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Manage remote q sessions with Helm and q-mode

Prerequisites

• https://github.com/psaris/q-mode
• https://code.kx.com/q/learn/install/
• https://github.com/KxSystems/kdb/blob/master/l64/qcon

How to use

1. In `~/.helm-q/`, place one or several files with connection details of already running q instances, e.g.:

host:port <tab> description

1. M-x eval-buffer on helm-q.el
2. M-x helm-q
3. start typing any detail of the instance you want to connect to and let Helm do its fuzzy matchgic
4. RET on the selection will run qcon program with the selected address
5. you can M-x helm-q again to connect to another q instance in its own buffer, rinse & repeat
6. enjoy your multiple remote q sessions

Demo