# Devour: X11 Window Swallower Devour hides your current window before launching an external program and unhides it after quitting. Devour was inspired by [sw](https://github.com/ronniedroid/.dotfiles/blob/master/Scripts/sw) and is a successor to [devour.sh](https://github.com/salman-abedin/devour.sh) ![](https://gitlab.com/salman-abedin/assets/-/raw/master/devour.gif) # Demonstration done by [DistroTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVls1GmFKf6WlTraIb_IaJg) [![](https://gitlab.com/salman-abedin/assets/-/raw/master/devour-dt.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBNLzHcUtTo&t=5m22s) ## Dependencies - Xlib (client-side header files) ## Installation #### AUR ```sh yay -S --noconfirm devour # or yay -S --noconfirm devour-git # Nightly ``` #### Git ```sh git clone https://github.com/salman-abedin/devour.git && cd devour && sudo make install ``` ## Usage ```sh devour CMD ... ``` ## Patches - **Shell aliases**. (ex. `devour z FILE` instead of `devour zathura FILE`) ```sh cd devour patch -s < devour-shellalias-10.0.diff # Add the feature patch -s -R < devour-shellalias-10.0.diff # Remove the feature sudo make install # Reinstall ``` ## Pro Tip **Devour from your file explorer instead of the shell.** Watch my demo and notice how seamless it is compared to devouring from the shell. **Hint:** If you are one of those unfortunate souls who uses **xdg-open** instead of [a custom launch script](https://gist.github.com/salman-abedin/6f52c52e465d89d489f9ea8d891c7332), then go to your **~/.local/share/applications** directory and modify the applications you launch from your file explorer like below and enjoy the true devouring experience. ``` [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Name=PDF Reader Exec=/usr/local/bin/devour /usr/bin/zathura %U ``` ## Update ```sh cd devour git pull --no-rebase && sudo make install ``` ## Uninstallation ```sh cd devour sudo make uninstall ``` ## Logs - **21/06/20**:- Added support for names with spaces - **07/07/20**:- Added support for shell aliases - **03/08/20**:- Rewrote the shellscript in C - **23/08/20**:- Made additional features optional using patching - **08/11/20**:- Added support for all unsafe characters ## Contributors - keni7385 (AUR package submitter/maintainer) - [agnipau](https://github.com/agnipau) - [HawaiinPizza](https://github.com/HawaiinPizza) - [sbuller](https://github.com/sbuller) - [AriaMoradi](https://github.com/AriaMoradi) - [durcor](https://github.com/durcor) ## TO-DOs - Authentic swallowing --- ## Shameful Plug | Name | Description | | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | [faint](https://github.com/salman-abedin/faint) | Extensible TUI fuzzy file explorer | | [bolt](https://github.com/salman-abedin/bolt) | The launcher wrapper | | [uniblocks](https://github.com/salman-abedin/uniblocks) | The status bar wrapper | | [tide](https://github.com/salman-abedin/tide) | Minimal Transmission CLI client | | [puri](https://github.com/salman-abedin/puri) | Minimal URL launcher | | [Magpie](https://github.com/salman-abedin/magpie) | The dotfiles | | [Alfred](https://github.com/salman-abedin/alfred) | The scripts | ## Contact SalmanAbedin@disroot.org