vulto/cfl

C File Manager

Dependencies

• ncursesw
• mediainfo for viewing media info and file sizes
• poppler(specifically pdftoppm) for pdf previews

Compiling and Installation

./c -cli  
Explained command: ./c runs the build system
                    -c Creates objects
                    -l Link 
                    -i Install

Keybindings

Key	Function
?	List all Keybindings

Directories Used

cfl uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cfl directory to store the clipboard file. This is used so that the clipboard can be shared between multiple instances of cfl. Multiple instances can be opened and managed by any terminal multiplexer or your window manager. Note that this also means the selection list will persist even if all instances are closed.

cfl also uses $HOME/.local/share/Trash/files as the Trash Directory, so it will be created a installation process

For storing bookmarks, cfl uses $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cfl/bookmarks file. Bookmarks are stored in the form <key>:<path>. You can either edit this file directly or press m in cfl to add new bookmarks.

cfl looks for external scripts in the $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cfiles/scripts directory. Make sure the scripts are executable before moving them to the scripts directory.

If $XDG_CONFIG_HOME is not set, then $HOME/.config is used.

Opening Files

You can set FILE_OPENER in config.h to specify your file opening program. It is set to use xdg-open by default but you can change it to anything.

Image Previews

cfl uses Überzug (link) for image previews.

1. Überzug

To use Überzug for image previews, set DISPLAYIMG and CLEARIMG in config.h to the paths of displayimg_uberzug and clearimg_uberzug scripts respectively.

• Pros
  1. Better previews when compared to w3mimgdisplay
• Cons
  1. Can't generate previews for mp3 album arts
  2. Non functional scrolling with arrow keys