From 6ff1ab2670ab4dcab41ae623fc282b806e97f568 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brazly <merive33@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:10:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] you can now find retrieve data using cat without changing the
 directory

---
 .../Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd  | 51 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd b/Assets/Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd
index 919956d..b01e079 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/UI/terminal/terminal_controls.gd
@@ -132,32 +132,55 @@ func ResolvePath(current: String, target: String) -> String:
 		return parts[0] + "/"
 	var joined = current + target
 	return joined if joined.ends_with("/") else joined + "/"
-
+	
 func GetDirAtPath(path: String):
-	if path == "~/": return fileSystem
+	if path == "~/" or path == "": return fileSystem
+	
 	var cleanPath = path.trim_prefix("~/").trim_suffix("/")
 	var folders = cleanPath.split("/")
 	var current = fileSystem
+	
 	for folder in folders:
-		if current is Dictionary and current.has(folder) and current[folder] is Dictionary:
-			current = current[folder]
+		if folder == "": continue 
+		if current is Dictionary and current.has(folder):
+			if current[folder] is Dictionary:
+				current = current[folder]
+			else:
+				# We hit a file, not a directory
+				return null 
 		else:
 			return null
-	return current if current is Dictionary else null
+	return current
+		
+func RetrieveData(inputPath: String):
+	var targetFileName: String
+	var targetDirData: Dictionary
+	
+	if "/" in inputPath:
+		var pathParts = inputPath.rsplit("/", true, 1)
+		var dirPath = pathParts[0]
+		targetFileName = pathParts[1]
+		
+		var resolvedDirPath = ResolvePath(directory, dirPath)
+		var result = GetDirAtPath(resolvedDirPath)
+		
+		if result is Dictionary:
+			targetDirData = result
+		else:
+			CreateHistoryEntry("cat: " + dirPath + ": No such directory")
+			return
+	else:
+		targetFileName = inputPath
+		targetDirData = GetDirAtPath(directory)
 
-func RetrieveData(filename: String):
-	var currentData = GetDirAtPath(directory)
-	if currentData == null:
-		CreateHistoryEntry("Error: Current directory invalid.")
-		return
-	if currentData.has(filename):
-		var content = currentData[filename]
+	if targetDirData.has(targetFileName):
+		var content = targetDirData[targetFileName]
 		if content is Dictionary:
-			CreateHistoryEntry("cat: " + filename + ": is a directory")
+			CreateHistoryEntry("cat: " + targetFileName + ": Is a directory")
 		else:
 			CreateHistoryEntry(str(content))
 	else:
-		CreateHistoryEntry("cat: " + filename + ": no such file")
+		CreateHistoryEntry("cat: " + targetFileName + ": No such file or directory")
 
 func UpdateCaretPos():
 	var last_char_index = terminalLine.text.length() - 1