script documentation

.local/bin/compiler

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
 # This script will compile or run another finishing operation on a document. I
 # have this script run via vim.
 #
-# Compiles .tex. groff (.mom, .ms), .rmd, .md.
+# Compiles .tex. groff (.mom, .ms), .rmd, .md.  Opens .sent files as sent
-# Opens .sent files as sent presentations.
+# presentations.  Runs scripts based on extention or shebang
-# Runs scripts based on extention or shebang
 
 file=$(readlink -f "$1")
 dir=$(dirname "$file")

.local/bin/ext

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# A general, all-purpose extraction script.
+
+# A general, all-purpose extraction script. Not all extraction programs here
+# are installed by LARBS automatically.
 #
 # Default behavior: Extract archive into new directory
 # Behavior with `-c` option: Extract contents into current directory

.local/bin/maimpick

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+# This is bound to Shift+PrintScreen by default, requires maim. It lets you
+# choose the kind of screenshot to take, including copying the image or even
+# highlighting an area to copy. scrotcucks on suicidewatch right now.
+
 case "$(printf "a selected area\\ncurrent window\\nfull screen\\na selected area (copy)\\ncurrent window (copy)\\nfull screen (copy)" | dmenu -l 6 -i -p "Screenshot which area?")" in
 	"a selected area") maim -s pic-selected-"$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').png" ;;
 	"current window") maim -i "$(xdotool getactivewindow)" pic-window-"$(date '+%y%m%d-%H%M-%S').png" ;;

.local/bin/rotdir

@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
+
+# When I open an image from the file manager in sxiv (the image viewer), I want
+# to be able to press the next/previous keys to key through the rest of the
+# images in the same directory. This script "rotates" the content of a
+# directory based on the first chosen file, so that if I open the 15th image,
+# if I press next, it will go to the 16th etc. Autistic, I know, but this is
+# one of the reasons that sxiv is great for being able to read standard input.
+
 [ -z "$1" ] && echo "usage: rotdir regex 2>&1" && exit 1
-base="$(basename $1)"
+base="$(basename "$1")"
  ls "$PWD" | awk "BEGIN { lines = \"\"; m = 0; } /^$base$/ { m = 1; } { if (!m) { if (lines) { lines = lines\"\n\"; } lines = lines\"\"\$0; } else { print \$0; } } END { print lines; }"

.local/bin/setbg

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Sets the background. If given an argument, will set file as background.
+
+# In LARBS, ~/.config/wall.png is the location of the system wallpaper.  This
+# script, if given an argument, moves it there.  This script without an
+# argument sets ~/.config/wall.png as the wallpaper, which is required on login
+# if you don't want a blakc screen.
+
 [ ! -z "$1" ] && cp "$1" ~/.config/wall.png && notify-send -i "$HOME/.config/wall.png" "Wallpaper changed."
 xwallpaper --zoom ~/.config/wall.png