Update 2023-10-12 08:18 OpenBSD/amd64-x13

.bin/dexec_browser

@@ -10,32 +10,26 @@
 # 3. choose which browser to use
 #       (can suggest a matching default)
 
+
+. ${HOME}/.bin/_config
+
 HISTFILE="${HOME}/.browser_history"
+touch "${HISTFILE}"
 
-test -f ${HOME}/.bin/_config \
-    && . ${HOME}/.bin/_config \
-    || DMENU_CMD=dmenu
-
-test -f "${HISTFILE}" \
-    || touch "${HISTFILE}"
-
-PICKLIST="\
-paste_from_clipboard
-$(< "${HISTFILE}")
-"
-
-# show filtered history file
-# EXPECTS:  $PICKLIST $HISTFILE $DMENU_CMD
+# show history file
+# EXPECTS:  $HISTFILE $DMENU_CMD
 # PROVIDES: $INPUT
 read_input() {
-    local S=$(printf '%s\n' "${PICKLIST}" \
-        | ${DMENU_CMD} -p "Bookmarks")
+    local S=$( { echo "paste_from_clipboard"; tail -r ${HISTFILE}; } \
+                 | awk '!seen[$0]++' \
+                 |  ${DMENU_CMD} -p "Bookmarks")
+
     case "${S}" in
-        paste_from_clipboard)
-            S=$(xclip -o \
-                | head -n 1) ;;
+        paste_from_clipboard) S=$(xclip -o | head -n 1); ;;
     esac
+
     [ -z "${S}" ] && exit 0
+
     INPUT="${S}"
 }
 
@@ -175,7 +169,7 @@ choose_browser() {
 }
 
 save_history() {
-    printf '%s\n' "${INPUT}" >> "${HISTFILE}"
+    printf '%s\n' "${INPUT}" | sed 's/^ *//g;s/ *$//g' >> "${HISTFILE}"
 }
 
 # main program starts here.