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I was inspired by Opening a file from a git repository in the browser [ Hannes Leutloff - yeldiRium ] to write my own version of a script that lists the git forge URL for a given file. If I need to share a link with a colleague, of the open file, I can do that much more easily now.

My project lives at /cgit/opengitfile. I reimplemented all the code to match my own style, and because it's more fun to write than to read code.

To use this script, point it to a file.

opengitfile.sh ~/dev/serverlist/README.md
https://github.com/luanti-org/serverlist/blob/boost-domains/README.md

To use it in vim, put this in your .vimrc.

function! OpenGitFile()
   let a = system("opengitfile.sh " . bufname("%") . " " . line('.'))
   let b = system("dragon-drag-and-drop " . shellescape(a))
endfun
nmap <F7> :call OpenGitFile()<CR>
vmap <F7> <Esc>:call OpenGitFile()<CR>
imap <F7> <Esc>:call OpenGitFile()<CR>

And now F7 will run the script and open a dialog box with the url.