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+# extract the current file with the right command
+# (xkcd link: https://xkcd.com/1168/)
+cmd extract ${{
+    set -f
+    case $f in
+        *.tar.bz|*.tar.bz2|*.tbz|*.tbz2) tar xjvf $f;;
+        *.tar.gz|*.tgz) tar xzvf $f;;
+        *.tar.xz|*.txz) tar xJvf $f;;
+        *.zip) unzip $f;;
+        *.rar) unrar x $f;;
+        *.7z) 7z x $f;;
+    esac
+}}
+
+# compress current file or selected files with tar and gunzip
+cmd tar ${{
+    set -f
+    mkdir $1
+    cp -r $fx $1
+    tar czf $1.tar.gz $1
+    rm -rf $1
+}}
+
+# compress current file or selected files with zip
+cmd zip ${{
+    set -f
+    mkdir $1
+    cp -r $fx $1
+    zip -r $1.zip $1
+    rm -rf $1
+}}
+
+# zoxide
+cmd cd %{{
+	result="$(zoxide query --exclude $PWD $@ | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g;s/"/\\"/g')"
+	lf -remote "send $id cd \"$result\""
+}}
+
+cmd cdi ${{
+	result="$(zoxide query -i | sed 's/\\/\\\\/g;s/"/\\"/g')"
+	lf -remote "send $id cd \"$result\""
+}}
+
+cmd on-cd &{{
+        zoxide add "$PWD"
+}}
+