First 2nd 3rd and 4th rev-isions

4th revision being most current  - goal is to evolve this to a working standalone program with a window not a series of pop-ups - in what language threes alternatives at the moment its a toss up between PyQt6 - and now looking at Tauri as a possibility - Though it may take diff directions tis only the beginning

TextSearchTruncate/duckduckgo_ai_text_find_truncate_rev1.bash

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set the initial text file and truncation lines
+text_file=""
+truncate_lines=1
+
+# Function to get user input for the text file
+get_text_file() {
+    while true; do
+        text_file=$(zenity --file-selection --title="Select Text File" --filename="$HOME" --file-filter="Text files | *.txt" --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px")
+        if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "Cancel" button or closed the window
+            notify_user "Canceled" "No text file selected."
+            return
+        elif [ ! -f "$text_file" ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "The selected file does not exist or is not a regular file."
+        elif [ ! -r "$text_file" ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "You do not have permission to read the selected file."
+        else
+            echo "Using text file: $text_file"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Function to get user input for the truncation lines
+get_truncate_lines() {
+    while true; do
+        truncate_lines=$(zenity --entry --title="Truncate Lines" --text="Please enter the number of lines to truncate from the tail:" --ok-label="Enter" --cancel-label="-- " --extra-button="X" --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px")
+        if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "Cancel" button or closed the window
+            notify_user "Canceled" "No truncation value specified."
+            return
+        elif [ "$?" -eq 2 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "X" button
+            exit 0
+        elif ! [[ "$truncate_lines" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "Invalid truncation value. Please enter a positive integer."
+        elif [ "$truncate_lines" -le 0 ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "The truncation value must be greater than 0."
+        else
+            echo "Truncating $truncate_lines lines from the tail."
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Function to display a notification
+notify_user() {
+    local title="$1"
+    local message="$2"
+    notify-send --urgency=low --icon=dialog-information --expire-time=3000 --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px" "$title" "$message"
+}
+
+# Function to clear the input fields
+clear_inputs() {
+    text_file=""
+    truncate_lines=1
+}
+
+# Function to process the file and display the output
+process_file() {
+    if [ ! -f "$text_file" ]; then
+        notify_user "Error" "The selected file does not exist or is not a regular file."
+        return
+    elif [ ! -r "$text_file" ]; then
+        notify_user "Error" "You do not have permission to read the selected file."
+        return
+    fi
+
+    # Truncate and output the last line(s)
+    last_lines=$(cat "$text_file" | tail -n "$truncate_lines")
+    echo "$last_lines"
+
+    # Display a notification with the last line(s)
+    notify_user "Last $truncate_lines Line(s)" "$last_lines"
+}
+
+# Main function to run the script
+run_script() {
+    get_text_file
+    if [ -n "$text_file" ]; then
+        get_truncate_lines
+        process_file
+    fi
+}
+
+# Keyboard shortcuts
+bind_shortcuts() {
+    # Ctrl+Enter to submit the inputs
+    bind -x '"\C-m": run_script'
+
+    # Ctrl+C to clear the inputs
+    bind -x '"\C-c": clear_inputs'
+}
+
+# Run the script
+bind_shortcuts
+run_script

TextSearchTruncate/duckduckgo_ai_text_find_truncate_rev2.bash

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set the initial text file, truncation lines, and default directory
+text_file=""
+truncate_lines=1
+default_dir="$HOME"
+
+# Directories for results, archives, and config
+script_dir="$PWD"
+results_dir="$script_dir/results"
+archives_dir="$script_dir/archives"
+config_file="$script_dir/config/config.sh"
+mkdir -p "$results_dir" "$archives_dir" "$(dirname "$config_file")"
+
+# Load the configuration file
+if [ -f "$config_file" ]; then
+    source "$config_file"
+    text_file="${last_text_file:-$text_file}"
+    truncate_lines="${last_truncate_lines:-$truncate_lines}"
+    default_dir=$(dirname "$text_file")
+fi
+
+# Function to get user input for the text file
+get_text_file() {
+    while true; do
+        text_file=$(zenity --file-selection --title="Select Text File" --filename="$default_dir" --file-filter="Text files | *.txt" --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px")
+        if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "Cancel" button or closed the window
+            notify_user "Canceled" "No text file selected."
+            return
+        elif [ ! -f "$text_file" ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "The selected file does not exist or is not a regular file."
+        elif [ ! -r "$text_file" ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "You do not have permission to read the selected file."
+        else
+            echo "Using text file: $text_file"
+            default_dir=$(dirname "$text_file")
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Function to get user input for the truncation lines
+get_truncate_lines() {
+    while true; do
+        truncate_lines=$(zenity --entry --title="Truncate Lines" --text="Please enter the number of lines to truncate from the tail:" --ok-label="Enter" --cancel-label="-- " --extra-button="X" --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px")
+        if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "Cancel" button or closed the window
+            notify_user "Canceled" "No truncation value specified."
+            return
+        elif [ "$?" -eq 2 ]; then
+            # User clicked the "X" button
+            exit 0
+        elif ! [[ "$truncate_lines" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "Invalid truncation value. Please enter a positive integer."
+        elif [ "$truncate_lines" -le 0 ]; then
+            notify_user "Error" "The truncation value must be greater than 0."
+        else
+            # Ensure the truncation value does not exceed the number of lines in the file
+            local total_lines=$(wc -l < "$text_file")
+            if [ "$truncate_lines" -gt "$total_lines" ]; then
+                truncate_lines=$total_lines
+                notify_user "Warning" "The truncation value exceeds the number of lines in the file. Truncating to the last $truncate_lines line(s)."
+            fi
+            echo "Truncating $truncate_lines lines from the tail."
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Function to display a notification
+notify_user() {
+    local title="$1"
+    local message="$2"
+    notify-send --urgency=low --icon=dialog-information --expire-time=3000 --style="background-color:#282A36;color:#F8F8F2;font-size:14px" "$title" "$message"
+}
+
+# Function to clear the input fields
+clear_inputs() {
+    text_file=""
+    truncate_lines=1
+    default_dir="$HOME"
+    last_text_file=""
+    last_truncate_lines=1
+

TextSearchTruncate/duckduckgo_ai_text_find_truncate_rev3.bash

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ...
+
+# Function to create directories if they don't exist
+create_directories() {
+    local dir_path="$1"
+    if [ ! -d "$dir_path" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$dir_path"
+        echo "Created directory: $dir_path" | tee -a "$log_file"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to log messages
+log_message() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local log_file_path="$script_dir/logs/truncate-file.log"
+    create_directories "$(dirname "$log_file_path")"
+    echo "$message" | tee -a "$log_file_path"
+}
+
+# Function to truncate files
+truncate_files() {
+    for file in $text_files; do
+        if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: File $file does not exist."
+            continue
+        elif [ ! -r "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: You do not have permission to read file $file."
+            continue
+        elif [ ! -s "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: File $file is empty."
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$output_file_name" ]; then
+            output_file="${file%.*}_${output_file_name}.txt"
+        else
+            output_file="${file}.truncated"
+        fi
+
+        output_dir=$(dirname "$output_file")
+        create_directories "$output_dir"
+
+        if ! head -n "$truncate_lines" "$file" > "$output_file"; then
+            log_message "Error: Failed to truncate file $file."
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        log_message "File $file truncated successfully"
+    done
+    log_message "Files truncated successfully"
+}
+
+# Main program
+get_text_files
+get_truncate_lines
+get_output_file_name
+confirm_truncation
+truncate_files
+

TextSearchTruncate/duckduckgo_ai_text_find_truncate_rev4.bash

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ...
+
+# Function to create directories if they don't exist
+create_directories() {
+    local dir_path="$1"
+    if [ ! -d "$dir_path" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "$dir_path"
+        echo "Created directory: $dir_path" | tee -a "$log_file"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to log messages
+log_message() {
+    local message="$1"
+    local log_file_path="$script_dir/logs/truncate-file.log"
+    create_directories "$(dirname "$log_file_path")"
+    echo "$message" | tee -a "$log_file_path"
+}
+
+# Function to truncate files
+truncate_files() {
+    for file in $text_files; do
+        if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: File $file does not exist."
+            continue
+        elif [ ! -r "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: You do not have permission to read file $file."
+            continue
+        elif [ ! -s "$file" ]; then
+            log_message "Error: File $file is empty."
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        if [ -n "$output_file_name" ]; then
+            output_file="${file%.*}_${output_file_name}.txt"
+        else
+            output_file="${file}.truncated"
+        fi
+
+        output_dir=$(dirname "$output_file")
+        create_directories "$output_dir"
+
+        if ! head -n "$truncate_lines" "$file" > "$output_file"; then
+            log_message "Error: Failed to truncate file $file."
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        log_message "File $file truncated successfully"
+    done
+    log_message "Files truncated successfully"
+}
+
+# Main program
+get_text_files
+get_truncate_lines
+get_output_file_name
+confirm_truncation
+truncate_files
+