From 59cd92a8fdd26a0b7a50aad3b6d1ec4e8d9e2bd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yan Lin <github@yanlincs.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2025 17:16:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add a few aliases to papis

---
 README.md         | 14 ++++++++++++++
 modules/papis.nix | 12 ++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6679ae8..e277f93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -460,6 +460,20 @@ papis export --format bibtex query_term > references.bib
 papis list --format '{doc[author]} - {doc[title]} ({doc[year]})'
 ```
 
+**Workflow Aliases:**
+```bash
+# Bibliography formatting
+papis-bib                    # List documents with formatted template
+papis-bib "machine learning" # Search and format specific documents
+
+# File operations  
+papis-add-file filename.pdf [query]  # Add file from ~/Downloads/ to existing entry
+papis-add-url [url] [query]          # Add file from URL to existing entry
+
+# Directory access
+papis-finder [query]                 # Open document directory in Finder
+```
+
 **Configuration location**: `modules/papis.nix` with embedded configuration
 **Main library**: `~/Documents/Library/papis`
 **Editor**: nvim (configured automatically)
diff --git a/modules/papis.nix b/modules/papis.nix
index 3fefbf5..fa7fe6c 100644
--- a/modules/papis.nix
+++ b/modules/papis.nix
@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@
     ---
   '';
 
-  # Shell alias for convenient bibliography formatting
+  # Shell aliases for papis workflow
   programs.zsh.shellAliases = {
-    papis-bib = "papis list --template \"$HOME/Library/Application Support/papis/templates/bibitem.template\"";
+    # Bibliography formatting
+    papis-info = "papis list --template \"$HOME/Library/Application Support/papis/templates/bibitem.template\"";
+    
+    # File operations
+    papis-add-file = "papis addto -f ~/Downloads/";
+    papis-add-url = "papis addto -u";
+    
+    # Finder integration
+    papis-finder = "open -R $(papis list)";
   };
 }