How does multi-picking work exactly?

[eric-hansen]

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I couldn't really make sense of this from the docs, and maybe it's the ignorance of not needing such a thing before.

I get that marking multiple items will open them in a quickfix list. 👍🏻

What I don't get is how to mark files and how to then generate the list.

I am finding myself grepping (using grep_live picker) for something that I end up needing many files in that search preserved. So either it'd be beneficial to have a "use last picker" feature, or to use the mark/quickfix list route.

I have tried searching, the most relevant was someone asking how to open the marked files in their own buffers instead of a quickfix, but I also don't know how much of their config was theirs vs. what's necessary to make the feature/option work.

[echasnovski]

What I don't get is how to mark files ...

Make an item current and execute "Mark" action, which is <C-x> by default. It is also possible to mark all present matches with mark_all, which is <C-a> by default.

... and how to then generate the list.

Execute "Choose marked" action. By default with <M-CR>. What it does exactly depends on how it is defined in picker's source, but the default one indeed tries to detect common types of items that is reasonable to send to quickfix (like paths/buffers with/without positions).

So either it'd be beneficial to have a "use last picker" feature

This is also possible with builtin resume picker. Executing :Pick resume will open a latest picker at the state it was closed.

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The example of marking and sending to quickfix is also shown in the demo (at about 35 seconds).

[eric-hansen]

Awesome, this all works wonderfully, thanks!