accounting for files "." and ".."

backend.c

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
 		}
 	}	
 	closedir(dir);
+	if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) {
+		/* removes files "." and ".." */
+		entry_count -= 2;
+	}
 	return entry_count;
 
 }
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ unsigned long get_dir_size(char *path){
 void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_content){
 	struct dirent **entry;
 	if (file_modifiers & FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES) { /* print hidden files */
-		scandir(path, &entry, NULL, alphasort);
+		scandir(path, &entry, skip_dot, alphasort);
 	} else {
 		scandir(path, &entry, skip_hidden_files, alphasort);
 	}

config.h

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "interactions.h"
 #include "sorting.h"
 
-static mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
+static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* mimetype	shell command
 	*  ^ substring of "file --mime-type -b ./hovered" 
 	* this does mean that this list is checked for completely linear.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ static mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	{ "audio",	"mpv"				}
 };
 
-static binding key_binding[] = {
+static const binding key_binding[] = {
 	/*key	action			blackmagic	comment*/
 	/*you cannot add bindings that include other bindings in its entirety
 	 * possible: mk, mf
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static binding key_binding[] = {
 											    * this means that it does not delete the hovered files if files are already selected */
 
 	{ "G",	jump_bottom,		NULL,		"jump to last file in dir"	},
-	{ "gg",	jump_top,		NULL,		"jump to file 0"		},
+	{ "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"		},
 	{ "gd",	jump_to_dir,		"/dev",		"jump to /dev"			},
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ static binding key_binding[] = {
 
 	{ "a",	toggle_hidden_files,	NULL,		"toggle hidden files"		},
 };
-static unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);
-static unsigned long mimetype_default_count = sizeof(mimetype_default_cmd) / sizeof(mimetype);
+static const unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);
+static const unsigned long mimetype_default_count = sizeof(mimetype_default_cmd) / sizeof(mimetype);

file_previews.c

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include "defines.h"
 
+
 char* text(char *path, unsigned long *file_size);
+char* generic(char *path);
 
 char* get_mimetype(char *path){
 	static char *cmd_str = "file --mime-type -b ./\"";
@@ -24,32 +26,23 @@ char* get_mimetype(char *path){
 	pclose(cmd_open);
 	return line;
 }
-char* preview_file(char *path, unsigned long file_size){ 
+char* preview_file(file *file_current){ 
 	/* this calls "file" on path */
 
 	char *file_buffer;
 
 
-	char *mime = get_mimetype(path);
-
-	unsigned int mime_len = strlen(mime);
+	char *mime = get_mimetype(file_current->file_name);
 
 	if (strstr(mime, "text")) {
-		file_buffer = text(path, &file_size);
+		file_buffer = text(file_current->file_name, &file_current->file_size);
 	} else {
-
-		file_buffer = malloc(mime_len + 1);
-		memset(file_buffer, ' ', mime_len);
-		memcpy(file_buffer, mime, mime_len);
-		file_buffer[mime_len] = '\0';
+		file_buffer = generic(file_current->file_name);
 	}
 	free(mime);
 	return file_buffer;
 
 }
-
-
-
 char* text(char *path, unsigned long *file_size){
 
 	char *file_buffer = malloc(*file_size + 1);
@@ -59,3 +52,14 @@ char* text(char *path, unsigned long *file_size){
 
 	return file_buffer;
 }
+char* generic(char *path){
+	char *cmd = concat("file ./\"", path);
+	cmd = concat(cmd, "\"");
+
+	FILE *cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
+	char *line;
+	size_t size = 0;
+	getline(&line, &size, cmd_open);
+	pclose(cmd_open);
+	return line;
+}

file_previews.h

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "file_previews.c"
+#include "defines.h"
 
-char* preview_file(char *path, unsigned long file_size);
+char* preview_file(file *file_current);
 char* get_mimetype(char *path);

sorting.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "defines.h"
 
 extern unsigned int settings;
@@ -13,6 +14,12 @@ int skip_hidden_files(const struct dirent *entry){
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
+int skip_dot(const struct dirent *entry){
+	if (strcmp(entry->d_name, ".") == 0 || strcmp(entry->d_name, "..") == 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
 
 int sort_natural(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	unsigned char file_type0 = ((file*)file0)->file_type;
@@ -49,8 +56,6 @@ int sort_alpha(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 int sort_random(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	unsigned char file_type0 = ((file*)file0)->file_type;
 	unsigned char file_type1 = ((file*)file1)->file_type;
-	char *file_name0 = ((file*)file0)->file_name;
-	char *file_name1 = ((file*)file1)->file_name;
 	static int seed = 0;
 	static int random = 0;
 
@@ -60,9 +65,6 @@ int sort_random(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	if (random == 0) {
 		random = seed;
 	}
-	if (strcmp(file_name0, ".") == 0 || strcmp(file_name0, "..") == 0) {
-		return -1;
-	}
 	char weight = 0;
 	if (file_type0 == FILE_TYPE_DIR || file_type0 == FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK) {
 		weight |= 1;
@@ -129,9 +131,6 @@ int sort_size(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	unsigned long file_size1 = ((file*)file1)->file_size;
 	char *file_name0 = ((file*)file0)->file_name;
 	char *file_name1 = ((file*)file1)->file_name;
-	if (strcmp(file_name0, ".") == 0 || strcmp(file_name0, "..") == 0) {
-		return -1;
-	}
 	if (file_type0 == file_type1) {
 		if (file_size0 > file_size1) {
 			return -1;

sorting.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "sorting.c"
 #endif
 
+int skip_hidden_files(const struct dirent *entry);
+int skip_dot(const struct dirent *entry);
 void sort_dir(unsigned long *dir_length_width, char *dir_content);
 void sort_dir(unsigned long *dir_length_width, char *dir_content);
 int sort_natural(const void *file0, const void *file1);

threading.c

@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ void *thread_rgt(void *data){
 
 	free(rgt_content);
 	rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
-	rgt_content[0].file_name = malloc(file_current->file_name_width + 1);
-	strcpy(rgt_content[0].file_name, file_current->file_name);
-	rgt_content[0].file_name_width = file_current->file_name_width;
-	rgt_content[0].file_size = file_current->file_size;
-	rgt_content[0].file_type = file_current->file_type;
+	rgt_content->file_name = malloc(file_current->file_name_width + 1);
+	strcpy(rgt_content->file_name, file_current->file_name);
+	rgt_content->file_name_width = file_current->file_name_width;
+	rgt_content->file_size = file_current->file_size;
+	rgt_content->file_type = file_current->file_type;
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ void *thread_rgt(void *data){
 
 		rgt_file_count = 1;
 
-		rgt_content[0].file_type = FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE;
-		rgt_content[0].status = FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
+		rgt_content->file_type = FILE_TYPE_OPEN_FILE;
+		rgt_content->status = FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
 		free(rgt_buffer);
-		rgt_buffer = preview_file(rgt_content[0].file_name, rgt_content[0].file_size);
+		rgt_buffer = preview_file(rgt_content);
 
 	}