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| author | Canop <cano.petrole@gmail.com> | 2020-08-16 15:50:45 +0200 |
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| committer | Canop <cano.petrole@gmail.com> | 2020-08-16 15:50:45 +0200 |
| commit | 1303e0c0774570f9eb8113f23c19f4f348478211 (patch) | |
| tree | 7a950aa1a138c59a5a1bd5b816124b1579b7b5de /README.md | |
| parent | 4d5b7e68d7d306ffb7018d7edd2e22adfc00d38d (diff) | |
update documentation for image previewv0.20.0
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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 30 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -30,21 +30,13 @@ That's what makes it usable where the old `tree` command would produce pages of `.gitignore` files are properly dealt with to put unwanted files out of your way (you can ignore them though, see [documentation](../navigation/#toggles)). -# Preview files - -Hit <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>→</kbd> when a file is selected and the preview panel appears. - - - -The preview panel stays synchronized with the selection in tree panels. - # Find a directory then `cd` to it type a few letters  -Hit <kbd>alt</kbd><kbd>enter</kbd> and you're done. +Hit <kbd>alt</kbd><kbd>enter</kbd> and you're back to the terminal in the desired location. This way, you can navigate to a directory with the minimum amount of keystrokes, even if you don't exactly remember where it is. @@ -53,7 +45,8 @@ broot is fast and doesn't block (any keystroke interrupts the current search to Most useful keys for this: * the letters of what you're looking for -* <kbd>enter</kbd> to select a directory (staying in broot) +* <kbd>enter</kbd> on the root line to go up to the parent (staying in broot) +* <kbd>enter</kbd> to focus a directory (staying in broot) * <kbd>esc</kbd> to get back to the previous state or clear your search * <kbd class=b>↓</kbd> and <kbd class=b>↑</kbd> may be used to move the selection * <kbd>alt</kbd><kbd>enter</kbd> to get back to the shell having `cd` to the selected directory @@ -77,8 +70,11 @@ Once the file you want is selected you can * hit <kbd>enter</kbd> (or double-click) to open it in your system's default program * hit <kbd>alt</kbd><kbd>enter</kbd> to open it in your system's default program and close broot +* hit <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>→</kbd> to preview it (and then a second time to go inside the preview) * type a verb. For example `:e` opens the file in your preferred editor (which may be a terminal one) +[blog: a broot content search workflow](https://dystroy.org/blog/broot-c-search/) + # Manipulate your files  @@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ You can instead do it without losing the view of the file hierarchy. Move, copy, rm, mkdir, are built in and you can add your own shortcuts. -# Do it with panels +# Manage files with panels When a directory is selected, do <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>→</kbd> and you open another panel (you may open other ones, or navigate between them, with <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>←</kbd> and <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>→</kbd>). @@ -103,6 +99,16 @@ Using two panels, you can for example copy or move elements between them: If you like you may do it Norton Commander style by binding `:copy_to_panel` to <kbd>F5</kbd> and `:move_to_panel` to <kbd>F6</kbd>. +# Preview files + +Hit <kbd>ctrl</kbd><kbd>→</kbd> when a file is selected and the preview panel appears. + + + + + +The preview panel stays synchronized with the selection in tree panels. + # Apply a standard or personal shortcut to a file  @@ -143,5 +149,7 @@ Use `:gf` to display the statuses of files (what are the new ones, the modified And if you want to see *only* the files which would be displayed by the `git status` command, do `:gs`. From there it's easy to edit, or diff, selected files. +[blog: use broot and meld to diff before commit](https://dystroy.org/blog/gg/) + ## Further Reading See **[Broot's web site](https://dystroy.org/broot)** for instructions regarding installation and usage. |