dmenu-scripts/dmenufilehandler

#!/bin/sh

# feed the script with your directory path
# and it will list all your files and open them
# in your prefered program with xdg-open


# cd into the given directory
cd $1


# a functions that list all everything in a directory and gives back the chosen one
choice (){
(ls -1 -a | dmenu -l 30 -p "Choose your file!")
}

# first choice
dir=$(choice)

# while the coice is not a file do what is inside
while [ ! -f "$dir" ]
do
    # first we check if it is a single dot and if it is we exit
    [ "$dir" = "." ] && exit

    # if dir is empty we exit
    [ -z "$dir" ] && exit
    
    # if all check are negative we change into the directory
    cd "$dir"
    
    # doing a new check
    dir=$(choice)
done

# open the file using xdg-open
xdg-open "$dir"