feat: new follow command to follow files pointed to by symlinks

yazi-boot/src/actions/debug.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::{env, ffi::OsStr, fmt::Write};
 
 use regex::Regex;
 use yazi_adapter::Mux;
+use yazi_shared::timestamp_us;
 
 use super::Actions;
 
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@ impl Actions {
 		writeln!(s, "    xclip        : {}", Self::process_output("xclip", "-version"))?;
 		writeln!(s, "    xsel         : {}", Self::process_output("xsel", "--version"))?;
 
+		writeln!(s, "\nRoutine")?;
+		writeln!(s, "    `file -bL --mime-type`: {}", Self::file1_output())?;
+
 		writeln!(
 			s,
 			"\n\nSee https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors."
@@ -132,4 +136,19 @@ impl Actions {
 			Err(e) => format!("{e}"),
 		}
 	}
+
+	fn file1_output() -> String {
+		use std::io::Write;
+
+		let p = env::temp_dir().join(format!("yazi-debug-{}", timestamp_us()));
+		std::fs::File::create_new(&p).map(|mut f| f.write_all(b"Hello, World!")).ok();
+
+		let cmd = env::var_os("YAZI_FILE_ONE").unwrap_or("file".into());
+		match std::process::Command::new(cmd).args(["-bL", "--mime-type"]).arg(&p).output() {
+			Ok(out) => {
+				String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().lines().next().unwrap_or_default().to_owned()
+			}
+			Err(e) => format!("{e}"),
+		}
+	}
 }

yazi-config/preset/keymap-default.toml

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ keymap = [
 	{ on = [ "g", "c" ],       run = "cd ~/.config",     desc = "Go ~/.config" },
 	{ on = [ "g", "d" ],       run = "cd ~/Downloads",   desc = "Go ~/Downloads" },
 	{ on = [ "g", "<Space>" ], run = "cd --interactive", desc = "Jump interactively" },
+	{ on = [ "g", "f" ],       run = "follow",           desc = "Follow hovered symlink" },
 
 	# Tabs
 	{ on = "t", run = "tab_create --current", desc = "Create a new tab with CWD" },
@@ -228,8 +229,8 @@ keymap = [
 keymap = [
 	{ on = "<C-c>",   run = "close",          desc = "Cancel input" },
 	{ on = "<Enter>", run = "close --submit", desc = "Submit input" },
-	{ on = "<Esc>",   run = "escape",         desc = "Go back the normal mode, or cancel input" },
-	{ on = "<C-[>",   run = "escape",         desc = "Go back the normal mode, or cancel input" },
+	{ on = "<Esc>",   run = "escape",         desc = "Back to normal mode, or cancel input" },
+	{ on = "<C-[>",   run = "escape",         desc = "Back to normal mode, or cancel input" },
 
 	# Mode
 	{ on = "i", run = "insert",                          desc = "Enter insert mode" },
@@ -285,14 +286,14 @@ keymap = [
 	{ on = "<A-d>", run = "kill forward",  desc = "Kill forwards to the end of the current word" },
 
 	# Cut/Yank/Paste
-	{ on = "d", run = "delete --cut",                              desc = "Cut the selected characters" },
-	{ on = "D", run = [ "delete --cut", "move eol" ],              desc = "Cut until the EOL" },
-	{ on = "c", run = "delete --cut --insert",                     desc = "Cut the selected characters, and enter insert mode" },
-	{ on = "C", run = [ "delete --cut --insert", "move eol" ],     desc = "Cut until the EOL, and enter insert mode" },
-	{ on = "x", run = [ "delete --cut", "move 1 --in-operating" ], desc = "Cut the current character" },
-	{ on = "y", run = "yank",                                      desc = "Copy the selected characters" },
-	{ on = "p", run = "paste",                                     desc = "Paste the copied characters after the cursor" },
-	{ on = "P", run = "paste --before",                            desc = "Paste the copied characters before the cursor" },
+	{ on = "d", run = "delete --cut",                              desc = "Cut selected characters" },
+	{ on = "D", run = [ "delete --cut", "move eol" ],              desc = "Cut until EOL" },
+	{ on = "c", run = "delete --cut --insert",                     desc = "Cut selected characters, and enter insert mode" },
+	{ on = "C", run = [ "delete --cut --insert", "move eol" ],     desc = "Cut until EOL, and enter insert mode" },
+	{ on = "x", run = [ "delete --cut", "move 1 --in-operating" ], desc = "Cut current character" },
+	{ on = "y", run = "yank",                                      desc = "Copy selected characters" },
+	{ on = "p", run = "paste",                                     desc = "Paste copied characters after the cursor" },
+	{ on = "P", run = "paste --before",                            desc = "Paste copied characters before the cursor" },
 
 	# Undo/Redo
 	{ on = "u",     run = "undo", desc = "Undo the last operation" },
@@ -361,5 +362,5 @@ keymap = [
 	{ on = "<Down>", run = "arrow next", desc = "Next line" },
 
 	# Filtering
-	{ on = "f", run = "filter", desc = "Apply a filter for the help items" },
+	{ on = "f", run = "filter", desc = "Filter help items" },
 ]

yazi-core/src/tab/commands/follow.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use yazi_fs::clean_url;
+use yazi_shared::event::CmdCow;
+
+use crate::tab::Tab;
+
+struct Opt;
+
+impl From<CmdCow> for Opt {
+	fn from(_: CmdCow) -> Self { Self }
+}
+
+impl Tab {
+	#[yazi_codegen::command]
+	pub fn follow(&mut self, _: Opt) {
+		let Some(file) = self.hovered() else { return };
+		let Some(link_to) = &file.link_to else { return };
+
+		if link_to.is_absolute() {
+			self.reveal(link_to.to_owned());
+		} else if let Some(p) = file.url.parent_url() {
+			self.reveal(clean_url(&p.join(link_to)));
+		}
+	}
+}

yazi-core/src/tab/commands/mod.rs

@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ yazi_macro::mod_flat!(
 	update_peeked
 	update_spotted
 	visual_mode
+	follow,
 );

yazi-fm/src/executor.rs

@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ impl<'a> Executor<'a> {
 		on!(ACTIVE, forward);
 		on!(ACTIVE, cd);
 		on!(ACTIVE, reveal);
+		on!(ACTIVE, follow);
 
 		// Toggle
 		on!(ACTIVE, toggle);

yazi-fs/src/path.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use yazi_shared::url::{Loc, Url};
 
 use crate::CWD;
 
+#[inline]
+pub fn clean_url(url: &Url) -> Url { Url::from(clean_path(url)) }
+
 #[inline]
 pub fn clean_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> PathBuf { _clean_path(path.as_ref()) }