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7. Misc. tools



7.1. The Goto dir dialog

You can obtain this dialog by selecting :

You can type the destination of the dir of select it in the dropdown list (click on the combobox's arrow at the right).

If it's possible, fof will use the specified directory as the new current directory.

You can open a new fof's window by selecting the "Open a new window" toggle.


7.2. The shell window tool

This tool allows you to run commands. Enter the command line in the Command text field and use the Execute button to start the command.

If the execution of the command takes a while, you can use the abort button to stop it.

NOTE : You can continue to use fof even if a command is running, this is an important caracteristic of these tool.

For the moment, the standard shell expansion doesn't work with the shell dialog but we're thinking about it.

The insert selection button add the name of the files that are in the current selection.

The History scrollable list record all the commands from the most recent (at the top) to the oldest. To select a command in the history list, you have to double click on its name.

The standard error and standard output will go to the shell output frame.

NOTE : It's possible to specify menu entries that launch commands in the Shell Window, please refer to the next section.


7.3. The file finder

The File finder is an important tool of the program. You can search files in the filesystems using a set of criterias.

The first thing you have to do is to select the directory where you want to begin the search. If you've selected the Filemanager/File Finder entry, the default directory is / (root directory). If you've selected the Filemanager/Find from here menu entry, the current dir will be used.

To specify a criteria, you first have to check the corresponding toggle and specify the criteria's value.


7.3.1. Basic criterias


7.3.2. Advanced criterias


7.3.3. The "files found" list

The Find button start the search using the current starting directories and enabled criterias. You can use the abort button to stop the command (note : fof is still useable while the file finder is working).

After the search, the matching files are shown in the scollable list called "Files Found". The following commands are available :

1) Double clicking on a listed file

fof will CD to the directory where the file is and select it. You can then run the standard fof's command on this file.

2) Drag and drop

The file finder is a normal drag source. You have to select the file(s) you want to drag with the mouse button 1 and start the drag using the mouse button 2. The CONTROL and SHIFT modifiers are still available. See the section 3.3.2 about Drag and Drop.


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