added st-copyout to config

Makefile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 include config.mk
 
-SRC = st.c x.c
+SRC = st.c x.c hb.c
 OBJ = $(SRC:.c=.o)
 
 all: options st
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ config.h:
 	$(CC) $(STCFLAGS) -c $<
 
 st.o: config.h st.h win.h
-x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h
+x.o: arg.h config.h st.h win.h hb.h
+hb.o: st.h
 
 $(OBJ): config.h config.mk
 
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ dist: clean
 install: st
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	cp -f st $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	cp -f st-copyout $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
 	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+	chmod 755 $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/$(VERSION)/g" < st.1 > $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 	chmod 644 $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
@@ -52,6 +55,8 @@ install: st
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/st-copyout
+	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(MANPREFIX)/man1/st.1
 
 .PHONY: all options clean dist install uninstall

README.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The list below shows the currently applied patches to the master branch.
 - st-alpha-20220206-0.8.5.diff (adds transparency)
 - st-anysize-20220718-baa9357.diff (st leaves no gaps if the height/width doesn't match a multiple of
   character height)
+- st-externalpipe-0.8.4.diff (allows reading and writing st's screen through a pipe)
 - st-ligatures-scrollback-20230105-0.9.diff (scrollback compatible addition of ligatures)
 - st-scrollback-0.8.5.diff (add scrollback functionality)
 
@@ -18,22 +19,23 @@ The list below shows the currently applied patches to the master branch.
 
 There are various shortcuts and hotkeys used in this version. Included in my build are the following.
 
-| ModKey | Shift | Key             | Function        |
-| ------ | ----- | --------------- | --------------- |
-| Alt    |       | Break           | Send break      |
-| Alt    |       | Print           | Toggle printer  |
-| Alt    |       | Print           | Print screen    |
-|        | Shift | Insert          | Clipboard paste |
-| Alt    |       | c               | Clipboard copy  |
-| Alt    |       | v               | Clipboard paste |
-| Alt    |       | p               | Selected paste  |
-| Alt    |       | NumLock         | Toggle Numlock  |
-| Alt    |       | k               | Scroll up       |
-| Alt    |       | j               | Scroll down     |
-|        |       | MouseScrollUp   | Scroll up       |
-|        |       | MouseScrollDown | Scroll down     |
-| Alt    | Shift | u               | Zoom in         |
-| Alt    | Shift | i               | Zoom out        |
+| ModKey | Shift | Key             | Function                                     |
+| ------ | ----- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| Alt    |       | Break           | Send break                                   |
+| Alt    |       | Print           | Toggle printer                               |
+| Alt    |       | Print           | Print screen                                 |
+|        | Shift | Insert          | Clipboard paste                              |
+| Alt    |       | c               | Clipboard copy                               |
+| Alt    |       | v               | Clipboard paste                              |
+| Alt    |       | p               | Selected paste                               |
+| Alt    |       | NumLock         | Toggle Numlock                               |
+| Alt    |       | k               | Scroll up                                    |
+| Alt    |       | j               | Scroll down                                  |
+|        |       | MouseScrollUp   | Scroll up                                    |
+|        |       | MouseScrollDown | Scroll down                                  |
+| Alt    | Shift | u               | Zoom in                                      |
+| Alt    | Shift | i               | Zoom out                                     |
+| Alt    |       | o               | copy output of previous command to clipboard |
 
 ## Installation
 

config.def.h

@@ -93,10 +93,13 @@ char *termname = "st-256color";
  */
 unsigned int tabspaces = 8;
 
+/* bg opacity */
+float alpha = 1.0;
+
 /* Terminal colors (16 first used in escape sequence) */
 static const char *colorname[] = {
 	/* 8 normal colors */
-	"#1e1e1e",
+	"#191919",
 	"#f44747",
 	"#608b4e",
 	"#dcdcaa",
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ static const char *colorname[] = {
 	"#d4d4d4",
 	[255] = 0,
 	/* more colors can be added after 255 to use with DefaultXX */
-	"#1e1e1e",   /* 256 -> bg */
+	"#191919",   /* 256 -> bg */
 	"#d4d4d4",   /* 257 -> fg */
 	"#a4a4a4", /* 258 -> cursor */
 };
@@ -181,6 +184,8 @@ static MouseShortcut mshortcuts[] = {
 #define MODKEY Mod1Mask
 #define TERMMOD (ControlMask|ShiftMask)
 
+static char *copyoutput[] = { "/bin/sh", "-c", "st-copyout", "externalpipe", NULL };
+
 static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	/* mask                 keysym          function        argument */
 	{ MODKEY,		XK_Break,       sendbreak,      {.i =  0} },
@@ -196,6 +201,7 @@ static Shortcut shortcuts[] = {
 	{ MODKEY,		XK_U,           zoom,           {.f = +1} },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,	XK_U,           zoom,           {.f = +1} },
 	{ MODKEY|ShiftMask,	XK_I,           zoom,           {.f = -1} },
+	{ MODKEY,               XK_o,           externalpipe,   {.v = copyoutput } },
 };
 
 /*

st-copyout

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Using external pipe with st, give a dmenu prompt of recent commands,
+# allowing the user to copy the output of one.
+# xclip required for this script.
+# By Jaywalker and Luke
+tmpfile=$(mktemp /tmp/st-cmd-output.XXXXXX)
+trap 'rm "$tmpfile"' 0 1 15
+sed -n "w $tmpfile"
+sed -i 's/\x0//g' "$tmpfile"
+ps1="$(grep "\S" "$tmpfile" | tail -n 1 | sed 's/^\s*//' | cut -d' ' -f1)"
+chosen="$(grep -F "$ps1" "$tmpfile" | sed '$ d' | tac | dmenu -p "Copy which command's output?" -i -l 10 | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+eps1="$(echo "$ps1" | sed 's/[^^]/[&]/g; s/\^/\\^/g')"
+awk "/^$chosen$/{p=1;print;next} p&&/$eps1/{p=0};p" "$tmpfile" | xclip -selection clipboard