MegaFile

A simple and colorful TUI shell for Linux, written in Go.

This project can be used as the github.com/xyproto/megafile package, or as a standalone exectuable.

(screenshot of the previous version, before the project rename)

Building

make

Installation

make install

Commands

• any filename - edit file with $EDITOR
• cd, .. or any directory name - change directory
• ./script.sh - execute a script named script.sh
• ls or dir list directory (happens automatically, though)
• q, quit or exit - exit program

Hotkeys

Navigation and Selection

• ↑/↓/←/→ - navigate and select files
• Page Up/Down - jump to first/last entry in current column
• Home or ctrl-a - jump to first file (or start of line when typing)
• End or ctrl-e - jump to last file (or end of line when typing)

Execution

• Return - execute selected file, or run typed command
• Esc - clear selection (first press), exit program (second press)

Text Editing

• Backspace - delete character, or go up directory (when at start)
• ctrl-h - delete character, or toggle hidden files (when at start)
• ctrl-d - delete character under cursor, or exit program
• ctrl-k - delete text to the end of the line
• ctrl-c - clear text, or exit program

File Operations

• Tab - cycle through files, or tab completion
• Delete - move selected file to trash (when no text is typed)
• ctrl-z or ctrl-u - undo last trash move
• ctrl-r - rename selected file or directory
• ctrl-f - search for text in files

Directory Navigation

• ctrl-space - enter the most recent subdirectory
• ctrl-n - cycle to next directory
• ctrl-p - cycle to previous directory
• ctrl-b - go to parent directory
• ctrl-w - go to the real path (resolve symlinks)

Display

• ctrl-o - toggle show hidden files
• ctrl-l - clear screen

External Tools

• ctrl-t - run tig
• ctrl-g - run lazygit

Exit

• ctrl-q - exit program immediately

Runtime dependencies

• tig
• lazygit
• /bin/sh for displaying the uptime on macOS

General info

• Version: 1.6.13
• License: BSD-3
• Author: Alexander F. Rødseth <xyproto@archlinux.org>