FILEMGR(1) — USER COMMANDS
NAME
filemgr − OpenWindows mouse-based file manager
SYNOPSIS
filemgr [ −d directory ] [ −i secs ] [ −a ] [ −? ]
AVAILABILITY
Available with the OpenWindows environment. For information about installing OpenWindows, refer to the OpenWindows Installation and Start-Up Guide.
DESCRIPTION
filemgr is a graphical file management program. It allows you to navigate through and manipulate files. You can find, copy, move, link, open, and print existing or new files. You can find files, change file properties and view multiple directories at the same time.
INSTALLATION
filemgr should not be used until the program install_filemgr has been run (as root).
OPTIONS
filemgr accepts all the generic tool arguments described in xview(1). In addition, it can accept these options:
−d directory
This will start the filemgr in the given directory .
−i secs
This will set the timer to check on folder and/or file modification times every secs seconds.
−a This will force the filemgr to check both folder and file modification times. By default, filemgr only checks the folder modification times. Be careful, as this option will severely affect performance.
−? This will display a partial list of command line options that can be passed to filemgr. For additional generic options that can be passed to filemgr, type man shelltool -?.
USAGE
filemgr operates via a set of pulldown menus from button stacks in a control panel. Most menu commands operate on the currently selected files. To select a file, click SELECT on its icon. To select additional files, click ADJUST on additional files. The menu commands are described below.
File >
Open >
File Opening a document puts the document into the document window. Opening a folder puts that folder into the folder window. Opening an application starts the application.
With ‘Goto’ Arguments
Treats the text typed in the Goto line as a command line argument (for applications only).
In Document Editor
Opens documents and applications in the default document editor. See Tool Properties (below).
Print File Prints files using the default print script. See Tool Properties below.
Create Folder
Creates an empty subfolder in the current folder.
Create Document
Creates an empty document in the current folder.
Remote Transfer...
Displays a command window which allows you to copy files to and from remote machines. You can make a reference to files on a remote machine by using the format machine_name:file_name. See rcp(1).
(Your Commands)
You can add your own entries to this menu by adding items to the file .fvcmd in your home directory. Each line in this file corresponds to a menu item you can execute. Use the abbreviation %FILE to stand for the name of the selected file.
View >
Tree (or Path)
Toggles between a hierarchical display of folders and a more compact view showing only the path of the current folder being viewed.
Show/Hide Subfolders
Shows or hides the subfolders of the selected folder (tree view only).
Show All Subfolders
Shows the entire subfolder tree that branches from the selected folder. Note that this can be quite time consuming (tree view only).
Begin Tree Here
Makes the selected folder the root of the tree view (tree view only).
Add Tree’s Parent
Adds the root’s parent to the display. This moves the view up one level (tree view only).
Folder Display >
Icon Displays files with 32x32 icons.
List Displays files with 16x16 generic icons. Also display any list options chosen (see Tool Properties, below).
Sort By Determines the category by which the files are to be sorted in the display: name, modification date (youngest first), size (largest first), and type (folders, documents, applications).
Edit >
Select All Selects all files in the current folder.
Link Places selected files on the clipboard for a pending link operation.
Copy Places selected files on the clipboard for a pending copy operation.
Paste Pastes files from clipboard into the current folder. Pasted files are linked, copied, or moved, depending on how they were first stored in the clipboard.
Cut >
Cut to Wastebasket
Places selected files in the wastebasket for a pending delete operation.
Move to Clipboard
Places selected files in the clipboard for a pending move operation.
Really Delete
Removes files from folder (see Tool Properties, below).
Show Clipboard
Displays contents of system clipboard.
Props >
File Properties...
This property sheet allows you to see and change file attributes. When several files are chosen at once, you must replace the indeterminate setting from owner, group, and permissions to apply them to the selected files.
Tool Properties...
This property sheet allows you to customize filemgr.
Home > A menu that always contains your home folder in the first position, Thereafter, it stores the last nine folders you have visited. Selecting a folder causes that folder to be opened.
Goto >
Entry This is grayed out unless there is an entry on the Goto line (located at the right of the Goto button). To change directories, type the directory name on the Goto line and then press Goto.
Find Selecting this option brings up a command window that allows you to search for files within the specified directories.
SEE ALSO
FILES
/etc/filetype
This file contains a database of file types and actions to be performed when files of each type are opened.
$HOME/.fvcmd
This file contains your own commands, which can be referenced by the “Your Commands” menu.
$HOME/.filetype
User’s personal copy of the file types database. It follow the same format as /etc/filetype.
Sun Release 4.0 — Last change: 11 June 1990