Yamafiler

Yamafiler is a file manager for VS Code.

Japanese README

Configuration

• yamafiler.useRecommendedKeybindings - Use recommended keybindings shown below.

Key	Operation
Ctrl Shift Y	Open filer
Shift `	Open home folder
O	Open the same folder to the side
H	Open parent folder
J	Move cursor down
K	Move cursor up
L	Open child folder/file
E/Enter	Open child folder/file (open file as text)
Shift P	Open file to the side
Z	Refresh
Q	Close filer
W	Open workspace
Shift W	Open workspace in a new window
Space	Select/Deselect
Shift 8	Select/Deselect all lines
Shift K	New folder
Shift N	New file
Shift M	New multiple folders and files
R	Rename
C	Duplicate in the same folder
Shift S	Create symlink in the same folder (Linux, macOS)
D	Move to trash
M	Move
Y	Copy
Shift T	Target of symlink (Linux, macOS)
P	Paste

If the keys conflict with those of other extensions, please adjust them manually. Another extension such as vscode-pdf is needed to preview .pdf files. An equivalent keybindings.json file is available here.

Commands

"Selected lines" are the lines marked with * or the lines within the cursor range.

Open

• yamafiler.openFiler - Opens a filer.

  • path - Path to a folder. '~' opens the home folder. '${workspaceFolder}' opens the workspace folder.
  • column = 'active' - Column in which the filer should be shown. 'active' or 'beside'.
  • ask = 'never' - How to ask a folder to show in the filer. By default it shows the parent folder of the current file. 'dialog' shows a folder selection dialog.

• yamafiler.enter - Opens the child folder or file under cursor.

  • column = 'active' - Column in which the file should be shown. 'active' or 'beside'.
  • preserveFocus = false - If true, the file will not take focus.
  • preview = false - If true, the tab will show as preview.
  • binaryPattern = '' - Pattern for file names to open as binary.
  • externalPattern = '' - Pattern for file names to open in an external application.
  • externalFolderPattern = '' - Pattern for folder names to open in an external application.

• yamafiler.goToParent - Opens the parent folder of the current folder.

• yamafiler.refresh - Updates the contents of the folder.

  • resetSelection = false - If true, discard the selection.

• yamafiler.openWorkspace - Opens the workspace under cursor. A workspace is a .code-workspace file or a folder.

  • forceNewWindow = false - If true, the workspace will be opened in a new window.

• yamafiler.addToWorkspace - Adds the selected folders to the workspace.

File operations

• yamafiler.newFolder - Creates a new folder by entering a name.
• yamafiler.newFile - Creates a new file by entering a name.
• yamafiler.newMultipleFiles - Create new folders and files by batch file.
• yamafiler.rename - Renames the selected folders and files. Batch file is used for multiple selection.
• yamafiler.duplicate - Copies the selected folders and files to the current folder with the name you enter. Batch file is used for multiple selection.
• yamafiler.symlink - Creates symbolic links to the selected folders and files. Batch file is used for multiple selection (Linux, macOS).
• yamafiler.delete - Deletes the selected folders and files.

File operations with clipboard

• yamafiler.cut - Cuts the selected folders and files.
• yamafiler.copy - Copies the selected folders and files.
• yamafiler.targetForSymlink - Specifies the selected folders and files as the targets of symbolic links (Linux, macOS).
• yamafiler.paste - Pastes the folders and files from the clipboard into the current folder. It cannot be executed in the source of the clipboard.

File selection

• yamafiler.select - Selects the cursor line and mark it with *.
• yamafiler.deselect - Deselects the cursor line.
• yamafiler.toggleSelection - Toggles selection of the cursor line.
• yamafiler.toggleSelectionAll - Toggles selection of all lines.

License

Licensed under the MIT license.

Thanks

• Shougo/defx.nvim - Source of idea
• shirou/vscode-dired - Pioneer
• JannisX11/batch-rename - Batch function