Add a selection mode

complete.go

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ var (
 		"cleaner",
 		"promptfmt",
 		"ratios",
+		"selmode",
 		"shell",
 		"shellflag",
 		"shellopts",

doc.go

@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
     relativenumber bool      (default off)
     reverse        bool      (default off)
     scrolloff      int       (default 0)
+    selmode        string    (default 'all')
     shell          string    (default 'sh' for Unix and 'cmd' for Windows)
     shellflag      string    (default '-c' for Unix and '/c' for Windows)
     shellopts      []string  (default '')
@@ -728,6 +729,12 @@ When 'number' is enabled, current line shows the absolute position, otherwise no
 
 Reverse the direction of sort.
 
+    selmode        string    (default 'all')
+
+Selection mode for commands.
+When set to 'all' it will use the selected files from all directories.
+When set to 'dir' it will only use the selected files in the current directory.
+
     scrolloff      int       (default 0)
 
 Minimum number of offset lines shown at all times in the top and the bottom of the screen when scrolling.

eval.go

@@ -384,6 +384,8 @@ func (e *setExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 		gOpts.ratios = rats
 		app.ui.wins = getWins(app.ui.screen)
 		app.ui.loadFile(app.nav, true)
+	case "selmode":
+		gOpts.selmode = e.val
 	case "shell":
 		gOpts.shell = e.val
 	case "shellflag":

lf.1

@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ The following options can be used to customize the behavior of lf:
     relativenumber bool      (default off)
     reverse        bool      (default off)
     scrolloff      int       (default 0)
+    selmode        string    (default 'all')
     shell          string    (default 'sh' for Unix and 'cmd' for Windows)
     shellflag      string    (default '-c' for Unix and '/c' for Windows)
     shellopts      []string  (default '')
@@ -881,6 +882,12 @@ Show the position number relative to the current line. When 'number' is enabled,
 .PP
 Reverse the direction of sort.
 .PP
+.EX
+    selmode        string    (default 'all')
+.EE
+.PP
+Selection mode for commands. When set to 'all' it will use the selected files from all directories. When set to 'dir' it will only use the selected files in the current directory.
+.PP
 .EX
     scrolloff      int       (default 0)
 .EE

nav.go

@@ -1739,27 +1739,37 @@ func (m indexedSelections) Swap(i, j int) {
 func (m indexedSelections) Less(i, j int) bool { return m.indices[i] < m.indices[j] }
 
 func (nav *nav) currSelections() []string {
+
+	currDirOnly := gOpts.selmode == "dir"
+	currDirPath := ""
+	if currDirOnly {
+		// select only from this directory
+		currDirPath = nav.currDir().path
+	}
+
 	paths := make([]string, 0, len(nav.selections))
 	indices := make([]int, 0, len(nav.selections))
 	for path, index := range nav.selections {
-		paths = append(paths, path)
-		indices = append(indices, index)
+		if !currDirOnly || filepath.Dir(path) == currDirPath {
+			paths = append(paths, path)
+			indices = append(indices, index)
+		}
 	}
 	sort.Sort(indexedSelections{paths: paths, indices: indices})
 	return paths
 }
 
 func (nav *nav) currFileOrSelections() (list []string, err error) {
-	if len(nav.selections) == 0 {
+	sel := nav.currSelections()
+
+	if len(sel) == 0 {
 		curr, err := nav.currFile()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("no file selected")
 		}
-
 		return []string{curr.path}, nil
 	}
-
-	return nav.currSelections(), nil
+	return sel, nil
 }
 
 func (nav *nav) calcDirSize() error {

opts.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var gOpts struct {
 	previewer      string
 	cleaner        string
 	promptfmt      string
+	selmode        string
 	shell          string
 	shellflag      string
 	timefmt        string
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func init() {
 	gOpts.previewer = ""
 	gOpts.cleaner = ""
 	gOpts.promptfmt = "\033[32;1m%u@%h\033[0m:\033[34;1m%d\033[0m\033[1m%f\033[0m"
+	gOpts.selmode = "all"
 	gOpts.shell = gDefaultShell
 	gOpts.shellflag = gDefaultShellFlag
 	gOpts.timefmt = time.ANSIC

ui.go

@@ -774,8 +774,9 @@ func (ui *ui) drawStatLine(nav *nav) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(nav.selections) > 0 {
-		selection += fmt.Sprintf("  \033[35;7m %d \033[0m", len(nav.selections))
+	currSelections := nav.currSelections()
+	if len(currSelections) > 0 {
+		selection += fmt.Sprintf("  \033[35;7m %d \033[0m", len(currSelections))
 	}
 
 	if len(dir.filter) != 0 {