c2p (code to prompt) is a Rust command-line application designed to facilitate the copying of code snippets directly from your filesystem into a clipboard, making it extremely handy for transferring code into prompt-based interfaces or tools like ChatGPT.
- Multiple File Handling: Support for multiple file arguments or glob patterns to process numerous files in one command.
- Glob Pattern Support: Utilize glob patterns for file selection to streamline the process of copying file contents.
- Clipboard Integration: Direct integration with clipboard utilities like
pbcopyfor macOS, allowing for immediate pasting into other applications.
Before installing c2p, make sure you have Rust and Cargo installed on your system. If not, please follow the instructions on the official Rust website.
Install c2p by cloning the repository and running the provided install script:
git clone [email protected]:TheBuilderJR/c2p.git
cd c2p
chmod +x install.sh
./install.shThis will build c2p and install the executable to /usr/local/bin.
Execute c2p from the terminal, providing files or glob patterns:
c2p [FILES OR PATTERNS...]So for example if you wanted to turn all js files in a /pages directory into a prompt you could run
c2p pages/**/*.jsOn macOS, to copy contents to the clipboard, you can use pbcopy:
c2p pages/**/*.js | pbcopyThe above command will turn all js files in the pages/ directory into a single prompt and copy it to your clipboard, ready to be pasted into tools such as ChatGPT.
This can be a very powerful tool when working in a complex codebase with multiple files. Here's an example of one successful run where we use c2p to generate a prompt to augment an existing rust web application: https://chat.openai.com/share/3c674621-e526-45b7-bce8-10c38ee6c571
c2p is made available under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for more information.