Create New File In fzf-lua

[VioletJewel]

I have keybindings to open fzf-lua with cwd set to some directory. I often realize that I want to make a new file in this cwd. I cannot do this. I would rather not submit a feature request, but I don't know what else to do. I know fzf is not designed to do this. But there is no way that I can find to work around this, and I need this so very often. I would rather not forego fzf because it's so fast.

I always end up doing <CR>:e %:h/new/file<CR>, and that isn't the end of the world, but I wish I could just make a new file at will based on the current selected file's parent directory or the cwd of fzf...

[ibhagwan]

You can use the query prompt text to create a new file, similar to how git branch add action works, add this to your acrion table:

  ['ctrl-a'] = function(_, opts)
    local query = opts.last_query
    vim.cmd('e ' .. query)
  end

[VioletJewel]

yes..

opts = {
  -- ...
  actions = {
    files = {
      true,
      ['alt-e'] = function(_, opts)
        local query = opts.last_query
        vim.cmd.edit(query)
      end,
    },
  },
}

This is a life saver. I tried a week ago to do this and failed. Thank you.

[ibhagwan]

I tried a week ago to do this and failed.

Nothing in the code affecting this snippet was changed recently, you probably had an error somewhere.

[VioletJewel]

yep. I just couldn't get it to work. it wasn't because of the software.

[VioletJewel]

      actions = {
        files = {
          true,
          ['alt-e'] = function(_, opts)
            local f = vim.fs.joinpath(opts.cwd, opts.last_query)
            local e = vim.api.nvim_replace_termcodes('<Esc>:e ', true, true, true)
            vim.api.nvim_feedkeys(e..f, 'L', false)
          end,
        }
      },

preferable for me. thanks again.