Added --hold and -h function

README.md

@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ go through it.  Very nice for programs like [emojin](https://github.com/peterjsc
 For example, `tmux-sidebar.sh man man` will show you the man page for man in 
 the sidebar.
 
+If the *first* argument is either `-h` or `--hold` then TDAB will pause after 
+executing the program and wait for you to hit a key (necessary for programs that 
+exit immediately, which triggers the pane closing). 
+
 If you run the scripts outside of tmux, it will just run the command.
 
 ### tmux_devour.sh

tmux_devour.sh

@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-
-
+    HOLD_VAR=""
+    if [ "$1" == "--hold" ] || [ "$1" == "-h" ];then
+        HOLD_VAR="True"
+        shift
+    fi
     c_tmux=$(env | grep -c TMUX)
     if [ $c_tmux -gt 0 ];then
         command=$(echo "$@")
@@ -19,10 +22,13 @@
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'devour'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -R 20
         tmux select-pane -m -t "$c_pane"
-        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        if [ "$HOLD_VAR" == "True" ];then
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; read ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        else
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        fi
         tmux resize-pane -Z -t "$c_pane"
         tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
     else
         eval "$@"
     fi
-    

tmux_sidebar.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 
+    HOLD_VAR=""
+    if [ "$1" == "--hold" ] || [ "$1" == "-h" ];then
+        HOLD_VAR="True"
+        shift
+    fi
 
     c_tmux=$(env | grep -c TMUX)
     if [ $c_tmux -gt 0 ];then
@@ -20,7 +25,11 @@
         #tmux swap-pane -s "$o_pane" -t "$c_pane"
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'topbar'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -R 30
-        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        if [ "$HOLD_VAR" == "True" ];then
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; read ;tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        else
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\" ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        fi
         tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
         tmux last-pane
     else

tmux_topbar.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
+    HOLD_VAR=""
+    if [ "$1" == "--hold" ] || [ "$1" == "-h" ];then
+        HOLD_VAR="True"
+        shift
+    fi
+
 
     c_tmux=$(env | grep -c TMUX)
     if [ $c_tmux -gt 0 ];then
@@ -18,7 +24,11 @@
         tmux swap-pane -s "$o_pane" -t "$c_pane"
         printf '\033]2;%s\033\\' 'topbar'
         tmux resize-pane -t "$c_pane" -U 14
-        command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\"  ; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        if [ "$HOLD_VAR" == "True" ];then
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\"  ; read; tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        else
+            command2=$(echo "eval \"${command}\"  ; read ;tmux kill-pane -t ${c_pane}")
+        fi
         tmux send-keys -t "$c_pane" "$command2" C-m
         tmux last-pane
     else