Is it a good way to start vifm like this ?

Question

VIFM 0.14 - Linux - XTerm

I like to start vifm from the source code I compiled, so I made a script to launch it with both panels set to the home directory, and it works fine

#!/bin/bash

cd /home/bob/PROGRAM/BUILD_VIFM/BUILD_VIFM_0_14/vifm-0.14/src


# -c "cd /home/bob": Changes the directory of the first panel to /home/bob
# -c "wincmd w": Switches focus to the second panel
# -c "cd /home/bob": Changes the directory of the second panel to /home/bob

xterm -maximized -e ./vifm  -c "cd /home/bob" -c "wincmd w" -c "cd /home/bob"

I added this script in -> System Settings > preferences -> startup Applications

Is it a good practice to do so ?

Thx

Answer 1

Nothing wrong with starting Vifm like that, but the command could be simplified by using positional parameters instead of -c:

#!/bin/bash

xterm -maximized -e ~/PROGRAM/BUILD_VIFM/BUILD_VIFM_0_14/vifm-0.14/src/vifm ~ ~

Comments

@xaizek prima - this one line makes the job - I tested it - your solution is simple, effective, and doing exactly what it's supposed to do

Answer 2

-c only could be convenient if you want to start with just one pane visible.

I use an adaptation of this script so that when I quit Vifm, the shell ends up in the last directory Vifm was in.

By the way, to get the latest version of Vifm on Linux, I've found Homebrew to be an easier solution than building from source: brew install vifm

Comments

@qadzek Thank you for the tip, I’ll note it down in case I want to install Vifm on my system instead of running it from source

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