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feat(extra): add manpages picker #2212

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feat(extra): add manpages picker
Dook97 Jan 5, 2026
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fixup! feat(extra): add manpages picker
Dook97 Jan 6, 2026
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Expand Up @@ -1627,6 +1627,55 @@ MiniExtra.pickers.visit_labels = function(local_opts, opts)
return H.pick_start(items, { source = default_source }, opts)
end

--- Man pages picker
---
--- Pick from system manpages.
---
---@param local_opts __extra_pickers_local_opts
---@param opts __extra_pickers_opts
MiniExtra.pickers.man = function(local_opts, opts)
local pick = H.validate_pick("man")

local load_man = function(item)
local keyword, cmd, section, desc = item:match("^((.-)%s*%(([^)]+)%).-)%s+%-%s+(.*)$")
local width = vim.api.nvim_win_get_width(0)
cmd = vim.split(cmd, ",")[1]
vim.cmd(string.format("silent re! 2>&- MANWIDTH=%s man %s %s", width, section, cmd))
vim.cmd("Man!")
vim.cmd("norm gg0")
end

local choose = function(item, splitmode)
vim.cmd(splitmode or "new")
load_man(item)
local win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
vim.schedule(function() vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(win) end)
end

local preview = function(buf_id, item)
vim.api.nvim_buf_call(buf_id, function() load_man(item) end)
end

local map_custom = function(char, splitmode)
local f = function()
choose(pick.get_picker_matches().current, splitmode)
return true
end
return { char = char, func = f }
end

local conf_maps = pick.config.mappings
local mappings = {
choose_in_split = "", show_man_in_split = map_custom(conf_maps.choose_in_split, "new"),
choose_in_vsplit = "", show_man_in_vsplit = map_custom(conf_maps.choose_in_vsplit, "vnew"),
choose_in_tabpage = "", show_man_in_tabpage = map_custom(conf_maps.choose_in_tabpage, "tabnew"),
}

local source = { name = "Manpages", choose = choose, preview = preview }
opts = vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", { source = source, mappings = mappings }, opts or {})
return pick.builtin.cli({ command = { "man", "-kl", "" } }, opts)
end

-- Helper data ================================================================
-- Module default config
H.default_config = MiniExtra.config
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