gitfm(1)

📦 version 4.9.5, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

gitfm 💖 the GNU Interactive Tools File Manager

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because this is the gitfm(1) page from the General Commands Manual and it's literally about to make your whole file-browsing life cute and efficient. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

gitfm — GNU Interactive Tools File Manager 💅

🎀 SYNTAX 🎀

gitfm [options] [path1] [path2]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so gitfm is a file system browser with some shell facilities sprinkled on top, and it was designed to make your work easier and more efficient. no cap. 🫶

the GNUIT package also contains gitps (an interactive process viewer/killer 👀) and gitview (a hex/ascii file viewer 🔍).

more extensive documentation on gitfm and the other gnuit tools is available in info format — just try:

info gnuit

✨ OPTIONS ✨

a summary of options is included below. for a complete description, see the Info files. (yes, the Info files. they're the main character here, fr fr.)

  • -h — show summary of options 📋
  • -v — show version of program 👑
  • -c — use ANSI colours 🌈
  • -b — don't use ANSI colours 🚫🌈
  • -l — don't use last screen character 🙈
  • -p — output the final path on exit 📍

💜 NOTE 💜

the main configuration file of the GNUIT package is gnuitrc.TERM where TERM is the value of the environment variable TERM. e.g. for Linux console your environment contains something like TERM=linux so the configuration file name is gnuitrc.linux.

you can (and should) have a configuration file for each terminal type you use.

and listen — if you customise git, the version of the config file in your home directory should have a leading ., eg .gnuitrc.linux. 🏠

🧚 FILE-SYSTEM BROWSER 🧚

gitfm is made of two panels. the left one and the right one. each one contains a file system directory. 🗂️

you can browse the directory tree with the usual cursor keys and pressing ENTER when you want to enter or leave a directory. you may change the panels by pressing TAB.

see also BUILT-IN COMMANDS.

🌈 INPUT LINE 🌈

under the two panels there is a shell like input line which you can use to type normal shell commands. 🐚

the input line supports unlimited characters and keeps a history of the typed commands. gitfm uses the GNU history library for that. iconic behaviour honestly.

see also BUILT-IN COMMANDS.

🍓 WARNINGS AND ERRORS REPORTING 🍓

under the input line there is a status bar. you can see there the status of the currently executed command, the warnings and errors, and you will be prompted if a decision has to be taken. 👀

💀 BUGS 💀

please send bug reports to:

gnuit-dev@gnu.org

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

termcap(5) terminfo(5) sh(1) ps(1) mount(8) umount(8) gitps(1) gitview(1) gitaction(1) gitmount(1) gitkeys(1) gitrgrep(1) gitunpack(1)

👑 AUTHORS 👑

  • Tudor Hulubei <tudor@cs.unh.edu>
  • Andrei Pitis <pink@pub.ro>
  • Ian Beckwith <ianb@erislabs.net> (Current maintainer)

and that's the whole page bestie, mwah 💋 — this was gitfm(1) from the General Commands Manual, so go forth, browse those directories, and slay. 🫶✨🎀

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