you started th in */
 	{ "gD",		jump_to_dir,		"$HOME/Downloads",	"jump to $HOME/Downloads"	},
+	{ "gC",		jump_to_dir,		"$HOME/Documents",	"jump to $HOME/Documents"	},
+	{ "gP",		jump_to_dir,		"$HOME/Pictures",	"jump to $HOME/Pictures"	},
+	{ "gM",		jump_to_dir,		"$HOME/Music",		"jump to $HOME/Music"		},
 	{ "gd",		jump_to_dir,		"/dev",			"jump to /dev"			},
 	{ "ge",		jump_to_dir,		"/etc",			"jump to /etc"			},
 	{ "gp",		jump_to_dir,		"/etc/portage",		"jump to /etc/portage"		},
@@ -78,6 +93,7 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "go",		jump_to_dir,		"/opt",			"jump to /opt"			},
 	{ "gt",		jump_to_dir,		"/tmp",			"jump to /tmp"			},
 	{ "gv",		jump_to_dir,		"/var",			"jump to /var"			},
+	{ "gu",		jump_to_dir,		"/usr",			"jump to /usr"			},
 
 	{ "u7",		cmd_on_selected,	"7z x",			"unzip 7z"			},
 	{ "ub",		cmd_on_selected,	"tar -xvf",		"unzip bz2"			},
@@ -85,13 +101,13 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	{ "ut",		cmd_on_selected,	"tar -xvf",		"unzip tar"			},
 	{ "ut",		cmd_on_selected,	"gzip -d",		"unzip gzip"			},
 	{ "uz",		cmd_on_selected,	"unzip ",		"unzip zip"			},
+	{ "uj",		cmd_on_selected,	"unzip -O shift-jis",	"unzip zip shift-jis"		},
 
 	{ "on",		order_by,		sort_natural,		"order natural"			},
-	{ "or",		not_implemented,	"",			"order reverse"			},
-	{ "oe",		not_implemented,	"",			"order extension"		},
+	{ "oe",		order_by,		sort_extension,		"order extension"		},
 	{ "os",		order_by,		sort_size,		"order size"			},
 	{ "ot",		order_by,		sort_type,		"order type"			},
-	{ "oz",		order_by,		sort_random,		"order random"			},
+	{ "or",		order_by,		sort_random,		"order random"			},
 	{ "oa",		order_by,		sort_alpha,		"order alphabetically"		},
 
 	{ "mk",		makedir,		NULL,			"create directory"		},
@@ -103,9 +119,13 @@ static const binding key_binding[] = {
 
 static const char size_unit[] = { 'B', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P' }; /* this defines the maximum size unit, deleting everything except B results in all sizes being displayed in byte */
 
-static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "xsel -ib --trim"; /* assembles the following shell cmd: echo "hovered_file" | clipboard_cmd */
 static const char ui_btm_text_storage_left[] = "total free";
-static const char ui_btm_current_dir_size[] = "sum of dir";
+static const char ui_btm_current_dir_size[] = "sum of dir,";
+static const char ui_open_with_text[] = "open "SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR" with:";
+static const char ui_rename_text[] = "rename "SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR" to:";
+static const char ui_makefile_text[] = "makedir:";
+static const char ui_makedir_text[] = "makefile:";
+static const char ui_delete_text[] = "delete:";
 
 /* {{{ */
 static const unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);
@@ -114,6 +134,9 @@ static const unsigned long file_extension_default_count = sizeof(file_extension_
 static const char size_unit_count = (sizeof(size_unit) / sizeof(size_unit[0])) - 1;
 #else
 static const char clipboard_cmd[];
+static const char rename_cmd[];
+static const char makefile_cmd[];
+static const char makedir_cmd[];
 static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[];
 static const extension file_extension_default_cmd[];
 static const binding key_binding[];
@@ -122,5 +145,10 @@ static const unsigned long mimetype_default_count;
 static const unsigned long file_extension_default_count;
 static const char size_unit[];
 static const char size_unit_count;
+static const char ui_open_with_text[];
+static const char ui_makedir_text[];
+static const char ui_makefile_text[];
+static const char ui_rename_text[];
+static const char ui_delete_text[];
 #endif
 /* }}} */

defines.h

@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@
 #define STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM 1
 #define STATUS_RUN_BACKEND 2
 #define STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY 4
-#define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK 24 /* 11000 */
-#define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0 8
+#define STATUS_UPDATE_ASYNC_REFRESH 8
 #define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE 16
-#define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL 32
-#define STATUS_USER_ROOT 64
-#define STATUS_INPUT_MATCH 128
+#define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR 32
+#define STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK (STATUS_UPDATE_ASYNC_REFRESH | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR)
+#define STATUS_USER_ROOT 128
+#define STATUS_INPUT_MATCH 256
+#define STATUS_DELTA_TIME 512
+#define STATUS_MOVE_RIGHT_MATCH 1024
 
 #define SETTINGS_HAS_COLOR 1
 
+#define RENDER_QUEUE_TOP 0
+#define RENDER_QUEUE_LFT 1
+#define RENDER_QUEUE_MID 2
+#define RENDER_QUEUE_RGT 3
+#define RENDER_QUEUE_BTM 4
+
 #define FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES 1
 #define FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK 126 /* 00000000000000000000000001111110*/
 #define FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_ALPHABETIC 2
@@ -55,6 +63,9 @@
 #define YANK_CUT 2
 #define YANK_COPY 4
 
+#define BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION 5
+#define INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE 255
+
 #ifndef STRUCT_GUARD
 #define STRUCT_GUARD
 /* complex types are good actually */
@@ -66,6 +77,11 @@ typedef struct File {
 	unsigned long file_size; /*if its a file, its in bytes, if its a dir, its the count of files within that dir */
 	char *file_name;
 } file;
+typedef struct Dir {
+	file *current_file;
+	file *file_list;
+	unsigned long file_count;
+} dir;
 typedef struct Color {
 	char *file_extension;
 	short color_pair;
@@ -92,7 +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

@@ -12,126 +12,125 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 
-extern file *mid_content;
-extern unsigned long mid_file_count;
+extern dir mid_dir;
 extern unsigned int settings;
 extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
 extern unsigned int color_count;
 extern unsigned int terminal_height;
-extern volatile unsigned long selected_file_current;
-extern volatile unsigned long selected_file_last;
+extern char *global_path;
 extern color *colors;
 int (*order_func)() = sort_natural;
-linked_dir *visited_dirs;
-linked_dir *current_dir;
-
-unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path);
-void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-
+linked_dir *list_beginning;
+linked_dir *current_linked_dir;
 
 
 unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
 	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
 	unsigned long entry_count = 0;
 	struct dirent *entry;
-	if (dir && file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
-		while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
-			entry_count++;
-		}
-		/* removes files "." and ".." */
-		entry_count -= 2;
-	} else if (dir) {
-		while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
-			if (entry->d_name[0] != '.') {
+	if (dir) {
+		if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
+			while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
 				entry_count++;
-			} 
+			}
+			/* removes files "." and ".." */
+			entry_count -= 2;
+		} else {
+			while ((entry=readdir(dir))) { 
+				if (entry->d_name[0] != '.') {
+					entry_count++;
+				} 
+			}
 		}
+		closedir(dir);
 	}
-	closedir(dir);
 	return entry_count;
 
 }
 
-void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content){
-	struct dirent **entry;
+void get_dir_content(char *path, dir *dir){
+	struct dirent **entry = NULL;
 	if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) { /* print hidden files */
 		scandir(path, &entry, skip_dot, NULL);
 	} else {
 		scandir(path, &entry, skip_hidden_files, NULL);
 	}
-	
+
+
+	char *full_path = NULL;
 	unsigned long i = 0;
-	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++ ) { 
+	for (i = 0; i < dir->file_count; i++ ) { 
+		dir->file_list[i].file_name = NULL;
 		if (entry[i]->d_name[0] == '.' && !(file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES)) {
 		} else {
-			dir_content[i].file_name = malloc(strlen(entry[i]->d_name)+1);
-			strcpy(dir_content[i].file_name, entry[i]->d_name);
+			dir->file_list[i].file_name = malloc(strlen(entry[i]->d_name)+1);
+			memcpy(dir->file_list[i].file_name, entry[i]->d_name, strlen(entry[i]->d_name) + 1);
+			dir->file_list[i].status = 0;
 
 			
 			struct stat *file;
 			file = malloc(sizeof(struct stat));
 
 			/* using the full path allows using the same function for all windows */
-			char *full_path = malloc(strlen(path) + strlen(entry[i]->d_name) + 1 + sizeof("/"));
+			full_path = malloc(strlen(path) + strlen(entry[i]->d_name) + 1 + sizeof("/"));
 			memcpy(full_path, path, strlen(path));
 			memcpy(full_path + strlen(path) + sizeof("/") - 1, entry[i]->d_name, strlen(entry[i]->d_name) + 1);
 			full_path[strlen(path)] = '/';
 
 			lstat(full_path, file);
 
-			dir_content[i].file_size = file->st_size;
-			dir_content[i].permissions = file->st_mode;
+			dir->file_list[i].file_size = file->st_size;
+			dir->file_list[i].permissions = file->st_mode;
 
-			if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
-				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
-			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
+			if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
 				stat(full_path, file);
 				if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
-					dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
-					dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
-					dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
+					dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
+					dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
+					dir->file_list[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
 				} else {
-					dir_content[i].file_type =  FILE_TYPE_REGULAR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
-					dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
+					dir->file_list[i].file_type =  FILE_TYPE_REGULAR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
+					dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
 				}
+			} else if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
 			} else if (file->st_mode & S_IXUSR) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_EXEC;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_EXEC;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_EXEC;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_EXEC;
 			} else if (S_ISREG(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_REGULAR;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_REGULAR;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_REGULAR;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_REGULAR;
 				unsigned long j = 0;
 				char *extension = strrchr(entry[i]->d_name, '.');
 				if (extension) {
 					for (j = 0; j < color_count; j++) {
-						if (!strncmp(colors[j].file_extension, extension, strlen(colors[j].file_extension))) {
-							dir_content[i].color_pair = colors[j].color_pair;
+						if (!strcmp(colors[j].file_extension, extension)) {
+							dir->file_list[i].color_pair = colors[j].color_pair;
 						}
 					}
 				} 
 			} else if (S_ISBLK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_BLOCK;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_BLOCK;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_BLOCK;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_BLOCK;
 			} else if (S_ISCHR(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = COLOR_CHARDEV;
 			} else if (S_ISFIFO(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_FIFO;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_FIFO;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_FIFO;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_FIFO;
 			} else if (S_ISSOCK(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SOCK;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SOCK;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_SOCK;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_SOCK;
 			} else {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = COLOR_REGULAR;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_REGULAR;
+				dir->file_list[i].file_type = COLOR_REGULAR;
+				dir->file_list[i].color_pair = COLOR_REGULAR;
 				unsigned long j = 0;
 				char *extension = strrchr(entry[i]->d_name, '.');
 				if (extension) {
 					for (j = 0; j < color_count; j++) {
-						if (!strncmp(colors[j].file_extension, extension, strlen(colors[j].file_extension))) {
-							dir_content[i].color_pair = colors[j].color_pair;
+						if (!strcmp(colors[j].file_extension, extension)) {
+							dir->file_list[i].color_pair = colors[j].color_pair;
 						}
 					}
 				} else {
@@ -139,26 +138,20 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			}
 			free(full_path);
 			free(file);
+			free(entry[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
-	qsort(dir_content, *dir_file_count, sizeof(file), order_func);
+	qsort(dir->file_list, dir->file_count, sizeof(file), order_func);
 	
-	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++) {
-		free(entry[i]);
-	}
 	free(entry);
 
 }
 
-void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content){
+void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, dir *dir){
 	/* i am not proud of this function */
 	unsigned long line_width = getmaxx(win);
 
-	char *bg = malloc(line_width+1);
-	memset(bg, ' ', line_width);
-	bg[line_width] = '\0';
-
 	unsigned long i = 0;
 	float file_size;
 	float printed_size = 0;
@@ -172,22 +165,23 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 	#else
 	long offset_front = 2;
 	#endif
+	unsigned long selected_file_current = dir->current_file - dir->file_list;
 
 	long offset_index = 2; /* only used for the index of the file itself */
 	if (print_info) {
-		if (*dir_file_count > 9) {
+		if (dir->file_count > 9) {
 
 			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS != 0
-			unsigned long dir_file_count_ = *dir_file_count;
+			unsigned long dir_file_count_ = dir->file_count;
 			while(dir_file_count_ > 9) {
 				offset_front++;
 				dir_file_count_ /= 10;
 			}
 			#endif
 		}
-		if (selected_file_current > (terminal_height/3)*2 && *dir_file_count > terminal_height - 2) {
-			if (selected_file_current + (terminal_height/3) >= *dir_file_count) {
-				offset_vertical = *dir_file_count - terminal_height+2;
+		if (selected_file_current > (terminal_height/3)*2 && dir->file_count > terminal_height - 2) {
+			if (selected_file_current + (terminal_height/3) >= dir->file_count) {
+				offset_vertical = dir->file_count - terminal_height+2;
 			} else {
 				offset_vertical = selected_file_current - (terminal_height/3)*2;
 			}
@@ -195,12 +189,12 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 	} else {
 		offset_front = 0;
 	}
-	for (i = offset_vertical; i < *dir_file_count && i < (terminal_height + offset_vertical); i++) {
+	for (i = offset_vertical; i < dir->file_count && i < (terminal_height + offset_vertical); i++) {
 
 
 
 		if (print_info) {
-			file_size = dir_content[i].file_size;
+			file_size = dir->file_list[i].file_size;
 			char size_index = -1;
 
 			do {
@@ -210,8 +204,8 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 			} while (file_size > 1 && size_index < size_unit_count);
 			size_char = size_unit[(unsigned)size_index];
 
-			if (dir_content[i].file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
-				offset_back = line_width - (snprintf(NULL,0,"%ld", dir_content[i].file_size) + 1);
+			if (dir->file_list[i].file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+				offset_back = line_width - (snprintf(NULL,0,"%ld", dir->file_list[i].file_size) + 1);
 			} else if (size_char =='B') {
 				offset_back = line_width - (snprintf(NULL,0,"%0.0lf %c", printed_size, size_char) + 1);
 			} else {
@@ -221,54 +215,29 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 			offset_back = line_width;
 		}
 
-		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
+		if (dir->file_list[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
 			is_selected = 1;
 		} else {
 			is_selected = 0;
 		}
-		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
+		if (dir->file_list[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
 			wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(8));
 		} else {
-			wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
+			wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir->file_list[i].color_pair));
 		}
-		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_HOVER) {
+		if (&dir->file_list[i] == dir->current_file) {
 			wattron(win, A_REVERSE);
+			unsigned long bg = 0;
+			for (bg = 0; bg < line_width; bg++) {
+				mvwaddch(win, i-offset_vertical, bg, ' ');
+		}
+
 		} else {
 			wattroff(win, A_REVERSE);
 		}
+	
 
 
-
-		/* shortens the printed file name if it is too long
-		 * example input: aaaaaaaa.txt
-		 * example output: aaa~.txt
-		 * if no extension is found, the name will truncate */
-		char *file_name;
-		unsigned long printable_size = (offset_back - is_selected - offset_front);
-		if (strlen(dir_content[i].file_name) > printable_size) {
-			char *extension = strrchr(dir_content[i].file_name, '.');
-			if (extension && extension != dir_content[i].file_name) {
-				file_name = malloc(printable_size);
-				printable_size -= strlen(extension);
-
-				memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
-				memcpy(file_name + printable_size-1, extension, strlen(extension));
-				file_name[printable_size + strlen(extension)-1] = '\0';
-				file_name[printable_size - 2] = '~';
-			} else {
-				file_name = malloc(printable_size-1);
-				memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
-				file_name[printable_size-2] = '~';
-				file_name[printable_size-1] = '\0';
-			}
-		} else {
-			file_name = malloc(strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)+1);
-			memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, strlen(dir_content[i].file_name)+1);
-		}
-
-
-
-		mvwaddstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, bg);
 		if(print_info) {
 			#if SETTINGS_LINE_NUMBERS == 2
 			long i_ = (selected_file_current) - i;
@@ -300,90 +269,117 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 			mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front-offset_index, "%ld", i);
 			#endif
 
-			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, file_name, line_width-offset_front-is_selected-2);
 
-			if (dir_content[i].file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
-				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%ld", dir_content[i].file_size);
+			if (dir->file_list[i].file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%ld", dir->file_list[i].file_size);
 			}else if (size_char =='B') {
 				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%0.0lf %c", printed_size, size_char);
 			} else {
 				mvwprintw(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back, "%0.2lf %c", printed_size, size_char);
 			}
-		} else {
-			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, 0, file_name, line_width);
-		}
-		free(file_name);
+		} 
+		char *extension = strrchr(dir->file_list[i].file_name, '.');
 
-		if (dir_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
+		unsigned long printable_size = offset_back-offset_front-is_selected-2;
+
+		mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_front+is_selected, dir->file_list[i].file_name, printable_size);
+		if (extension && printable_size <= strlen(dir->file_list[i].file_name)) {
+			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back-strlen(extension)-1, extension, strlen(extension));
+			mvwaddnstr(win, i-offset_vertical, offset_back-strlen(extension)-2, "~", 1);
+		}
+
+
+		if (dir->file_list[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
 			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(8));
 		} else {
-			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
+			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir->file_list[i].color_pair));
 		}
 
 	}
-	free(bg);
 }
+void dir_changed(){
 
-char update_selected_file(){
-	char ret = -1; /* -1 on empty or inaccessible file, 0 on unchanged file, 1 on changed file */
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') { /* only happens if the current path is either empty or inaccessible */
-		return ret;
-	}
-	if (selected_file_current >= mid_file_count) {
-		selected_file_current = mid_file_count-1;
-	}
-	if (selected_file_current != selected_file_last) {
-		mid_content[selected_file_last].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
-		ret = 1;
-	} else {
-		ret = 0;
-	}
-	mid_content[selected_file_current].status |= FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
-	selected_file_last = selected_file_current;
-	return ret;
-}
-void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current){
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] != '\0') {
-		current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
-	}
-}
-
-unsigned long dir_get_selected_file_current(){
-
-	current_dir = visited_dirs;
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	char hit = 0;
 	char *path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
-	while(current_dir->next != NULL) {
-		if (strcmp(path, current_dir->path) == 0) {
-			hit = 1;
+	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;
 		}
-		current_dir = current_dir->next;
 	}
-	if (hit == 0) {
-		current_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
-		current_dir->next->next = NULL;
-		current_dir->next->path = path;
-		return 0;
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, path) == 0) {
+		mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
 	} else {
-		free(path);
-		return current_dir->selected_file_current;
+		/**/
+
+		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;
+
+		mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
 	}
+
 }
+void change_dir(char *new_path){
+
+	char *old_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
+	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		}
+	}
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, old_path) == 0) {
+		current_linked_dir->index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
+	}
+
+	chdir(new_path);
+	char *new_path_real = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
+	while (current_linked_dir->next != NULL) {
+		if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) == 0) {
+			break;
+		} else {
+			current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		}
+	}
+	if(strcmp(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real) != 0) {
+		current_linked_dir->next = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+		current_linked_dir = current_linked_dir->next;
+		current_linked_dir->path = malloc(strlen(new_path_real)+1);
+		memcpy(current_linked_dir->path, new_path_real, strlen(new_path_real)+1);
+		current_linked_dir->next = NULL;
+		current_linked_dir->index = 0;
+		/*TODO(2026-05-25T22:49:30)
+		 *handle if new_path == "..", should this case be true, focus the index on which the old_path falls on*/
+	}
+	mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[current_linked_dir->index];
+
+	free(old_path);
+	free(new_path_real);
+
+}
+
 void dir_init(){
-	visited_dirs = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
-	visited_dirs->path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
-	visited_dirs->selected_file_current = 0;
-	visited_dirs->next = NULL;
-	current_dir = visited_dirs;
+	list_beginning = malloc(sizeof(linked_dir));
+	list_beginning->path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+	list_beginning->index = 0;
+	list_beginning->next = NULL;
+	current_linked_dir = list_beginning;
 
 }
 
 void recursive_delete(file current_file){
-	if (current_file.file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+	/*
+	if (S_ISLNK(current_file.permissions)) {
+		remove(current_file.file_name);
+	} else if (current_file.file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR ) {
 		unsigned int file_modifiers_tmp = file_modifiers;
 		file_modifiers |= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
 		unsigned long current_file_count = get_dir_size(current_file.file_name);
@@ -410,4 +406,5 @@ void recursive_delete(file current_file){
 	} else {
 		remove(current_file.file_name);
 	}
+	*/
 }

dir.h

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #endif
 
 unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path);
-void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
-void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content);
+void get_dir_content(char *path, dir *dir);
+void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, dir *dir);
 char update_selected_file();
 void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current);
 unsigned long dir_get_selected_file_current();

file_previews.c

@@ -13,26 +13,20 @@ extern unsigned int terminal_height;
 extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 char previewd;
 
-char* text(char *path, unsigned long *file_size);
+char* text(file *f);
 void images_print(char *file_name);
 void images_clear();
-char* generic(char *path);
+char* generic(file *f);
 
-char* get_mimetype(char *path){
-	static char *cmd_str = "file --mime-type -b ./\"";
-	unsigned long cmd_len = strlen(cmd_str);
-	unsigned int path_len = strlen(path);
-
-	char *cmd = malloc((cmd_len + path_len) + 2);
-	memset(cmd, ' ', cmd_len + path_len);
-	memcpy(cmd, cmd_str, cmd_len);
-	memcpy(cmd + cmd_len, path, path_len);
-	cmd[cmd_len + path_len] = '\"';
-	cmd[cmd_len + path_len + 1] = '\0';
+char* get_mimetype(file *f){
+	static const char *cmd_str = "file --mime-type -b";
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(cmd_str, f);
 
 	FILE *cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t size = 0;
+
+	free(cmd);
 	if (getline(&line, &size, cmd_open) != -1){
 		pclose(cmd_open);
 		return line;
@@ -41,56 +35,59 @@ char* get_mimetype(char *path){
 		return "unknown";
 	}
 }
-char* preview_file(char *file_name, unsigned long file_size){ 
+char* preview_file(file *f){ 
 	/* this calls "file" on path */
 
 	char *file_buffer;
 
-
-	char *mime = get_mimetype(file_name);
+	char *mime = get_mimetype(f);
 
 	#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
 	images_clear();
 	#endif
 
 	if (strstr(mime, "text")) {
-		file_buffer = text(file_name, &file_size);
+		file_buffer = text(f);
 	#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
 	} else if (strstr(mime, "image")) {
-		file_buffer = generic(file_name);
-		images_print(file_name);
+		file_buffer = generic(f);
+		images_print(f->file_name);
 		previewd = 1;
 	#endif
 	} else  {
-		file_buffer = generic(file_name);
+		file_buffer = generic(f);
 	}
 
 	free(mime);
 	return file_buffer;
 
 }
-char* text(char *path, unsigned long *file_size){
+char* text(file *f){
 
 	unsigned long size = (terminal_width/2) * terminal_height;
-	if (size > *file_size) {
-		size = *file_size;
+	if (size > f->file_size) {
+		size = f->file_size;
 	}
 	char *file_buffer = malloc(size + 1);
-	FILE *fp = fopen(path, "r");
+	FILE *fp = fopen(f->file_name, "r");
 	if (fread(file_buffer, size, 1, fp) != 0) {
+		fclose(fp);
 		file_buffer[size] = '\0';
 		return file_buffer;
 	} else {
+		fclose(fp);
 		return "failed reading file";
 	}
 }
-char* generic(char *path){
-	char *cmd = concat("file ./\"", path);
-	cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
+char* generic(file *f){
+	static const char *cmd_str = "file";
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(cmd_str, f);
 
 	FILE *cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t size = 0;
+
+	free(cmd);
 	if (getline(&line, &size, cmd_open) != -1) {
 		pclose(cmd_open);
 		return line;

file_previews.h

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-char* preview_file(char *file_name, unsigned long file_size);
-char* get_mimetype(char *path);
+char* preview_file(file *f);
+char* get_mimetype(file *f);
 void images_clear();
 void ueberzug_init();
 #if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0

interactions.c

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -11,52 +12,36 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 
 
-extern volatile unsigned long selected_file_current;
-extern volatile unsigned long selected_file_last;
-
-extern unsigned int file_modifiers;
-extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_selection;
-extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
-extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_btm;
-extern pthread_cond_t cond_rgt;
-extern file *mid_content;
-extern file *lft_content;
-extern file *rgt_content;
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_render;
+extern WINDOW *win_b;
+extern WINDOW *win_m;
+extern dir mid_dir;
 
 extern unsigned int terminal_height;
 extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 
-extern WINDOW *win_b;
-
-extern char *rgt_buffer;
-extern char *btm_buffer;
-extern unsigned long mid_file_count;
-
 extern unsigned int status;
 extern char *start_path;
+extern char *global_path;
 extern char *input;
 
-extern time_t *seed;
+extern time_t seed;
 
-char search_buffer[255];
-unsigned int timeout_time = 0;
+char search_buffer[INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE];
 unsigned int input_pass;
-int parsed_input_number;
+unsigned long parsed_input_number;
 yank yank_files = { 0 };
 
-int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str);
-int strcmp_offset(char *in0, char *in1, char offset);
-extern void render_pass();
-extern int (*order_func)();
-
 
+#define TODO noraw(); \
+	endwin();\
+	curs_set(1);\
+	echo();\
+	printf("TODO: %s at %d in %s \n", __func__, __LINE__, __FILE__);\
+	exit(1);
 
 void FAIL(char *function, char *str){
-	noraw();
-	endwin();
-	curs_set(1);
-	echo();
 	printf("ERROR in function %s: %s", function, str);
 }
 void user_interactions() {
@@ -65,70 +50,64 @@ void user_interactions() {
 	char ch;
 	unsigned long i;
 	unsigned long binding_matches = 0;
-	static char binding_pass = 0;
 
 
 	ch = getch();
 	if(ch != ERR) {
-		timeout(1); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
 		input[input_pass] = ch;
-		mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, (terminal_width/3)*2, input);
 		input_pass++;
 		if (ch == 27) { /* esc key */
-			memset(input, ' ', terminal_width);
-			mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, (terminal_width/3)*2, input);
-			memset(input, 0, 255);
+			memset(input, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 			input_pass = 0;
-			timeout(100); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
 		}
-		binding_pass = 0;
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	}
 
 
-
 	void (*func_ptr)(int, int);
 	unsigned long number_length = 0;
 	
-	if (!binding_pass) {
-		parsed_input_number = 0;
-		while((*input >= '0') && (*input <= '9')) {
-			parsed_input_number = (parsed_input_number * 10) + (*input - '0');
-			input++;
-			number_length++;
-		}
-		input -= number_length;
-		binding_pass = 1;
+	parsed_input_number = 0;
+	while((*input >= '0') && (*input <= '9')) {
+		parsed_input_number = (parsed_input_number * 10) + (*input - '0');
+		input++;
+		number_length++;
+	}
+	if (parsed_input_number == 0) {
+		parsed_input_number = 1;
+	}
+	input -= number_length;
 
-		char cmp_len = strlen(input);
-		if(strlen(input) < 1) {
-			cmp_len++;
-		}
-		for (i = 0; i < binding_count; i++) {
+	char cmp_len = strlen(input);
+	if(strlen(input) < 1) {
+		cmp_len = 1;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < binding_count; i++) {
+		if (strncmp(input + number_length, key_binding[i].key, cmp_len) == 0) {
 			if (strcmp(input + number_length, key_binding[i].key) == 0) {
-
+				pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
 				func_ptr = key_binding[i].func;
 				func_ptr(parsed_input_number, i);
+				pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
-			} else if (strncmp(input + number_length, key_binding[i].key, cmp_len) == 0) {
+				timeout(SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
+			} else {
 				binding_matches++;
 				mvwprintw(stdscr, terminal_height-binding_matches-1, 0, "\t\t\t");
 				mvwprintw(stdscr, terminal_height-binding_matches-1, 0, "%s\t%s", key_binding[i].key, key_binding[i].comment);
 				status |= STATUS_INPUT_MATCH;
 			}
 		}
-		if (status & STATUS_INPUT_MATCH) {
-			attron(A_UNDERLINE);
-			mvaddstr(terminal_height-binding_matches-2, 0, "input\tcommand\t\t");
-			attroff(A_UNDERLINE);
-			status &= ~STATUS_INPUT_MATCH;
-		} else if (number_length != strlen(input)) {
-			memset(input, 0, 255);
-			input_pass = 0;
-			binding_pass = 0;
-			number_length = 0;
-			timeout(100); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
-		}
+	}
+	if (status & STATUS_INPUT_MATCH) {
+		attron(A_UNDERLINE);
+		mvwprintw(stdscr, terminal_height-binding_matches-2, 0, "input\tcommand\t\t");
+		attroff(A_UNDERLINE);
+		status &= ~STATUS_INPUT_MATCH;
+	} else if (number_length != strlen(input)) {
+		memset(input, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+		input_pass = 0;
+		number_length = 0;
+		binding_matches = 0;
 	}
 }
 int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str){
@@ -148,783 +127,419 @@ int read_string(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, char *str){
 			err = 0;
 			break;
 		} else if (ch == '\t') { /* tab */
-			memcpy(str + pass, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name));
-			mvwaddstr(win, y, x +pass, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			pass += strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+			memcpy(str + pass, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name));
+			mvwaddstr(win, y, x + pass, mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
+			pass += strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
 		} else if (ch == 127) { /* backspace */
 			if (pass > 0) {
 				pass--;
-				mvwdelch(win, y, pass);
+				mvwdelch(win, y, x + pass);
 			}
 		} else if (ch == 27) { /* esc key */
 			err = 1;
 			break;
 		} else {
-			mvwaddch(win, y, x +pass, ch);
+			mvwaddch(win, y, x + pass, ch);
 			str[pass] = ch;
 			pass++;
 		}
 	}
 	str[pass] = '\0';
 
-	timeout(10); 
 	curs_set(0);
 
 	return err;
 }
-int strcmp_offset(char *in0, char *in1, char offset){
-
-	int i = 0;
-	while (in0[i] != '\0' && in1[i] != '\0') {
-		if (in0[i+offset] != in1[i]) {
-			return 1;
-		}
-		i++;
-		in1++;
-	}
-	return 0;
-
-}
 void quit_program(){
 	status = STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM;
 }
-void toggle_selection(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
-	mid_content[selected_file_current].status ^= FILE_STATUS_SELECTED;
-	status |= (STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+void update(){
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY );
 }
 void select_all(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
 	unsigned long i;
-	for(i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-		mid_content[i].status ^= FILE_STATUS_SELECTED;
+	for (i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
+		mid_dir.file_list[i].status ^= FILE_STATUS_SELECTED;
 	}
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
-void move_down(int passes){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	if (passes == 0) {
-		passes++;
-	}
-	selected_file_current += passes;
+void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 
-	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
-
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
-}
-void move_up(int passes){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	if (passes == 0) {
-		passes++;
-	}
-	unsigned long tmp = selected_file_current;
-	selected_file_current -= passes;
-	if (tmp < selected_file_current) {
-		selected_file_current = 0;
+	mid_dir.current_file += passes;
+	if (mid_dir.current_file > mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1) { 
+		mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1;
 	}
 
-	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
-	
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
-void move_left(int passes){
-	if (passes == 0) {
-		passes++;
+void move_up(unsigned long passes){
+
+	mid_dir.current_file -= passes; 
+	if (mid_dir.current_file < mid_dir.file_list) {
+		mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
 	}
-	int i;
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+}
+void move_left(unsigned long passes){
+	unsigned long i;
 	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
-		if (chdir("..") != 0) {
-			/* TODO(2025-07-09T00:30:05) fix */
-			FAIL("move_left", "unhandled error of chdir");
-		} else {
-			selected_file_current = dir_get_selected_file_current();
-		}
+		change_dir("..");
 	}
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+
 }
 void move_right(){
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') {
-		return;
-	}
-	if (mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
-		if (chdir(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name) != 0) {
-			FAIL("move_right", "unhandled error of chdir");
-		} else {
-			selected_file_current = dir_get_selected_file_current();
+
+	if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+		change_dir(mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
+	} else if (mid_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_EXEC) {
+		char *cmd = parse_cmd("./"SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR,mid_dir.current_file);
+		if (system(cmd)) {
 		}
 	} else {
-		unsigned long i = 0;
-		char match = 0;
-		char *mime = get_mimetype(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		char *extension = strrchr(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, '.');
-		for (i = 0; i < file_extension_default_count; i++) {
-			if (strstr(extension, file_extension_default_cmd[i].file_extension)) {
-				char *cmd = concat(file_extension_default_cmd[i].command, " ./\"");
-				cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-				cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-
-
-				if (system(cmd) == -1) {
-					/*do nothing*/
-				}
-				curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
-				match = 1;
-				status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+		char *mime = get_mimetype(mid_dir.current_file);
+		char *extension = mid_dir.current_file->file_name;
+		char *cmd = NULL;
+		while (extension <= mid_dir.current_file->file_name + strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)) {
+			if (*extension == '.') {
 				break;
 			}
+			extension++;
 		}
-		if (match == 0) {
+
+		unsigned long i; 
+		if (extension <= mid_dir.current_file->file_name + strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)) {
+			for (i = 0; i < file_extension_default_count; i++) {
+				if (strcmp(extension, file_extension_default_cmd[i].file_extension) == 0) {
+					if (file_extension_default_cmd[i].command[0] == SETTINGS_COMMAND_FORK) {
+						cmd = parse_cmd(file_extension_default_cmd[i].command + 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(file_extension_default_cmd[i].command, mid_dir.current_file);
+						if (system(cmd)) {
+						}
+					}
+					status |= STATUS_MOVE_RIGHT_MATCH;
+					update();
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		} 
+		if (!(status & STATUS_MOVE_RIGHT_MATCH)) {
 			for (i = 0; i < mimetype_default_count; i++) {
 				if (strstr(mime, mimetype_default_cmd[i].mimetype)) {
-
-					char *cmd = concat(mimetype_default_cmd[i].command, " ./\"");
-					cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-					cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-					btm_buffer = malloc(strlen(cmd));
-				
-					strcpy(btm_buffer, cmd-1);
-
-
-					if (system(cmd) == -1) {
-						/*do nothing*/
+					if (mimetype_default_cmd[i].command[0] == SETTINGS_COMMAND_FORK) {
+						cmd = parse_cmd(mimetype_default_cmd[i].command + 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(mimetype_default_cmd[i].command, mid_dir.current_file);
+						if (system(cmd)) {
+						}
 					}
-					curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
-					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+					status |= STATUS_MOVE_RIGHT_MATCH;
+					update();
 					break;
-
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		status &= ~STATUS_MOVE_RIGHT_MATCH;
+		free(cmd);
 		free(mime);
 	}
-	update_selected_file();
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+
 }
 void toggle_hidden_files(){
 	file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+}
+void toggle_selection(unsigned long passes){
+	unsigned long i;
+	for (i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
+		mid_dir.current_file->status ^= FILE_STATUS_SELECTED;
+		move_down(1);
+	}
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
 void jump_bottom(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	selected_file_current = 0 - 1;
-	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+	mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
 void jump_top(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-	selected_file_current = 0;
-	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+	mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
-
 void open_with(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	btm_buffer = concat("open \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\" with:");
-
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	render_pass();
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
-
-
-	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:36) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char *str = malloc(255);
-	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0 , str);
-
-	
-	if (!err) {
-		char *cmd = concat(str, " ./\"");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-
-		#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
-		images_clear();
-		#endif
-
-		if (system(cmd) == -1) {
-			FAIL("open_with", "creating subcommand failed unhandled");
-		}
-
-		free(btm_buffer);
-		btm_buffer = cmd;
-
-	}
-
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-
-	free(str);
-}
-
-void rename_hovered(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	btm_buffer = concat("rename \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\" to:");
-
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	render_pass();
-
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
-
-	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:30) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char *str = malloc(255);
-	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
-
-	
-	if (!err) {
-		char *cmd = concat("mv ./\"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "\" ./\"");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, str);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-		 
-		if (system(cmd) == -1) {
-			FAIL("rename_hovered", "mv or creating subcommand failed"); 
-		};
-		btm_buffer = cmd;
-	}
-
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-
-
-	free(str);
-}
-
-void delete(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	unsigned int i = 0;
-	unsigned int hits = 0;
-	char *file_str = " ";
-	for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-		if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-			file_str = concat(file_str, "\"");
-			file_str = concat(file_str, mid_content[i].file_name);
-			file_str = concat(file_str, "\" ");
-			hits++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (hits) {
-		btm_buffer = concat("delete:", file_str);
-	} else {
-		btm_buffer = concat("delete: \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\"");
-	}
-
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "?");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\n\n");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "(y/N)");
-
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
-	/* TODO(2025-06-22T01:24:30) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char ch = wgetch(win_b);
-	
-	if (ch == 'y' || ch == 'Y') {
-		/* TODO(2025-06-30T02:27:06) IMPORTANT: this really fucks up when the file has a quotation mark in its name */
-		if (hits) {
-			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-				if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-					recursive_delete(mid_content[i]);
-				}
+	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);
 			}
-			free(btm_buffer);
-			btm_buffer = concat("deleted: ", file_str);
 		} else {
-			free(btm_buffer);
-			if (mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
-				recursive_delete(mid_content[selected_file_current]);
+			cmd = parse_cmd(str, mid_dir.current_file);
+			if (system(cmd)) {
 			}
-			remove(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			btm_buffer = concat("deleted: \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\"");
-
 		}
-		/*system(cmd);*/
-
-	} else {
-		free(btm_buffer);
-		btm_buffer = "cancled deletion";
-	}
-
-	timeout(10); 
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-
-	if (hits) {
-		free(file_str);
-	}
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-}
-
-void makedir(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-	memset(btm_buffer, ' ', terminal_width);
-	memcpy(btm_buffer, "create dir: ", strlen("create dir: "));
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
-
-	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:55) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char *str = malloc(255);
-	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
-	if (!err) {
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
-		mode_t mask = umask(0);
-		mkdir(str, 0755); /*magic number from default permissions as created by mkdir*/
-		umask(mask);
+		free(cmd);
 	}
+	free(parsed_ui_text);
 	free(str);
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR);
+
+}
+void rename_hovered(){
+	wclear(win_b);
+	file tmp;
+	tmp.file_name = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	char *parsed_ui_text = parse_cmd(ui_rename_text, mid_dir.current_file);
+	mvwprintw(win_b, 0, 0, parsed_ui_text);
+	if (read_string(win_b, 0, strlen(parsed_ui_text)+1, tmp.file_name) == 0) {
+		char *cmd0 = parse_cmd(rename_cmd, mid_dir.current_file);
+		char *cmd1 = parse_cmd(cmd0, &tmp);
+		system(cmd1);
+		free(cmd0);
+		free(cmd1);
+	}
+	free(parsed_ui_text);
+	free(tmp.file_name);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+
+}
+void delete(){
+	TODO;
+}
+void makedir(){
+	wclear(win_b);
+	file tmp;
+	tmp.file_name = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	mvwprintw(win_b, 0, 0, ui_makedir_text);
+	if (read_string(win_b, 0, strlen(ui_makedir_text)+1, tmp.file_name) == 0) {
+		char *cmd = parse_cmd(makedir_cmd, &tmp);
+		system(cmd);
+		free(cmd);
+	}
+	free(tmp.file_name);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void makefile(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	memcpy(btm_buffer, "create file: ", strlen("create file: "));
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
-
-	/* TODO(2025-07-03T01:19:49) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char *str = malloc(255);
-	memset(str, ' ', 255);
-	int err = read_string(win_b, local_height - 1, 0, str);
-	if (!err) {
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, str);
-		FILE *fp;
-		fp = fopen(str, "w");
-		fclose(fp);
+	wclear(win_b);
+	file tmp;
+	tmp.file_name = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+	mvwprintw(win_b, 0, 0, ui_makefile_text);
+	if (read_string(win_b, 0, strlen(ui_makefile_text)+1, tmp.file_name) == 0) {
+		char *cmd = parse_cmd(makefile_cmd, &tmp);
+		system(cmd);
+		free(cmd);
 	}
-	free(str);
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+	free(tmp.file_name);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
+void enter_shell(unsigned long passes, int index){
+	(void)passes; /*remove compiler warning*/
 
-void update(){
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-}
-void enter_shell(int passes, int index){
-	(void)passes;
-
-	#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
-	images_clear();
-	#endif
-	endwin();
-	if (system(key_binding[index].black_magic) != 0) {
-		/*do nothing*/
+	endwin();\
+	echo();\
+	curs_set(1);\
+	if (system(key_binding[index].black_magic)) {
 	}
-	initscr();
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+	initscr(); /* start ncurses */
+	noecho(); /* hide keyboard input */
+	curs_set(0);
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+
 }
-void not_implemented(int passes, int index){
+void not_implemented(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
 	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, 0, key_binding[index].comment);
 	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, strlen(key_binding[index].comment), "\t");
 	mvaddstr(terminal_height-1, strlen(key_binding[index].comment) + strlen("\t"), "is not yet implemented");
+	TODO;
 }
-void jump_to_dir(int passes, int index){
+void jump_to_dir(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
-	char *ch = (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic;
-	char slash = 0;
-	unsigned int env_len = 0;
-	while (*ch != '\0') {
-		if (*ch == '/') {
-			slash = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-		env_len++;
-		ch++;
-	}
-	char *env_str = NULL;
-	char *env_parsed = NULL;
-	char *path = NULL;
-	ch = (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic;
-	if (*ch == '/') {
-		path = malloc(strlen((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic));
-		strcpy(path, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic);
-	} else if (slash) {
-		env_str = malloc(env_len * sizeof(char));
-		memcpy(env_str, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic +1, env_len);
-		env_str[env_len-1] = '\0';
-		env_parsed = getenv(env_str);
-		if (env_parsed) {
-			path = concat(env_parsed, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic + env_len);
-		} else {
-			path = malloc(strlen((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic));
-			strcpy(path, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic);
-		}
+	unsigned long len;
+	char *c = strchr(key_binding[index].black_magic, '/');
+	if (c) {
+		len = c - (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic;
 	} else {
-		env_parsed = getenv((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic +1);
-		if (env_parsed) {
-			path = malloc(strlen(env_parsed)+1);
-			strcpy(path, env_parsed);
-		} else {
-			path = malloc(strlen((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic));
-			strcpy(path, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic);
-		}
-	}
-	if (chdir(path) != 0) {
-		FAIL("jump_to_dir", "jumping to black_magic in config.h failed");
-	} else {
-		selected_file_current = dir_get_selected_file_current();
+		len = strlen(key_binding[index].black_magic);
 	}
 
-	/*env_parsed shall not be modified (read: free'd) - the man page*/
-	if (env_str) {
-		free(env_str);
-	}
-	if(path) {
+	char *to_env = malloc(len + 1);
+	memcpy(to_env, key_binding[index].black_magic, len);
+	to_env[len] = '\0';
+	char *env = getenv(to_env + 1); /*+1 to remove the '$' prefix, freeing env always segfaults*/
+
+	if (env) {
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(key_binding[index].black_magic) + strlen(env) + 1);
+		memcpy(path, env, strlen(env));
+		memcpy(path + strlen(env), key_binding[index].black_magic + len, strlen(key_binding[index].black_magic)+1);
+		change_dir(path);
 		free(path);
+	} else {
+		change_dir(key_binding[index].black_magic);
 	}
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	free(to_env);
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY );
 }
-void order_by(int passes, int index){
+void order_by(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
 
-	free(seed);
-	seed = malloc(sizeof(time_t));
-	*seed = time(NULL);
+	seed = time(NULL);
 
 	order_func = key_binding[index].black_magic;
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
-void cmd_on_selected(int passes, int index){
+void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	(void)passes;
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 
-	unsigned int i = 0;
-	unsigned int hits = 0;
-	char *file_str = " ";
-	for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-		if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-			file_str = concat(file_str, "\"");
-			file_str = concat(file_str, mid_content[i].file_name);
-			file_str = concat(file_str, "\" ");
-			hits++;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (hits) {
-		btm_buffer = concat(key_binding[index].black_magic, file_str);
-	} else {
-		btm_buffer = concat(key_binding[index].black_magic, "\"");
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\"");
-	}
-
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "?");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "\n\n");
-	btm_buffer = concat(btm_buffer, "(y/N)");
-
-	status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-	werase(win_b);
-	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	wresize(win_b, 5, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-
-	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
-	/* TODO(2025-07-06T07:22:49) fix fixed buffer size */
-	char ch = wgetch(win_b);
-	
-	if (ch == 'y' || ch == 'Y') {
-		/* the second loop is used to add "./", wich is not being printed" */
-		char *cmd = malloc(sizeof(char));
-		/* TODO(2025-07-06T07:23:05) IMPORTANT: this really fucks up when the file has a quotation mark in its name */
-		if (hits) {
-			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-				if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-					free(cmd);
-					cmd = concat((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \"");
-					cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[i].file_name);
-					cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-					if (system(cmd) != 0) {
-						/*do nothing*/
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			free(btm_buffer);
-			memcpy(btm_buffer, "completed: ", strlen("completed: "));
-		} else {
-			free(btm_buffer);
-			free(cmd);
-			cmd = concat((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \"");
-			cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
-			if (system(cmd) != 0) {
-				/*do nothing*/
-			}
-			mvaddstr(10,10, cmd);
-
-		}
-		/*system(cmd);*/
-		free(cmd);
-
-	} else {
-		free(btm_buffer);
-		memcpy(btm_buffer, "cancled deletion", strlen("cancled deletion"));
-	}
-
-	timeout(10); 
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
-
-	if (hits) {
-		free(file_str);
-	}
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-}
-void yank_text(int passes, int index){
-	(void)passes;
-	char *cmd;
-	if (strncmp((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, "path", 4) == 0) {
-		char *path=getcwd(NULL, 0);
-		cmd = concat("echo \"", path);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "/");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "\" | ");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, clipboard_cmd);
-		free(path);
-	} else {
-		cmd = concat("echo \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "\" | ");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, clipboard_cmd);
-	}
-	if (system(cmd) == -1) {
-		/*do nothing*/
-	}
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(key_binding[index].black_magic, mid_dir.current_file);
+	system(cmd);
 	free(cmd);
+
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR);
 }
-void yank_file(int passes, int index){
-	(void)passes;
+void yank_file_name(){
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(clipboard_cmd, mid_dir.current_file);
+	system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+}
+void yank_file_path(){
+	file *tmp = malloc(sizeof(file));
+	tmp->file_name = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1+strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+	memcpy(tmp->file_name, global_path, strlen(global_path));
+	memcpy(tmp->file_name+strlen(global_path)+1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+	tmp->file_name[strlen(global_path)] = '/'; /*no +1 is needed*/
+	char *cmd = parse_cmd(clipboard_cmd, tmp);
+	system(cmd);
+	free(cmd);
+	free(tmp->file_name);
+	free(tmp);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 
-	unsigned long i;
-	if (yank_files.status & YANK_IS_USED) {
-		free(yank_files.path);
-		for (i = 0; i < yank_files.count; i++) {
-			free(yank_files.list[i]);
-		}
-		free(yank_files.list);
-		yank_files.count = 0;
-	}
-	yank_files.path=getcwd(NULL, 0);
-	yank_files.count = 0;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-		if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-			yank_files.count++;
-		}
-	}
-	if (yank_files.count == 0) {
-		yank_files.count = 1;
-		yank_files.list = (char**)malloc(yank_files.count * sizeof(char*));
-		*yank_files.list = malloc(strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)+1);
-		strcpy(*yank_files.list, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-	} else {
-		yank_files.list = malloc(yank_files.count * sizeof(char*));
-		for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count && i < yank_files.count; i++) {
-			if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-				*yank_files.list = malloc(strlen(mid_content[i].file_name)+1);
-				strcpy(*yank_files.list, mid_content[i].file_name);
-				yank_files.list += 1;
-			}
-		}
-		yank_files.list -= yank_files.count;
-	}
-	yank_files.status |= YANK_IS_USED;
-	if (strncmp((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, "cut", 3) == 0) {
-		yank_files.status |= YANK_CUT;
-		yank_files.status &= ~YANK_COPY;
-	} else {
-		yank_files.status |= YANK_COPY;
-		yank_files.status &= ~YANK_CUT;
-	}
+}
+void yank_file(unsigned long passes, int index){
+	TODO;
 }
 void paste(){
-	unsigned long i;
-	for (i = 0; i < yank_files.count; i++) {
-		/*TODO(2025-08-14T22:10:44) escape path*/
-		char *cmd;
-		if (yank_files.status & YANK_COPY) {
-			cmd = concat("false | cp -r -i ", yank_files.path);
-		} else {
-			cmd = concat("mv ", yank_files.path);
-		}
-		cmd = concat(cmd, "/");
-		cmd = concat(cmd, *yank_files.list);
-		cmd = concat(cmd, " ./");
-		mvprintw(i, 0, cmd);
-		if (system(cmd) != 0) {
-			cmd = concat(cmd, *yank_files.list);
-			char *line = NULL;
-			size_t size = 0;
-			FILE *cmd_open;
-			while (1) {
-				cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
-				int val = getline(&line, &size, cmd_open);
- 
-				if (pclose(cmd_open) == 0) {
-					break;
-				} else if (val == 0 || val == -1) {
-					break;
-				}
-				cmd = concat(cmd, "_");
-			}
-				
-		}
-		yank_files.list++;
-	}
-	yank_files.list -= yank_files.count;
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+	TODO;
 }
 void search(){
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
-
-	unsigned long local_height;
-	local_height = getmaxy(win_b);
-	memset(search_buffer, '\0', 255);
-
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
-	render_pass();
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
+	echo();
+	unsigned long i;
+	for (i = 0; i < terminal_width -1; i++) {
+		mvwaddch(win_b, 0, i, ' ');
+	}
+	mvwaddch(win_b, 0, 0, '/');
+	memset(search_buffer, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 	curs_set(1);
+	echo();
 
 	timeout(-1); /* negative numbers block until enter is pressed */
 
 	unsigned int pass = 0;
 	char ch;
+	char err = 0;
 
-	wmove(win_b, local_height-1, 1);
+	wmove(win_b, 0, 1);
 	while(1) {
-		/*ch = mvwgetch(win, y, x + pass);*/
-		werase(win_b);
-		mvwaddch(win_b, local_height-1, 0, '/');
-		mvwaddstr(win_b, local_height-1, 1, search_buffer);
 		ch = wgetch(win_b);
 		if (ch == '\n') {
+			err = 0;
 			break;
 		} else if (ch == '\t') { /* tab */
-			memcpy(search_buffer, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name));
-			mvwaddstr(win_b, local_height-1, pass, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-			pass = strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
+			memcpy(search_buffer + pass, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name));
+			mvwaddstr(win_b, 0, pass+1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
+			pass += strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
 		} else if (ch == 127) { /* backspace */
-			mvwdelch(win_b, local_height-1, 1);
-			wdelch(win_b);
-			if (pass != 0) {
-				search_buffer[pass-1] = '\0';
+			if (pass > 0) {
 				pass--;
+				mvwdelch(win_b, 0, pass+1);
 			}
 		} else if (ch == 27) { /* esc key */
+			err = 1;
 			break;
-		} else {
+		}
+		if (ch) {
+			mvwaddch(win_b, 0, pass+1, ch);
 			search_buffer[pass] = ch;
 			pass++;
-			unsigned long i;
-			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-				if (smartstrcasestr(mid_content[i].file_name, search_buffer)) {
-					selected_file_current = i;
-					if (update_selected_file()) {
-						pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
-					}
-					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
+
+			unsigned long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list);
+			unsigned long x = getmaxx(win_b);
+			for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] < mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count; index++) {
+				if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+					mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
+
+					/* re-render current dir */
+					pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+
+					werase(win_m);
+					print_dir(win_m, 1, &mid_dir);
+
+					wnoutrefresh(win_m);
+					pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
 					break;
 				}
-				render_pass();
 			}
+
 		}
 	}
 	search_buffer[pass] = '\0';
 
-	timeout(10); 
+	noecho();
 	curs_set(0);
 
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 
-	update_selected_file();
-
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 }
 void search_next(){
-	unsigned long i;
-	for (i = selected_file_current+1; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_content[i].file_name, search_buffer)) {
-			selected_file_current = i;
-			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
-			update_selected_file();
-			render_pass();
+	long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list) + 1;
+	for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] < mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count; index++) {
+		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+			mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
 }
 void search_previous(){
-	unsigned long i;
-	for (i = selected_file_current-1;; i--) {
-		if(i > selected_file_current) {
-			break;
-		}
-		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_content[i].file_name, search_buffer)) {
-			selected_file_current = i;
-			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
-			update_selected_file();
-			render_pass();
+	long index = (mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list) - 1;
+	for (; &mid_dir.file_list[index] >= mid_dir.file_list; index--) {
+		if (smartstrcasestr(mid_dir.file_list[index].file_name, search_buffer)) {
+			mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+}
+void jmp_file_index(){
+	TODO;
 }

interactions.h

@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ void quit_program();
 void toggle_selection();
 void select_all();
 void move_right();
-void move_up(int passes);
-void move_down(int passes);
-void move_left(int passes);
+void move_up(unsigned long passes);
+void move_down(unsigned long passes);
+void move_left(unsigned long passes);
 void jump_bottom();
 void jump_top();
 void toggle_hidden_files();
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ void delete();
 void makedir();
 void makefile();
 void update();
-void enter_shell(int passes, int index);
-void not_implemented(int passes, int index);
-void jump_to_dir(int passes, int index);
-void order_by(int passes, int index);
-void cmd_on_selected(int passes, int index);
-void yank_text(int passes, int index);
-void yank_file(int passes, int index);
+void enter_shell(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void not_implemented(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void jump_to_dir(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void order_by(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index);
+void yank_file_name();
+void yank_file_path();
+void yank_file(unsigned long passes, int index);
 void paste();
 void search();
 void search_next();
 void search_previous();
+void jmp_file_index();

main.c

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 #include "defines.h"
+#include "config.h"
 #include "threading.h"
 #include "window.c"
 #include "colors.h"
@@ -18,10 +19,10 @@ unsigned int terminal_width;
 unsigned int temp_heigth = 0; /*used for screen refresh*/
 unsigned int temp_width = 0; 
 unsigned int settings;
-unsigned int file_modifiers;
-unsigned int status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
-char *start_path;
-time_t *seed;
+unsigned int file_modifiers = 0;
+unsigned int status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) & ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE;
+char *global_path;
+time_t seed;
 
 WINDOW *win_t;
 WINDOW *win_b;
@@ -29,13 +30,17 @@ WINDOW *win_l;
 WINDOW *win_m;
 WINDOW *win_r;
 
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_top;
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_btm;
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_lft;
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
+extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
+
 char *input; /*used in user_interactions*/
-char *terminal_width_empty_line; /* used in user_interactions */
 
 void render_pass();
 void init();
 
-
 int main(){
 
 	init();
@@ -58,8 +63,6 @@ int main(){
 	pthread_t thread_m;
 	pthread_t thread_r;
 
-	char threading = 0;
-	terminal_width_empty_line = malloc(terminal_width);
 	#if SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA != 0
 	time_t t;
 	time_t dt;
@@ -71,37 +74,37 @@ int main(){
 	pthread_create(&thread_m, NULL, thread_mid, &status); /*current_content slash win_m*/
 	pthread_create(&thread_r, NULL, thread_rgt, &status); /*child_content slash win_r*/
 	pthread_create(&thread_b, NULL, thread_btm, &status); /*bottom bar*/
-		
+
+	timeout(SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT);
+
+
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		getmaxyx(stdscr, terminal_height, terminal_width);
 
+		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
+			free(global_path);
+			global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
+			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
+			status &= ~(STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
+
+		} else {
+			status &= ~(STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_DELTA_TIME);
+		}
+
 		if (!(terminal_height == temp_heigth) || !(terminal_width == temp_width)) {
 			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE);
 			temp_width = terminal_width;
 			temp_heigth = terminal_height;
 		}
-		if (threading) {
-			status &= ~(STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
-			threading = 0;
-		} 
-		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
-			status &= ~(STATUS_RUN_BACKEND);
-			status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
-			threading = 1;
-		}
 		user_interactions();
-
-
 		render_pass();
 
 		#if SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA != 0
 		time(&dt);
 		if (dt - t >= SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA) {
 			time(&t);
-			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+			status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_DELTA_TIME);
 		}
 		#endif
 
@@ -110,15 +113,6 @@ int main(){
 	ueberzug_close();
 	#endif
 	threading_free();
-	free(start_path);
-
-	if (threading) {
-		pthread_join(thread_l, NULL);
-		pthread_join(thread_r, NULL);
-		pthread_join(thread_m, NULL);
-		pthread_join(thread_t, NULL);
-		pthread_join(thread_b, NULL);
-	}
 
 	delwin(win_l);
 	delwin(win_m);
@@ -135,19 +129,11 @@ int main(){
 
 void render_pass(){
 	
+	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR) {
+		clear();
+		status &= ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_CLEAR;
+	}
 	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RESIZE) {
-		if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL) {
-			clear();
-			status &= ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL;
-		}
-
-		/*TODO: check if deallocation of window and reallocation is faster than this or not */
-
-		wclear(win_t);
-		wclear(win_b);
-		wclear(win_l);
-		wclear(win_m);
-		wclear(win_r);
 
 		wresize(win_t, 1, terminal_width);
 		wresize(win_l, terminal_height-2, terminal_width/8);
@@ -162,22 +148,11 @@ void render_pass(){
                 mvwin(win_r, 1, ((terminal_width/2)));
 		mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-1, 0);
 
-
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
 	}
-
-	if (status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK) {
-		status &= ~(STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
-		window_top(win_t);
-		window_lft(win_l);
-		window_mid(win_m);
-		window_rgt(win_r);
-		window_btm(win_b);
-		wrefresh(win_t);
-		wrefresh(win_l);
-		wrefresh(win_m);
-		wrefresh(win_r);
-		wrefresh(win_b);
+	if (pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render) == 0 || status & STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK) {
+		doupdate();
+		status &= ~STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK;
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
 	}
 }
 /*this function exists for things done at startup (initialization, reading config, etc)*/
@@ -186,13 +161,15 @@ void init() {
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 	initscr(); /* start ncurses */
 	noecho(); /* hide keyboard input */
-	timeout(0); /* blocking timeout of getch() */
+	timeout(10); /* blocking timeout of getch(), using 10 rather than SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT to cause a faster first render
+			regardless on SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT, 10 was taken arbitrary.
+			if the blocking is too low, the first render happens delayed, however even this delay causes a quicker than 
+			(compute time of threads) + timeout */
 	curs_set(0);
 
 	/*file_modifiers = (FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES | FILE_MODIFIERS_SORT_BITMASK);*/
-	input = malloc(sizeof(char)*255); /* size of input buffer, out of bounds access will not be accounted for */
-	memset(input, 0, 255);
-	status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
+	input = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE); /* size of input buffer, out of bounds access will not be accounted for */
+	memset(input, 0, INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 	if (getuid() == 0) {
 		status |= STATUS_USER_ROOT;
 	}
@@ -205,11 +182,11 @@ void init() {
 	#endif
 
 	ESCDELAY = 10;
+	global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	char *start_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	setenv("START_PATH", start_path, 0);
 	free(start_path);
 
-	seed = malloc(sizeof(time_t));
-	*seed = time(NULL);
+	seed = time(NULL);
 
 }

sorting.c

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -8,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "defines.h"
 
-extern time_t *seed;
+extern time_t seed;
 
 int skip_hidden_files(const struct dirent *entry){
 
@@ -118,21 +117,22 @@ int sort_random(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	if (!(((file*)file0)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) && (((file*)file1)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR)) {
 			return 1;
 	}
-	time_t num = (time_t)&seed;
-	unsigned long i;
-	for (i = 0; i < 6; i++){
-		num ^= *seed;
-		if (num%2) {
-			num ^= (time_t)&num;
-			num ^= num << i;
-		} else {
-			num ^= (time_t)&seed;
-			num ^= num >> i;
-		}
+	/* seed is the only value that actually changes whenever this funcion is called.
+	 * seed only updates when the order_by binding is executed.
+	 * this means that the random output only changes on the command of the user, and not SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA, this is intentional.
+	 * well the other stuff like file sizes and file count in a dir may also change, but this needs user intervention too.
+	 * that is unless the user decides to sort random in /var/log or something, which begs the question: why would you do that?
+	 */
+	time_t num = (((time_t)&sort_random) + (time_t)seed) ^ (((file*)file0)->file_size + ((file*)file1)->file_size);
+	int i;
+	for (i = 1; i < (((time_t)&getpid)%3); i++) {
+		num ^= num << ((((time_t)&file0)%27)+i);
+		num ^= num >> ((((time_t)&file1)%18)+i);
+		num ^= ((time_t)&getpid) ^ (((time_t)&getpid) >> ((time_t)getpid())%10);
 	}
-	num ^= getpid();
 
-	return ((num%3) - 1);
+	return (((num & (3 << seed%16)) >> seed%16) - 1);
+	/*return ((num%3) - 1);*/
 
 }
 int sort_type(const void *file0, const void *file1){
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ int sort_type(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 			return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (((file*)file0)->file_type == ((file*)file1)->file_type) {
-		/*somehow relying on the else below, occasionaly trips either one of the checked for conditions*/
-		return strcasecmp(((file*)file0)->file_name, ((file*)file1)->file_name);
-	} else if (((file*)file0)->file_type > ((file*)file1)->file_type) {
+	if (((file*)file0)->file_type > ((file*)file1)->file_type) {
 		return -1;
-	} 	
-	return 1;
+	} else if (((file*)file0)->file_type < ((file*)file1)->file_type) {
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		return sort_natural(file0, file1);
+	}
 }
 int sort_size(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 
@@ -161,10 +161,43 @@ int sort_size(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 			return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (((file*)file0)->file_size == ((file*)file1)->file_size) {
-		return strcasecmp(((file*)file0)->file_name, ((file*)file1)->file_name);
-	} else if (((file*)file0)->file_size > ((file*)file1)->file_size) {
+	if (((file*)file0)->file_size > ((file*)file1)->file_size) {
 		return -1;
-	} 
-	return 1;
+	} else if (((file*)file0)->file_size < ((file*)file1)->file_size) {
+		return 1;
+	} else {
+		return sort_natural(file0, file1);
+	}
+}
+int sort_extension(const void *file0, const void *file1){
+
+	if ((((file*)file0)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) && !(((file*)file1)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR)) {
+			return -1;
+	}
+	if (!(((file*)file0)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) && (((file*)file1)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR)) {
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	char *extension0 = strrchr(((file*)file0)->file_name, '.');
+	char *extension1 = strrchr(((file*)file1)->file_name, '.');
+
+	if (extension0 && extension1) {
+		if ((strcmp(extension0, extension1)) == 0) {
+			return sort_natural(file0, file1);
+		} else {
+			file f0;
+			file f1;
+			memcpy(&f0, file0, sizeof(file));
+			memcpy(&f1, file1, sizeof(file));
+			f0.file_name = extension0;
+			f1.file_name = extension1;
+			return sort_natural(&f0, &f1);
+		}
+	} else if (extension0 != NULL && extension1 == NULL) {
+		return 1;
+	} else if (extension0 == NULL && extension1 != NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	} else { 
+		return sort_natural(file0, file1);
+	}
 }

string.h

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#include <curses.h>
+#ifndef BACKEND_GUARD
+#define BACKEND_GUARD
+#include "defines.h"
+
+#define SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR "%"
+
+typedef struct String { 
+	char *data;
+	size_t size; 
+} string;
+
+#define s(str) { \
+	return (string) { \
+		.data = str; \
+		.size = strlen(str); \
+	} \
+}
+
+#define concat(out, s1, s2, _free) { \
+	concat## _free(out, s1, s2); \
+}
+
+#define concat0(out, s1, s2) \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	out = result;
+	
+
+#define concat1(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s1); \
+	out = result;
+
+#define concat2(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s2); \
+	out = result;
+
+#define concat3(out, s1, s2)  \
+	char *result = malloc(strlen(s1) + strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	memcpy(result, s1, strlen(s1)); \
+	memcpy(result + strlen(s1), s2, strlen(s2) + 1); \
+	free(s1); \
+	free(s2); \
+	out = result;
+
+/*
+int s_strcmp(const char *s0, char string *s1) {
+	size_t size = s1->size - s0->size;
+	if (size) {
+		return size;
+	}
+	size = s0.size;
+	while (*s0->data == *s0->data && size) {
+		s0->data += 1;
+		s1->data += 1;
+		size--;
+	}
+	return size;
+}
+*/
+char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle){
+	char smart = 0;
+	char *ret;
+	char passes = 0;
+	while (*needle) {
+		if (*needle >= 'A' && *needle <= 'Z') {
+			smart = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		passes++;
+		needle++;
+	}
+	needle -= passes;
+	if (smart == 0) {
+		char *needle_case = malloc(strlen(needle)+1);
+		memcpy(needle_case, needle, strlen(needle)+1);
+		passes = 0;
+		while (*needle_case) {
+			*needle_case = *needle_case | ' ';
+			needle_case++;
+			passes++;
+		}
+		needle_case -= passes;
+
+		char *haystack_case = malloc(strlen(haystack)+1);
+		memcpy(haystack_case, haystack, strlen(haystack)+1);
+		passes = 0;
+		while (*haystack_case) {
+			*haystack_case = *haystack_case | ' ';
+			haystack_case++;
+			passes++;
+		}
+		haystack_case -= passes;
+
+		ret = strstr(haystack_case, needle_case);
+		free(needle_case);
+		free(haystack_case);
+	} else {
+		ret = strstr(haystack, needle);
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
+#endif
+
+
+/*char* concat(const char *s1, const char *s2);*/
+char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);

threading.c

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <time.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ pthread_mutex_t mutex_btm;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_lft;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
 pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
-pthread_mutex_t mutex_selection;
+pthread_mutex_t mutex_render;
 pthread_cond_t cond_mid;
 pthread_cond_t cond_rgt;
 pthread_cond_t cond_lft;
@@ -27,77 +26,112 @@ pthread_cond_t cond_top;
 pthread_cond_t cond_btm;
 
 
-file *rgt_content;
-file *mid_content;
-file *lft_content;
+dir rgt_dir;
+dir mid_dir;
+dir lft_dir;
 char *rgt_buffer; /* used for file previews, unlike rgt_content, which is used for directory previews */
 char *btm_buffer;
 char *top_buffer; /* current path */
 
+extern WINDOW *win_t;
+extern WINDOW *win_b;
+extern WINDOW *win_l;
+extern WINDOW *win_m;
+extern WINDOW *win_r;
 
 
-unsigned long rgt_file_count = 0;
-unsigned long mid_file_count = 0;
-unsigned long lft_file_count;
 unsigned long top_width;
 
 	
 
-volatile unsigned long selected_file_current = 0;
-volatile unsigned long selected_file_last = 0;
 extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 extern unsigned int status;
+extern char *global_path;
+
+unsigned int btm_status;
 
 
 void *thread_mid(){
+	dir tmp;
+	tmp.current_file = NULL;
+	tmp.file_list = NULL;
+	tmp.file_count = 0;
 
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
+
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_mid, &mutex_mid);
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
-			mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-			mid_content->file_name = "cannot open directory";
-			mid_file_count = 1;
-		} else {
+		if (global_path == NULL) {
+			mid_dir.current_file = NULL;
+			mid_dir.file_count = 0;
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+			continue;
+		} 
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
 
-			if (status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
-				unsigned long i = 0;
-				for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-					free(mid_content[i].file_name);
-				}
-				free(mid_content);
-				mid_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-				if (mid_file_count != 0) {
-					mid_content = malloc(mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					memset(mid_content, '\0', mid_file_count * sizeof(file));
-					get_dir_content(path, &mid_file_count, mid_content);
-				} else {
-					selected_file_current = 0;
-					mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-					mid_content->file_type = 0;
-					mid_content->file_size = 0;
-					mid_content->permissions = 0;
-					mid_content->color_pair = 0;
-					mid_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-					mid_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
+		if (status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
+			long index = mid_dir.current_file - mid_dir.file_list;
 
-					mid_file_count = 0;
+			tmp = mid_dir;
 
-				}
-				pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
-				update_selected_file();
-				pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
+			mid_dir.file_count = get_dir_size(path);
+			mid_dir.file_list = malloc(mid_dir.file_count * sizeof(file));
+			if (mid_dir.file_count) { /* fails if dir empty */
+				get_dir_content(path, &mid_dir);
+				mid_dir.current_file = &mid_dir.file_list[index];
+				
+			} else { /* the hovered dir is empty */
+				mid_dir.current_file = NULL;
+			}
+
+			unsigned long i;
+			for(i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count && i < tmp.file_count; i++) {
+				mid_dir.file_list[i].status = tmp.file_list[i].status;
 			}
 
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
-			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
 
 		}
-		free(path);
+
+		if (mid_dir.current_file > mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1) {
+			mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list + mid_dir.file_count - 1;
+		}
+		if (mid_dir.current_file < mid_dir.file_list) {
+			mid_dir.current_file = mid_dir.file_list;
+		}
+
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
+		pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
+
+
+		/* rendering */
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+		werase(win_m);
+		if (mid_dir.file_count == 0) {
+			mvwaddstr(win_m, 0, 0, "empty");
+		} else {
+			print_dir(win_m, 1, &mid_dir);
+		}
+		wnoutrefresh(win_m);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
+
+
+
+
+
+		unsigned long i;
+		for (i = 0; i < tmp.file_count; i++) {
+			free(tmp.file_list[i].file_name);
+		}
+		free(tmp.file_list);
+		tmp.current_file = NULL;
+		tmp.file_list = NULL;
+		tmp.file_count = 0;
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
 }
@@ -107,27 +141,50 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_lft);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_lft, &mutex_lft);
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
-			lft_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-			lft_content[0].file_name = "cannot open directory";
-			lft_file_count = 1;
-		} else {
+		if (global_path == NULL) {
+			lft_dir.current_file = NULL;
+			lft_dir.file_count = 0;
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
+			continue;
+		} 
+		char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+		memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
+		if (strcmp(path, "/") != 0) {
+			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path+1] = '\0';
 			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path] = '\0';
 			path[0] = '/';
 
 			if (status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
-				lft_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-				free(lft_content);
-				lft_content = malloc(lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				memset(lft_content, '\0', lft_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				get_dir_content(path, &lft_file_count, lft_content);
-			}
+				unsigned long i = 0;
+				for (i = 0; i < lft_dir.file_count; i++) {
+					free(lft_dir.file_list[i].file_name);
+				}
+				free(lft_dir.file_list);
+				lft_dir.file_count = get_dir_size(path);
+				if (lft_dir.file_count != 0) {
+					lft_dir.file_list = malloc(lft_dir.file_count * sizeof(file));
+					get_dir_content(path, &lft_dir);
+				} else {
+					lft_dir.current_file = NULL;
+					lft_dir.file_count = 0;
 
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			lft_dir.file_count = 0;
 		}
-		free(path);
+
+		/* rendering */
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+		werase(win_l);
+		print_dir(win_l, 0, &lft_dir);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_l);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
+
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
+
+		free(path);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
 
@@ -135,85 +192,80 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 }
 void *thread_rgt(){
 
-	file file_current;
+	dir tmp;
+	tmp.current_file = NULL;
+	tmp.file_list = NULL;
+	tmp.file_count = 0;
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_rgt);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_rgt, &mutex_rgt);
 
 
+
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
-		char *path;
-		if (mid_file_count != 0) {
-			path = malloc(strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name) + 1);
-			strcpy(path, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
-		} else {
-			path = malloc(sizeof(char));
-			path[0] = '\0';
-		}
-		file_current.file_type = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type;
-		file_current.file_size = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_size;
-		file_current.status = mid_content[selected_file_current].status;
+
+		char *file_name = malloc(strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+		file_name = memcpy(file_name, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+
+		rgt_dir.file_list = malloc(sizeof(file));
+		memcpy(rgt_dir.file_list, mid_dir.current_file, sizeof(file));
+		rgt_dir.file_list->file_name = file_name;
+		rgt_dir.current_file = rgt_dir.file_list;
+		rgt_dir.file_count = 1;
+
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
-		if (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IRUSR) {
-			if (file_current.file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+
+
+		if (rgt_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IRUSR) {
+			if (rgt_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
 				#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
 				images_clear();
 				#endif
 
-				unsigned long i = 0;
-				for (i = 0; i < rgt_file_count; i++) {
-					if (rgt_content[i].file_name) {
-						free(rgt_content[i].file_name);
-					}
-				}
-				free(rgt_content);
+				tmp = rgt_dir;
 
-				rgt_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-				rgt_content = malloc(rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				memset(rgt_content, '\0', rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				get_dir_content(path, &rgt_file_count, rgt_content);
-				rgt_content[0].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_FILE_OPEN;
+				rgt_dir.file_count = get_dir_size(rgt_dir.current_file->file_name);
+				rgt_dir.file_list = malloc(rgt_dir.file_count * sizeof(file));
+				if (rgt_dir.file_count) { /* fails if dir empty */
+					get_dir_content(tmp.current_file->file_name, &rgt_dir);
+				} else { /* the hovered dir is empty */
+					rgt_dir.current_file = NULL;
+				}
+				pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+				werase(win_r);
+				print_dir(win_r, 0, &rgt_dir);
+				wnoutrefresh(win_r);
+				pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
+
+			} else if ((status & STATUS_DELTA_TIME) != STATUS_DELTA_TIME && rgt_dir.file_count > 0) {
 
 				free(rgt_buffer);
-				rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
-				rgt_buffer[0] = '\0';
-			} else {
-
-				unsigned long i = 0;
-				for (i = 0; i < rgt_file_count; i++) {
-					if (rgt_content[i].file_name) {
-						free(rgt_content[i].file_name);
-					}
+				rgt_buffer = preview_file(rgt_dir.current_file);
+				rgt_dir.current_file->file_type |= FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE;
+				pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+				werase(win_r);
+				if (rgt_dir.current_file->file_type & FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE) {
+					mvwaddnstr(win_r, 0, 0, rgt_buffer, (terminal_width/2) * terminal_width);
+				} else if ((rgt_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IRUSR) == 0) {
+					mvwaddstr(win_r, 0, 0, "not accessible");
 				}
-				free(rgt_content);
-				rgt_file_count = 0;
-				rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-
-				free(rgt_buffer);
-				rgt_content->file_type = FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE;
-				rgt_content->status = FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
-				rgt_buffer = preview_file(path, file_current.file_size);
+				wnoutrefresh(win_r);
+				pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
 			}
-		} else {
-			unsigned long i = 0;
-			for (i = 0; i < rgt_file_count; i++) {
-				if (rgt_content[i].file_name) {
-					free(rgt_content[i].file_name);
-				}
-			}
-			free(rgt_content);
-			rgt_file_count = 0;
-			rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-
-			free(rgt_buffer);
-			rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
-			rgt_buffer[0] = '\0';
 		}
 
-		free(path);
 
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_rgt);
+		unsigned long i;
+		for (i = 0; i < tmp.file_count; i++) {
+			free(tmp.file_list[i].file_name);
+		}
+		free(tmp.file_list);
+		tmp.current_file = NULL;
+		tmp.file_list = NULL;
+		tmp.file_count = 0;
+
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
 }
@@ -223,99 +275,160 @@ void *thread_top(){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_top);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_top, &mutex_top);
 
+
 		free(top_buffer);
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
+		if(global_path == NULL) {
 			top_buffer = malloc(sizeof("cannot open directory"));
 			top_width = sizeof("cannot open directory");
 			top_buffer = "cannot open directory";
-		} else {
-			top_buffer = getcwd(NULL, 0);
-			top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
-		}
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
+			continue;
+		} 
+
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
+
+		top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1 + strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+		memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path));
+		memcpy(top_buffer + strlen(global_path) + 1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name, strlen(mid_dir.current_file->file_name)+1);
+
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+		top_buffer[strlen(global_path)] = '/';
+		top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
+
+
+		/* rendering */
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+		werase(win_t);
+		wattron(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+		mvwaddnstr(win_t, 0, 0, top_buffer, strlen(global_path)+1);
+		wattroff(win_t, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+		mvwaddstr(win_t, 0, strlen(global_path)+1, top_buffer+strlen(global_path)+1);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_t);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
+
 
-		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
 }
 void *thread_btm(){
+	char *path = NULL;
+	char *ui_btm_right_block = malloc(sizeof(char));
+	unsigned int ui_btm_right_block_size = 0;
+	unsigned int buffer_width = 0;
 
 	while(!(status & STATUS_QUIT_PROGRAM)){
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_btm);
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_btm, &mutex_btm);
 
 
-		free(btm_buffer);
-		int buffer_width = terminal_width;
-		btm_buffer = malloc(buffer_width);
+		if (status & (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY)) {
+			/*{{{ parse storage info; the fold of shame*/
+			pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
+			unsigned long i;
+			float total_dir_size = 0;
+			for(i = 0; i < mid_dir.file_count; i++) {
+				if ((mid_dir.file_list[i].file_type & (FILE_TYPE_DIR)) != FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+					total_dir_size += mid_dir.file_list[i].file_size;
+				}
+			}
+			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+
+
+			free(ui_btm_right_block);
+
+			if(path) {
+				free(path);
+			}
+			path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
+			struct statvfs fs;
+			statvfs(path, &fs);
+
+			float disk_size_free =  fs.f_bsize * fs.f_bavail;
+
+			float parsed_number[2] = { 0 };
+
+
+
+			char size_index[2] = { 0 };
+			if (total_dir_size > 1) {
+				size_index[0] = -1;
+				while (total_dir_size > 1 && size_index[0] < size_unit_count) {
+					parsed_number[0]=total_dir_size;
+					size_index[0]++;
+					total_dir_size /= 1024;
+				}
+			} else {
+				size_index[0] = 0;
+				parsed_number[0] = 0;
+			}
+
+			if (disk_size_free > 1) {
+				size_index[1] = -1;
+				while (disk_size_free > 1 && size_index[1] < size_unit_count) {
+					parsed_number[1]=disk_size_free;
+					size_index[1]++;
+					disk_size_free /= 1024;
+				}
+			} else {
+				size_index[1] = 0;
+			}
+			if (size_index[0] > 0 && size_index[1] > 0) {
+				ui_btm_right_block_size = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%0.2lf%c %s %0.2lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left)+1;
+				ui_btm_right_block = malloc(ui_btm_right_block_size);
+				sprintf(ui_btm_right_block, "%0.2lf%c %s %0.2lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left);
+			} else if (size_index[0] <= 0 && size_index[1] >  0) {
+				ui_btm_right_block_size = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%0.0lf%c %s %0.2lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left)+1;
+				ui_btm_right_block = malloc(ui_btm_right_block_size);
+				sprintf(ui_btm_right_block, "%0.0lf%c %s %0.2lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left);
+			} else if (size_index[0] >  0 && size_index[1] <= 0) {
+				ui_btm_right_block_size = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%0.2lf%c %s %0.0lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left)+1;
+				ui_btm_right_block = malloc(ui_btm_right_block_size);
+				sprintf(ui_btm_right_block, "%0.2lf%c %s %0.0lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left);
+			} else {
+				ui_btm_right_block_size = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%0.0lf%c %s %0.0lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left)+1;
+				ui_btm_right_block = malloc(ui_btm_right_block_size);
+				sprintf(ui_btm_right_block, "%0.0lf%c %s %0.0lf%c %s", parsed_number[0], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[0]], ui_btm_current_dir_size, parsed_number[1], size_unit[(unsigned)size_index[1]], ui_btm_text_storage_left);
+			}
+			/*}}}*/
+		}
+
+		if (buffer_width != terminal_width) {
+			buffer_width = terminal_width;
+			free(btm_buffer);
+			btm_buffer = malloc(buffer_width+1);
+		}
 		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', buffer_width);
 		btm_buffer[buffer_width] = '\0';
-		btm_buffer[0] = (S_ISDIR(mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions))  ? 'd' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[1] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IRUSR) ? 'r' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[2] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IWUSR) ? 'w' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[3] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IXUSR) ? 'x' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[4] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IRGRP) ? 'r' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[5] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IWGRP) ? 'w' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[6] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IXGRP) ? 'x' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[7] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IROTH) ? 'r' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[8] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IWOTH) ? 'w' : '-';
-		btm_buffer[9] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IXOTH) ? 'x' : '-';
+
+		memcpy(btm_buffer + buffer_width - ui_btm_right_block_size, ui_btm_right_block, ui_btm_right_block_size);
+
+		btm_buffer[0] = (S_ISLNK(mid_dir.current_file->permissions)) ? 'l': 
+				(S_ISDIR(mid_dir.current_file->permissions)  ? 'd': '-');
+		btm_buffer[1] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IRUSR) ? 'r' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[2] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IWUSR) ? 'w' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[3] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IXUSR) ? 'x' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[4] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IRGRP) ? 'r' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[5] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IWGRP) ? 'w' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[6] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IXGRP) ? 'x' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[7] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IROTH) ? 'r' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[8] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IWOTH) ? 'w' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[9] = (mid_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IXOTH) ? 'x' : '-';
 
 
-		char *path;
-		path=getcwd(NULL, 0);
-		struct statvfs fs;
-		statvfs(path, &fs);
 
-		float disk_size_free =  fs.f_bsize * fs.f_bavail;
-		float parsed_number = 0;
-		int offset_back = buffer_width - strlen(ui_btm_text_storage_left);
-		strcpy(btm_buffer + offset_back, ui_btm_text_storage_left);
-		char *float_str = malloc(buffer_width / 4);
-
-		char size_index = -1;
-
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
-		unsigned long i;
-		unsigned long total_dir_size = 0;
-		for(i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
-			if (!(mid_content[i].file_type & (FILE_TYPE_DIR))) {
-				total_dir_size += mid_content[i].file_size;
-			}
+		/* rendering */
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_render);
+		werase(win_b);
+		if (*top_buffer != ' ') { /*printing ' ' (standard initialized value, see threading_init) makes valgrind throw a fuss*/
+			mvwprintw(win_b, 0, 0, "%s", btm_buffer);
 		}
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
+		wnoutrefresh(win_b);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_render);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
+		/*the printing of all possible inputs are done in user_interactions */
 
-		do {
-			parsed_number=disk_size_free;
-			disk_size_free /= 1024;
-			size_index++;
-		} while (disk_size_free > 1 && size_index < size_unit_count);
-
-
-		snprintf(float_str, 10, "%0.2lf", parsed_number);
-
-		btm_buffer[offset_back - 2] = size_unit[(unsigned)size_index];
-		offset_back -= strlen(float_str) + 2;
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + offset_back, float_str, strlen(float_str));
-
-		parsed_number = 0;
-		size_index = -1;
-		do {
-			parsed_number=total_dir_size;
-			total_dir_size /= 1024;
-			size_index++;
-		} while (total_dir_size > 1 && size_index < size_unit_count);
-
-		offset_back -= strlen(ui_btm_current_dir_size) + 5;
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + offset_back, ui_btm_current_dir_size, strlen(ui_btm_current_dir_size));
-
-		snprintf(float_str, 10, "%0.2lf", parsed_number);
-		btm_buffer[offset_back - 2] = size_unit[(unsigned)size_index];
-		offset_back -= strlen(float_str) + 2;
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + offset_back, float_str, strlen(float_str));
-		free(path);
 
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 	}
@@ -323,9 +436,6 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 }
 
 void threading_init(){
-	rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-	mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-	lft_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 
 	top_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
 	rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
@@ -334,37 +444,21 @@ void threading_init(){
 	memset(rgt_buffer, '\0', sizeof(char));
 	memset(btm_buffer, '\0', sizeof(char));
 
-	mid_content->file_type = 0;
-	mid_content->file_size = 0;
-	mid_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-	mid_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
 
-	rgt_content->file_type = 0;
-	rgt_content->file_size = 0;
-	rgt_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-	rgt_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
-
-
-	volatile char vol; /* needed to make sure higher optimization steps dont move these around */
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_top, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_mid, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_lft, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_btm, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_rgt, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_selection, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_rgt, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_lft, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_mid, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_top, NULL);
-	vol = pthread_cond_init(&cond_btm, NULL);
-	vol;
-	selected_file_current = 0;
-	selected_file_last = 0;
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_top, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_mid, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_lft, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_btm, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_rgt, NULL);
+	pthread_mutex_init(&mutex_render, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&cond_rgt, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&cond_lft, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&cond_mid, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&cond_top, NULL);
+	pthread_cond_init(&cond_btm, NULL);
+	
 }
 void threading_free(){
-	free(rgt_content);
-	free(mid_content);
-	free(lft_content);
 	free(top_buffer);
 	
 	pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex_top);

window.c

@@ -14,17 +14,14 @@ extern unsigned int timeout_time;
 extern unsigned int color_count;
 extern color *colors;
 
-extern file *mid_content;
-extern file *lft_content;
-extern file *rgt_content;
+extern dir rgt_dir;
+extern dir mid_dir;
+extern dir lft_dir;
 extern char *top_buffer;
 extern char *rgt_buffer;
 extern char *btm_buffer;
 
 
-extern unsigned long lft_file_count;
-extern unsigned long mid_file_count;
-extern unsigned long rgt_file_count;
 extern unsigned long top_width;
 
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_top;
@@ -34,22 +31,26 @@ extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_mid;
 extern pthread_mutex_t mutex_rgt;
 
 void window_top(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_top) == 0) {
-		wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
 		if (*top_buffer != ' ') { /*printing ' ' (standard initialized value, see threading_init) makes valgrind throw a fuss*/
+			wattron(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
 			mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, top_buffer);
+			mvwaddch(win, 0, strlen(top_buffer), '/');
+			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
+			if (mid_dir.file_count != 0) {
+				mvwaddstr(win, 0, strlen(top_buffer)+1, mid_dir.current_file->file_name);
+			}
 		}
-		wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(COLOR_PATH));
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, 0, terminal_width/2, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+		/*
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
+		*/
 	}
 }
 void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_btm) == 0) {
 		if (*top_buffer != ' ') { /*printing ' ' (standard initialized value, see threading_init) makes valgrind throw a fuss*/
@@ -58,58 +59,60 @@ void window_btm(WINDOW *win){
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_btm);
 		/*the printing of the input char is done in user_interactions*/
 		/*the printing of all possible inputs are done in user_interactions */
-	} else {
+	}  else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, 0, terminal_width/2, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+		/*
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
+		*/
 	}
 }
 void window_lft(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_lft) == 0) {
-		print_dir(win, 0, &lft_file_count, lft_content);
+		print_dir(win, 0, &lft_dir);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
 
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/8, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+		/*
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
+		*/
 	}
 }
 void window_mid(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_mid) == 0) {
-		if (mid_file_count == 0) {
+		if (mid_dir.file_count == 0) {
 			mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, "empty");
 		} else {
-			print_dir(win, 1, &mid_file_count, mid_content);
+			print_dir(win, 1, &mid_dir);
 		}
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/4, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+		/*
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
+		*/
 	}
 }
 void window_rgt(WINDOW *win){
-	werase(win);
 
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&mutex_rgt) == 0) {
-		if (rgt_file_count == 0) {
-			if (rgt_content[0].file_type == FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE) {
-				mvwaddnstr(win, 0, 0, rgt_buffer, (terminal_width/2) * terminal_width);
-			} else if (rgt_content->permissions & S_IRUSR) {
-				mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, "not accessible");
-			} else {
-				mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, "empty");
-			}
-
-
+		if (!rgt_dir.current_file) {
+			mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, "not accessible");
+		}else if (rgt_dir.current_file->file_type == FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE) {
+			mvwaddnstr(win, 0, 0, rgt_buffer, (terminal_width/2) * terminal_width);
+		} else if ((rgt_dir.current_file->permissions & S_IRUSR) == 0) {
+			mvwaddstr(win, 0, 0, "not accessible");
 		} else {
-			print_dir(win, 0, &rgt_file_count, rgt_content);
+			print_dir(win, 0, &rgt_dir);
 		}
+
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_rgt);
 	} else {
 		mvwaddstr(win, terminal_height/2, terminal_width/4, "LOADING"); 
-		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0;
+		/*
+		status |= STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_GENERIC;
+		*/
 	}
 }