-fsanitize=address related stuff

Makefile

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CC := gcc
 CFLAGS := -Wall -Wextra -O2 -flto=auto
-CURSES := $(shell pkg-config --libs ncurses)
+CURSES := $(shell pkg-config --libs ncursesw)
 CFLAGS_DEBUG := $(CFLAGS) -g
 CFLAGS_PROFILE := $(CFLAGS) -pg
 GDB := gdb --tui ./th

backend.c

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include "config.h"
 
 #define concat(out, s1, s2, _free) { \
 	concat## _free(out, s1, s2); \
@@ -78,3 +80,29 @@ char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle){
 	return ret;
 }
 
+char* parse_cmd_char(const char *cmd, const char *path){
+	char *index = strstr(cmd, SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR);
+	char *out;
+
+	if (index) {
+		out = malloc(strlen(cmd) + 1 + strlen(path) + 1);
+		char *o = out;
+		memcpy(out, cmd, index - cmd);
+		o += index-cmd;
+		*o = '\"';
+		o++;
+		memcpy(o, path, strlen(path));
+		o += strlen(path);
+		*o = '\"';
+		memcpy(o+1, index + 1, strlen(index+1));
+		*(o+strlen(index+1)+1) = '\0';
+		return out;
+	} else {
+		concat(out, cmd, " ./\"", 0);
+		concat(out, out, path, 1);
+		concat(out, out, "\"", 1);
+	}
+
+	return out;
+
+}

backend.h

@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@
 
 /*char* concat(const char *s1, const char *s2);*/
 char* smartstrcasestr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
+char* parse_cmd_char(const char *cmd, const char *path);
+

config.h

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #define SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW 1	/* 0 is disabled, 1 is enabled, 2 is with caching; depends on ueberzug */
 #define SETTINGS_RELOAD_DIR_DELTA 10		/* 0 is disabled, time in seconds between automatic refresh of dir contents */
 #define SETTINGS_CURSES_TIMEOUT 100		/* read: inopts(3NCURSES), blocking time between user inputs */
+#define SETTINGS_COMMAND_REPLACE_STR "%"	/* if a command in any cmd inside this fle contains this string, it will be replaced with the hovered/selected file name
+						 * as of right now, this character cannot be escaped; i.e ``command\% --arg`` will parse into ``command\path_of_hovered_file --arg``*/
 
 /* {{{ */
 #ifndef CONFIG_GUARD
@@ -19,25 +21,25 @@ static const mimetype mimetype_default_cmd[] = {
 	* file --mime-type -b ./image.gif
 	* gives us "image/gif", thusly if we want to open gif in mpv rather than feh,
 	* we need to define "gif" before "image" */
-	{ "text",	"$EDITOR"			},
-	{ "gif",	"mpv --loop-file=\"inf\""	},
-	{ "image",	"feh"				},
-	{ "video",	"mpv"				},
-	{ "audio",	"mpv"				},
-	{ "pdf",	"zathura"			},
+	{ "text",	"$EDITOR"						},
+	{ "gif",	"nohup mpv --loop-file=\"inf\" % >/dev/null 2>&1 &"	},
+	{ "image",	"feh % >/dev/null 2>&1 &"				},
+	{ "video",	"nohup mpv % >/dev/null 2>&1 &"				},
+	{ "audio",	"mpv"							},
+	{ "pdf",	"zathura"						},
 };
 static const extension file_extension_default_cmd[] = {
 	/* extension	shell command
 	 * similar to mimetype_default_cmd, however it searches for exact string matches
 	 * and is checked before mimetype_default_cmd */
 	{ ".exe",	"wine"},
-	{ ".cbz",	"mcomix"},
-	{ ".cbr",	"mcomix"},
+	{ ".cbz",	"mcomix % &"},
+	{ ".cbr",	"mcomix % &"},
 	{ ".json",	"$EDITOR"},
 	{ ".csv",	"$EDITOR"},
 };
 static const binding key_binding[] = {
-	/*key	action			blackmagic	comment*/
+	/*key		action			blackmagic	comment*/
 	/*you cannot add bindings that include other bindings in its entirety
 	 * possible: mk, mf
 	 * not possible: gg, ggg
@@ -111,6 +113,11 @@ static const char size_unit[] = { 'B', 'K', 'M', 'G', 'T', 'P' }; /* this define
 static const char clipboard_cmd[] = "xsel -ib --trim"; /* assembles the following shell cmd: echo "hovered_file" | clipboard_cmd */
 static const char ui_btm_text_storage_left[] = "total free";
 static const char ui_btm_current_dir_size[] = "sum of dir,";
+static const char ui_open_with_text_0[] = "open"; /*ui_open_with_text_0 \"selected_file\" ui_open_with_text_1*/
+static const char ui_open_with_text_1[] = "with:";
+static const char ui_rename_text_0[] = "rename"; /*ui_rename_text_0 \"selected_file\" ui_rename_text_1*/
+static const char ui_rename_text_1[] = "to:";
+static const char ui_delete_text[] = "delete:";
 
 /* {{{ */
 static const unsigned long binding_count = sizeof(key_binding) / sizeof(binding);
@@ -127,5 +134,10 @@ static const unsigned long mimetype_default_count;
 static const unsigned long file_extension_default_count;
 static const char size_unit[];
 static const char size_unit_count;
+static const char ui_open_with_text_0[];
+static const char ui_open_with_text_1[];
+static const char ui_rename_text_0[];
+static const char ui_rename_text_1[];
+static const char ui_delete_text[];
 #endif
 /* }}} */

dir.c

@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			dir_content[i].file_size = file->st_size;
 			dir_content[i].permissions = file->st_mode;
 
-			if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
-				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
-				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
-				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
-			} else if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
+			if (S_ISLNK(file->st_mode)) {
 				stat(full_path, file);
 				if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
 					dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
@@ -97,6 +93,10 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 					dir_content[i].file_type =  FILE_TYPE_REGULAR | FILE_TYPE_SYMLINK;
 					dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_SYMLINK;
 				}
+			} else if (S_ISDIR(file->st_mode)) {
+				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_DIR;
+				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_DIR;
+				dir_content[i].file_size = get_dir_size(full_path);
 			} else if (file->st_mode & S_IXUSR) {
 				dir_content[i].file_type = FILE_TYPE_EXEC;
 				dir_content[i].color_pair = COLOR_EXEC;
@@ -139,18 +139,13 @@ void get_dir_content(char *path, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file *dir_conten
 			}
 			free(full_path);
 			free(file);
+			free(entry[i]);
 		}
 	}
 
 	qsort(dir_content, *dir_file_count, sizeof(file), order_func);
 	
-	for (i = 0; i < *dir_file_count; i++) {
-		free(entry[i]);
-	}
-	if (entry != NULL) {
-		free(entry);
-	} else {
-	}
+	free(entry);
 
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +254,7 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 				file_name[printable_size + strlen(extension)-1] = '\0';
 				file_name[printable_size - 2] = '~';
 			} else {
-				file_name = malloc(printable_size-1);
+				file_name = malloc(printable_size);
 				memcpy(file_name, dir_content[i].file_name, printable_size);
 				file_name[printable_size-2] = '~';
 				file_name[printable_size-1] = '\0';
@@ -320,6 +315,7 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 		} else {
 			wattroff(win, COLOR_PAIR(dir_content[i].color_pair));
 		}
+		free(file_name);
 
 	}
 	free(bg);
@@ -327,13 +323,11 @@ void print_dir(WINDOW *win, char print_info, unsigned long *dir_file_count, file
 
 char update_selected_file(){
 	char ret = -1; /* -1 on empty or inaccessible file, 0 on unchanged file, 1 on changed file */
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') { /* only happens if the current path is either empty or inaccessible */
-		return ret;
-	}
+
 	if (selected_file_current >= mid_file_count) {
 		selected_file_current = mid_file_count-1;
 	}
-	if (selected_file_current != selected_file_last) {
+	if (selected_file_current != selected_file_last && selected_file_last <= mid_file_count) {
 		mid_content[selected_file_last].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_HOVER;
 		ret = 1;
 	} else {
@@ -344,7 +338,7 @@ char update_selected_file(){
 	return ret;
 }
 void dir_set_selected_file_current(unsigned long selected_file_current){
-	if (mid_content->file_name[0] != '\0') {
+	if (mid_content->file_name) {
 		current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
 	}
 }
@@ -384,7 +378,9 @@ void dir_init(){
 }
 
 void recursive_delete(file current_file){
-	if (current_file.file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
+	if (S_ISLNK(current_file.permissions)) {
+		remove(current_file.file_name);
+	} else if (current_file.file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR ) {
 		unsigned int file_modifiers_tmp = file_modifiers;
 		file_modifiers |= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
 		unsigned long current_file_count = get_dir_size(current_file.file_name);

file_previews.c

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ char* get_mimetype(char *path){
 	FILE *cmd_open = popen(cmd, "r");
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t size = 0;
+	free(cmd);
 	if (getline(&line, &size, cmd_open) != -1){
 		pclose(cmd_open);
 		return line;

interactions.c

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void move_down(unsigned long passes){
 	selected_file_current += passes;
 
 	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ void move_up(unsigned long passes){
 	}
 
 	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
 	
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
 void move_left(unsigned long passes){
@@ -216,7 +217,9 @@ void move_left(unsigned long passes){
 			selected_file_current = dir_get_selected_file_current();
 		}
 	}
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	update_selected_file();
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void move_right(){
 	if (mid_content->file_name[0] == '\0') {
@@ -237,9 +240,9 @@ void move_right(){
 			for (i = 0; i < file_extension_default_count; i++) {
 				if (strstr(extension, file_extension_default_cmd[i].file_extension)) {
 					char *cmd;
-					concat(cmd, file_extension_default_cmd[i].command, " ./\"", 0);
+					concat(cmd, file_extension_default_cmd[i].command, " ./\'", 0);
 					concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-					concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
+					concat(cmd, cmd, "\'", 1);
 
 
 					if (system(cmd) == -1) {
@@ -247,7 +250,7 @@ void move_right(){
 					}
 					curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
 					match = 1;
-					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 					break;
 				}
 			}
@@ -256,17 +259,12 @@ void move_right(){
 			for (i = 0; i < mimetype_default_count; i++) {
 				if (strstr(mime, mimetype_default_cmd[i].mimetype)) {
 
-					char *cmd;
-					concat(cmd, mimetype_default_cmd[i].command, " ./\"", 0);
-					concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-					concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
-
-
+					char *cmd = parse_cmd_char(mimetype_default_cmd[i].command, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name);
 					if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 						/*do nothing*/
 					}
 					curs_set(1); /*for some reason, 1 here turns it invisible once again */
-					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
+					status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 					break;
 
 				}
@@ -275,11 +273,11 @@ void move_right(){
 		free(mime);
 	}
 	update_selected_file();
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void toggle_hidden_files(){
 	file_modifiers ^= FILE_MODIFIERS_HIDDEN_FILES;
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY);
 }
 void toggle_selection(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
@@ -294,15 +292,15 @@ void jump_bottom(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
 	selected_file_current = 0 - 1;
 	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
-	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
+	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_0);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
 void jump_top(){
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
 	selected_file_current = 0;
 	update_selected_file();
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK);
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 }
@@ -316,8 +314,11 @@ void open_with(){
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
 	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
 
-	concat(btm_buffer, "open \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
-	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\" with:", 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, ui_open_with_text_0, " \'", 0);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\' ", 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, ui_open_with_text_1, 1);
+
 
 	window_btm(win_b, 1);
 
@@ -330,17 +331,19 @@ void open_with(){
 	
 	if (err == 0) {
 		char *cmd;
-		concat(cmd, str, " ./\"", 0);
+		concat(cmd, str, " ./\'", 0);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\'", 1);
 
 		#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
 		images_clear();
 		#endif
 
+		endwin();
 		if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 			FAIL("open_with", "creating subcommand failed unhandled");
 		}
+		initscr();
 	}
 
 	status |= (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_RELOAD_FULL);
@@ -360,8 +363,10 @@ void rename_hovered(){
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
 	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
 
-	concat(btm_buffer, "rename \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
-	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\" to:", 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, ui_rename_text_0, " \'", 0);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\' ", 1);
+	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, ui_rename_text_1, 1);
 
 	window_btm(win_b, 1);
 
@@ -373,10 +378,10 @@ void rename_hovered(){
 	
 	if (!err) {
 		char *cmd;
-		concat(cmd, "mv ./\"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, "\" ./\"", 1);
+		concat(cmd, "mv ./\'", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\' ./\'", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, str, 1);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\'", 1);
 		 
 		if (system(cmd) == -1) {
 			FAIL("rename_hovered", "mv or creating subcommand failed"); 
@@ -403,50 +408,30 @@ void delete(){
 	char *file_str = "";
 	for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
 		if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-			concat(file_str, file_str, "\"", 0);
+			concat(file_str, file_str, "\'", 0);
 			concat(file_str, file_str, mid_content[i].file_name, 1);
-			concat(file_str, file_str, "\" ", 1);
+			concat(file_str, file_str, "\' ", 1);
 			hits++;
 		}
 	}
 
 	werase(win_b);
 	mvwin(win_b, terminal_height-6, 0);
-	if (strlen(file_str) < (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION-1) * (terminal_width/3)) {
-		wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width/3); /*the div3 just looks cool*/
-		btm_buffer = malloc(BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3));
-		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3)));
+	wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width); 
+	btm_buffer = malloc(BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
+	memset(btm_buffer, ' ', BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
 
-		memcpy(btm_buffer, "delete: ",strlen("delete: "));
-		if (hits) {
-			memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: "), file_str, strlen(file_str));
-		} else {
-			btm_buffer[strlen("delete: ")] = '"';
-			memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: ") + sizeof(char), mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)-1);
-			btm_buffer[strlen("delete: ") + sizeof(char) + strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)] = '"';
-		}
+	memcpy(btm_buffer, ui_delete_text ,strlen(ui_delete_text));
 
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3) - (terminal_width/3)) , "(y/N)", strlen("(y/N)"));
-		btm_buffer[BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * (terminal_width/3)] = '\0';
+	/*this horrendous check tries to copy everything until the last line, while keeping said last line unwritten*/
+	/*lets hope im never gonna need to format something like this ever again*/
+	memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen(ui_delete_text)+1, file_str, 
+		(strlen(file_str) > ((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) ?
+			((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) : 
+			strlen(file_str)));
 
-	} else {
-		/*since more data is present than can be represented using div3, we do the uncool thing*/
-		wresize(win_b, BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION, terminal_width); 
-		btm_buffer = malloc(BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
-		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width);
-
-		memcpy(btm_buffer, "delete: ",strlen("delete: "));
-
-		/*this horrendous check tries to copy everything until the last line, while keeping said last line unwritten*/
-		/*lets hope im never gonna need to format something like this ever again*/
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + strlen("delete: "), file_str, 
-			(strlen(file_str) > ((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) ?
-				((BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width) - terminal_width) : 
-				strlen(file_str)));
-
-		memcpy(btm_buffer + (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width - terminal_width) , "(y/N)", strlen("(y/N)"));
-		btm_buffer[BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width] = '\0';
-	}
+	memcpy(btm_buffer + (BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width - terminal_width) , "(y/N)", strlen("(y/N)"));
+	btm_buffer[BTM_WINDOW_HEIGHT_ON_STR_INTERACTION * terminal_width-1] = '\0';
 
 
 
@@ -645,9 +630,9 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	char *file_str = "";
 	for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
 		if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
-			concat(file_str, file_str, "\"", 0);
+			concat(file_str, file_str, "\'", 0);
 			concat(file_str, file_str, mid_content[i].file_name, 1);
-			concat(file_str, file_str, "\" ", 1);
+			concat(file_str, file_str, "\' ", 1);
 			hits++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -655,9 +640,9 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	if (hits) {
 		concat(btm_buffer, key_binding[index].black_magic, file_str, 2);
 	} else {
-		concat(btm_buffer, key_binding[index].black_magic, "\"", 0);
+		concat(btm_buffer, key_binding[index].black_magic, "\'", 0);
 		concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-		concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\"", 1);
+		concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "\'", 1);
 	}
 
 	concat(btm_buffer, btm_buffer, "?", 1);
@@ -678,13 +663,14 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 		/* the second loop is used to add "./", wich is not being printed" */
 		char *cmd = malloc(sizeof(char));
 		/* TODO(2025-07-06T07:23:05) IMPORTANT: this really fucks up when the file has a quotation mark in its name */
+		endwin();
 		if (hits) {
 			for (i = 0; i < mid_file_count; i++) {
 				if (mid_content[i].status & FILE_STATUS_SELECTED) {
 					free(cmd);
-					concat(cmd, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \"", 0);
+					concat(cmd, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \'", 0);
 					concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[i].file_name, 1);
-					concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
+					concat(cmd, cmd, "\'", 1);
 					if (system(cmd) != 0) {
 						/*do nothing*/
 					}
@@ -692,9 +678,9 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 			}
 		} else {
 			free(cmd);
-			concat(cmd, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \"", 0);
+			concat(cmd, (char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, " \'", 0);
 			concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-			concat(cmd, cmd, "\"", 1);
+			concat(cmd, cmd, "\'", 1);
 			if (system(cmd) != 0) {
 				/*do nothing*/
 			}
@@ -703,6 +689,7 @@ void cmd_on_selected(unsigned long passes, int index){
 		}
 		/*system(cmd);*/
 		free(cmd);
+		initscr();
 
 	}
 	free(btm_buffer);
@@ -717,15 +704,15 @@ void yank_text(unsigned long passes, int index){
 	char *cmd;
 	if (strncmp((char*)key_binding[index].black_magic, "path", 4) == 0) {
 		char *path=getcwd(NULL, 0);
-		concat(cmd, "echo \"", path, 0);
+		concat(cmd, "echo \'", path, 0);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, "/", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 1);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, "\" | ", 1);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\' | ", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, clipboard_cmd, 1);
 		free(path);
 	} else {
-		concat(cmd, "echo \"", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, "\" | ", 1);
+		concat(cmd, "echo \'", mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, 0);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\' | ", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, clipboard_cmd, 1);
 	}
 	if (system(cmd) == -1) {
@@ -782,17 +769,15 @@ void yank_file(unsigned long passes, int index){
 void paste(){
 	unsigned long i;
 	for (i = 0; i < yank_files.count; i++) {
-		/*TODO(2025-08-14T22:10:44) escape path*/
 		char *cmd;
 		if (yank_files.status & YANK_COPY) {
-			concat(cmd, "false | cp -ri ", yank_files.path, 0);
+			concat(cmd, "false | cp -ri \'", yank_files.path, 0);
 		} else {
-			concat(cmd, "mv ", yank_files.path, 0);
+			concat(cmd, "mv \'", yank_files.path, 0);
 		}
 		concat(cmd, cmd, "/", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, *yank_files.list, 1);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, " ./", 1);
-		concat(cmd, cmd, *yank_files.list, 1);
+		concat(cmd, cmd, "\' ./", 1);
 		concat(cmd, cmd, " 2>&1", 1);
 		char *line = malloc(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE);
 		FILE *cmd_open;
@@ -887,7 +872,7 @@ void search(){
 
 	curs_set(0);
 
-	dir_set_selected_file_current(selected_file_current);
+	current_dir->selected_file_current = selected_file_current;
 
 	update_selected_file();
 

main.c

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ char *terminal_width_empty_line; /* used in user_interactions */
 void render_pass();
 void init();
 
-
 int main(){
 
 	init();
@@ -92,6 +91,7 @@ int main(){
 			temp_heigth = terminal_height;
 		}
 		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
+			free(global_path);
 			global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);

sorting.c

@@ -118,19 +118,13 @@ int sort_random(const void *file0, const void *file1){
 	if (!(((file*)file0)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR) && (((file*)file1)->file_type & FILE_TYPE_DIR)) {
 			return 1;
 	}
-	time_t num = (time_t)&seed;
-	time_t i;
-	for (i = num%2; i < 6+(((time_t)&seed)%2); i++){
-		num ^= *seed;
-		if (num%2) {
-			num ^= (time_t)&num;
-			num ^= num << (i + (((time_t)&seed)%5));
-		} else {
-			num ^= (time_t)&seed;
-			num ^= num >> (i + (((time_t)&num)%5));
-		}
+	time_t num = ((time_t)&sort_random)^((time_t)sort_natural);
+	int i = 1;
+	for (; i < 6; i++) {
+		num += *seed;
+		num ^= num << ((((time_t)&seed)%6)+i);
+		num ^= num >> ((((time_t)&num)%9)+i);
 	}
-	num ^= getpid();
 
 	return ((num%3) - 1);
 

threading.c

@@ -93,9 +93,7 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 				mid_file_count = 0;
 
 			}
-			pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_selection);
 			update_selected_file();
-			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_selection);
 		}
 
 		btm_status = local_status;
@@ -157,20 +155,11 @@ void *thread_rgt(){
 
 
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex_mid);
-		char *path;
-		if (mid_file_count != 0) {
-			path = malloc(strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name) + 1);
-			memcpy(path, mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name, strlen(mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name)+1);
-		} else {
-			path = malloc(sizeof(char));
-			path[0] = '\0';
-		}
-		file_current.file_type = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_type;
-		file_current.file_size = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_size;
-		file_current.status = mid_content[selected_file_current].status;
+		char *path = mid_content[selected_file_current].file_name;
+		memcpy(&file_current, &mid_content[selected_file_current], sizeof(file));
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
-		if (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IRUSR) {
+		if (file_current.permissions & S_IRUSR) {
 			if (file_current.file_type &= FILE_TYPE_DIR) {
 				#if SETTINGS_UEBERZUG_IMAGE_PREVIEW != 0
 				images_clear();
@@ -185,14 +174,20 @@ void *thread_rgt(){
 				free(rgt_content);
 
 				rgt_file_count = get_dir_size(path);
-				rgt_content = malloc(rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				memset(rgt_content, '\0', rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
-				get_dir_content(path, &rgt_file_count, rgt_content);
-				rgt_content[0].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_FILE_OPEN;
+				if (rgt_file_count) { /* fails if dir empty */
+					rgt_content = malloc(rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
+					memset(rgt_content, '\0', rgt_file_count * sizeof(file));
+					get_dir_content(path, &rgt_file_count, rgt_content);
+					rgt_content[0].status &= ~FILE_STATUS_FILE_OPEN;
 
-				free(rgt_buffer);
-				rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
-				rgt_buffer[0] = '\0';
+					free(rgt_buffer);
+					rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
+					rgt_buffer[0] = '\0';
+				} else { /* the hovered dir is empty */
+					rgt_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
+					rgt_content->file_type = 0;
+					rgt_content->permissions = mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions; 
+				}
 			} else if ((status & STATUS_DELTA_TIME) != STATUS_DELTA_TIME) {
 
 				unsigned long i = 0;
@@ -225,8 +220,9 @@ void *thread_rgt(){
 			rgt_buffer = malloc(sizeof(char));
 			rgt_buffer[0] = '\0';
 		}
-
+		/*
 		free(path);
+		*/
 
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_rgt);
 	}
@@ -282,6 +278,9 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 
 			free(ui_btm_right_block);
 
+			if(path) {
+				free(path);
+			}
 			path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			struct statvfs fs;
 			statvfs(path, &fs);
@@ -338,15 +337,15 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 		if (buffer_width != terminal_width) {
 			buffer_width = terminal_width;
 			free(btm_buffer);
-			btm_buffer = malloc(buffer_width);
-			memset(btm_buffer, ' ', buffer_width/2);
+			btm_buffer = malloc(buffer_width+1);
 		}
-		memset(btm_buffer + (buffer_width/2), ' ', buffer_width/2);
+		memset(btm_buffer, ' ', buffer_width);
 		btm_buffer[buffer_width] = '\0';
 
 		memcpy(btm_buffer + buffer_width - ui_btm_right_block_size, ui_btm_right_block, ui_btm_right_block_size);
 
-		btm_buffer[0] = (S_ISDIR(mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions))  ? 'd' : '-';
+		btm_buffer[0] = (S_ISLNK(mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions)) ? 'l': 
+				(S_ISDIR(mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions)  ? 'd': '-');
 		btm_buffer[1] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IRUSR) ? 'r' : '-';
 		btm_buffer[2] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IWUSR) ? 'w' : '-';
 		btm_buffer[3] = (mid_content[selected_file_current].permissions & S_IXUSR) ? 'x' : '-';
@@ -378,13 +377,11 @@ void threading_init(){
 
 	mid_content->file_type = 0;
 	mid_content->file_size = 0;
-	mid_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-	mid_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
+	mid_content->file_name = "";
 
 	rgt_content->file_type = 0;
 	rgt_content->file_size = 0;
-	rgt_content->file_name = malloc(sizeof(char));
-	rgt_content->file_name[0] = '\0';
+	rgt_content->file_name = "";
 
 
 	volatile char vol; /* needed to make sure higher optimization steps dont move these around */