F.I.L.E.R.

(File Investigation with Less Effort and Remembering)

FILER is an intuitive file explorer with modern input and ease-of-use.

Installation

As FILER is a Python application, it is installed via pip.

pip3 install cxfiler

To fully get the most use out of FILER, you should also add the following to your shell profile ( .bashrc, .bash_profile, .zshrc, etc.):

filer() {
	cxfiler
	cd $(cat $HOME/.cxfilerexit)
}

This will create a shell function which will run FILER and then change directory to the directory FILER was pointed to when you quit.

Usage

Navigating the Filesystem

Rename a File

To rename a file, move the cursor onto a file and press Enter. This will open the action menu. Move the cursor to "Rename" and press Enter. Type the new name for the file and press Enter. You can use the Bkey or the ESCkey to back out of the rename operation.

Copy / Move Files

To copy or move files, you must first select 1 or more files. To do this, move the cursor to a file, then press Spaceto select it. You can press Spaceon a previously selected file to deselect it. Once you have all the files selected that you want to copy or move, navigate to the directory you want to copy or move the files to. Press Enterand then select "Copy to here" or "Move to here" and press Enteragain.

Delete Files

To delete a single file, move the cursor onto the file you want to delete. Then, press Enterto open the action menu. To delete multiple files, use the Spacekey to select the files, then press Enterto open the action menu. Once the action menu is open, select "Delete", and press Enteragain. You will be asked to confirm the delete by pressing Yor cancel the delete by pressing N. You can use the Bkey or the ESCkey to back out of the delete operation.