inquirer-select-directory

A directory prompt for Inquirer.js.

This project is a fork of Inquirer-directory which does not limit the navigation to the current folder.

Installation

npm install --save inquirer-select-directory

Features

• Support for symlinked files
• Vim style navigation
• Search for file with "/" key

Key Maps

• Press "/" key to enter search mode.
• Press "-" key to go up (back) a directory.
• Press "." key to select the current directory.

Usage

This prompt is anonymous, meaning you can register this prompt with the type name you please:

inquirer.registerPrompt('directory', require('inquirer-select-directory'));
inquirer.prompt({
  type: 'directory',
  ...
})

Change directory to whatever you might prefer.

Parameters

Takes type, name, message, basePath, options properties.

See inquirer readme for meaning of all except basePath.

basePath is the relative path from your current working directory

Example

inquirer.registerPrompt('directory', require('inquirer-select-directory'));
inquirer.prompt([{
  type: 'directory',
  name: 'from',
  message: 'Where you like to put this component?',
  basePath: './src'
}]).then(function(answers) {
  //etc
});

Options

options.displayFiles

default false

Set this to true if you to display files

inquirer.prompt([{
  type: 'directory',
  //...
  options: {
      displayFiles:true
  }
}]).then(function(answers) {
  //etc
});

options.displayHidden

default false

Set this to true if you to display hidden folders (and files if displayFiles is set to true)

inquirer.prompt([{
  type: 'directory',
  //...
  options: {
      displayHidden:true
  }
}]).then(function(answers) {
  //etc
});

License

MIT