felix

A tui file manager with Vim-like key mapping, written in Rust.
Fast, simple, and easy to configure & use.

For an overview of this app, take a look at this README, especially key manual.
For more detailed document, visit https://kyoheiu.dev/felix.

• New release
• Status
• Installation
• Integrations
• Usage
  • Key manual
• Preview feature
• Configuration

New release

v2.2.5 (2023-02-12)

Added

• Allow renaming even when item name contains non-ascii chars (i.e. wide chars).
• Key command with arguments is now supported: For example, exec: 'feh -.': [jpg, jpeg, png, gif, svg, hdr] this configuration enables you to execute feh -. <item path> by Enter | l | Right, or o.
• Check for out-of-boundary of the cursor at the top of loop.

Fixed

• Display when using in kitty: Correctly show the cursor and preview.

For more details, see CHANGELOG.md.

Status

| OS | Status | | ------- | -------------------- | | Linux | works | | NetBSD | works | | MacOS | works | | Windows | not fully tested yet |

For Windows users: From v1.3.0, it can be at least compiled on Windows (see .github/workflows/install_test.yml.) If you're interested, please try and report any problems.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Make sure that gcc is installed.
• MSRV(Minimum Supported rustc Version): 1.60.0

Update Rust if rustc < 1.60:

rustup update

From crates.io

cargo install felix

Arch Linux

pacman -S felix-rs

The launcher binary name is felix via pacman.
Alias fx='felix' if you want, as this document (and other installations) uses fx.

NetBSD

Available from the official repositories.

pkgin install felix

From this repository

git clone https://github.com/kyoheiu/felix.git cd felix cargo install --path .

Integrations

In addition, you can use felix more conveniently by installing these two apps:

• zoxide: A smarter cd command, which enables you to jump to a directory that matches the keyword in felix.
• chafa: Terminal graphics for the 21st century, by which you can preview images in felix. chafa must be v1.10.0 or later.

These apps do not need any configuration to use with felix!

Usage

If you install this app via pacman, the default binary name is felix.

`fx` => Show items in the current directory. `fx <directory path>` => Show items in the directory. Both relative and absolute path available.

Options

`-h` | `--help` => Print help. `-v` | `--version` => Check update. `-l` | `--log` => Launch the app, automatically generating a log file in `{data_local_dir}/felix/log`.

Key manual

j / Down :Go down. k / Up :Go up. h / Left :Go to the parent directory if exists. l / Right / Enter :Open a file or change directory. o :Open a file in a new window. e :Unpack archive/compressed file. gg :Go to the top. G :Go to the bottom. z + Enter :Go to the home directory. z <keyword> :Jump to a directory that matches the keyword. (zoxide required) dd :Delete and yank one item. yy :Yank one item. p :Put yanked item(s) in the current directory. V :Switch to the select mode. - d :In the select mode, delete and yank selected item(s). - y :In the select mode, yank selected item(s). u :Undo put/delete/rename. Ctrl + r :Redo put/delete/rename. v :Toggle whether to show the preview. s :Toggle between vertical / horizontal split in the preview mode. Alt + j / Down :Scroll down the preview text. Alt + k / Up :Scroll up the preview text. backspace :Toggle whether to show hidden items. t :Toggle the sort order (name <-> modified time). : :Switch to the shell mode. c :Switch to the rename mode. / :Search items by the keyword. n :Go forward to the item that matches the keyword. N :Go backward to the item that matches the keyword. Esc :Return to the normal mode. :cd / :z :Go to the home directory. :z <keyword> :Same as `z <keyword>`. :e :Reload the current directory. :trash :Go to the trash directory. :empty :Empty the trash directory. :h :Show help. :q / ZZ :Exit.

Preview feature

By default, text files and directories can be previewed.
Install chafa and you can preview images without any configuration.

Configuration

Linux

config file : $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/felix/config.yaml trash directory : $XDG_DATA_HOME/felix/Trash log files : $XDG_DATA_HOME/felix/log

macOS

config file : $HOME/Library/Application Support/felix/config.yaml trash directory : $HOME/Library/Application Support/felix/Trash log files : $HOME/Library/Application Support/felix/log

Windows

config file : $PROFILE\AppData\Roaming\felix\config.yaml trash directory : $PROFILE\AppData\Local\felix\Trash log files : $PROFILE\AppData\Local\felix\log

For more details, visit https://kyoheiu.dev/felix.