Operations
Copy files
You can copy files by right-clicking it and click the Copy
option or select the file then press Ctrl + C
as a shortcut and paste it by clicking the Paste
option or press Ctrl + V
on the destination folder.
For current implementation, Xplorer write down what to copy locally (not copying to clipboard).
TODO: implement copy to clipboard
Copy Location Path
You can copy a file/folder location path into your clipboard by right-clicking it and click Copy Location Path
or select the file then press Alt + Shift + C
as a shortcut.
Cut files
You can cut files by right-clicking it and click the Cut
option or select the file then press Ctrl + X
as a shortcut and paste it by clicking the Paste
option or press Ctrl + V
on the destination folder.
For current implementation, Xplorer write down what to cut locally (not copying to clipboard).
Delete files
You can delete files by right-clicking it and click the Delete
option or select the file then press Del
as a shortcut.
Trashed files
The trashed file can be accessed at xplorer://Trash
or your system trash folder.
Please note that Trash folder cannot be accessed on macos via Xplorer since the trash crate Xplorer relies to does not support it (see this issue for more details).
Any contributions to either the trash crate or Xplorer itself for this topic are welcome.
Restore files
You can restore files by opening the xplorer://Trash
and right-clicking it and click the Restore
option
Permanently delete
A permanently deleted file cannot be restored. Please check again before permanently delete any files.
You can permanently delete a file by:
- Delete it into
Trash
and right-clicking it and click thePermanent Delete
option - Select the file and press
Shift + Del
as a shortcut
Search files
Xplorer uses glob patterns
to search matched files. Learn about Glob pattern syntax. To get started, press Ctrl + F
and type inside the search box.
Instant search
You can instant search a file/dir by typing the starting characters of the file/dir name and Xplorer will select the file for you. Some rules of instant search:
- Any english diacritic is removed
- The interval for instant search is 750ms. After 750ms, the search query will be reseted.
- Typing the same character will make Xplorer to find the next matches.
New
Xplorer treats /
on file name/folder as subdir/subfile
New file
You can create a new file by right-clicking the workspace, expand the New
option and select the file
option, or press Alt + N
as a shortcut.
New folder
You can create a new folder by right-clicking the workspace, expand the New
option and select the folder
option, or press Shift + N
as a shortcut.
Open file
You can open a file on the default application by double-clicking it or select the file then press Enter
as a shortcut.
Open in Terminal
This is a built-in function by Xplorer. You can open a folder on Terminal by right-clicking it and click the Open in terminal
option or select the folder then press Alt + T
as a shortcut.
Open in VSCode
This is a built-in function by Xplorer. You can open a file/folder on VSCode by right-clicking it and click the Open in vscode
option or select the file then press Ctrl + Enter
as a shortcut. You won't able to do this if you don't have VSCode installed.
Pin to Sidebar
You can pin a file/folder into the sidebar by right-clicking it and click Pin to Sidebar
or select the file then press Alt + P
as a shortcut.
Preview file
You can preview a file directly from Xplorer by right-clicking it and click the Preview
option or select the file then press Ctrl+O
.
Files available to preview for now:
Properties
You can view properties of a file/folder by right-clicking it and click Properties
or select the file then press Ctrl + P
as a shortcut.
Available properties for now (will be improved at the next version):
- Size
- File Path
- Created At
- Accessed At
- Modified At
- Is Hidden
Rename file/folder
You can rename a file/folder by right-clicking it and click the Rename
option or select the file then press F2
as a shortcut. It will prompt a dialog, enter the new name and the file/folder will be renamed.