add preselection

shell/select-option.sh

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function select_option {
     local shortcuts=()
     local idx=0
     local clean_opt
+    local selected=$SELECT_SELECT
     for opt; do
       multiselected+=(0)
       if [[ "$opt" =~ ^\[.\] ]]; then # choice starts with [x]
@@ -102,13 +103,10 @@ function select_option {
     local lborderchars="|:'"
     local rborderchars="|:."
 
-
-
     # ensure cursor and input echoing back on upon a ctrl+c during read -s
     trap "cursor_blink_on; stty echo; printf '\n'; exit 1" 2
     cursor_blink_off
 
-    local selected=0
     local bottomlength=$(( 10 + $max_opt ))
     local multiselect_pos=6
     if [[ $SELECT_NUMBERS  -eq 1 ]]; then
@@ -219,6 +217,7 @@ _help() {
     --center Center box on screen
     --middle Clear screen and position in the middle
     --timeout #  Set timeout in seconds
+    --select  #  Go to a row when starting. 0 = first item
     -o File  Save the choice(s) in a file.
     -_       Print spaces instead of underscores, workaround for
              shell arguments containing spaces.
@@ -280,6 +279,7 @@ SELECT_MIDDLE=0
 SELECT_TOFILE=""
 SELECT_TITLE=""
 SELECT_TIMEOUT=""
+SELECT_SELECT=0
 for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
   value=${!i}
   j=$(( i + 1 ))
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ for (( i=1; i<=$#; i++ )); do
   [[ "$value" = "--middle" ]] && { SELECT_MIDDLE=1; continue; }
   [[ "$value" = "--title" ]] && { SELECT_TITLE="${!j}"; ((i++)); continue; }
   [[ "$value" = "--timeout" ]] && { SELECT_TIMEOUT="-t ${!j}"; ((i++)); continue; }
+  [[ "$value" = "--select" ]] && { SELECT_SELECT="${!j}"; ((i++)); continue; }
   [[ "${value}" = "-"* ]] && {
     [[ "$value" =~ -.*h ]] && { _help; }
     [[ "$value" =~ -.*m ]] && { SELECT_MULTI=1; }