Project : Linux Terminal Based File Explorer

Basic Requirements

• G++ :

  • sudo apt-get install g++
  • g++ --version

Clone and compile the project

1. Clone :

   • git clone https://github.com/adi-iiith/Linux-Terminal_File_Explorer.git

2. Goto the Project directory and run the following command :

   • make

3. If you want to make changes and recompile the code, run the following commands :

   • make clean
   • make

4. Run the project :

   • ./module1

5. Functionalies of TFE

   • Refer to the Project Specs.pdf for mode details.

File explorer works in two modes.

• The application is start in normal mode, which is the default User mode and used to explore the current directory and navigate around in the filesystem.

* The root of the application is the directory where the application was started.
* The last line of the display screen is to be used as status bar - to be used in normal and command-line modes.

6. User Mode :

Read and display list of files and directories in the current folder

• File explorer show each file in the directory (one entry per line). The following attributes are visible for each file

  • File Name
  • File size (Human readable format similar to ls -lh )
  • Ownership (User & Group) & Permissions
  • Last modified

• The File explorer also handle scrolling (vertical overflow) in case the directory has a lot of files. On an average 32 listings are allowed and others are displayed after scrolling.

• The file explorer also show the entries . & .. for current and parent directory respectively.

• User can navigate up & down the file list using corresponding arrow keys.

1.2 Open files & directories

• When enter is pressed
  • Directory​ - It will Clear the screen and Navigate into the directory and shows the files & directories inside.
  • Files​ - It will open files using the corresponding default application.

7. Command Mode:

The application is enter the command mode whenever the : (colon) key is pressed. All commands appear in a bottom status bar.

• copy, move and rename

copy <source_file(s)> <destination_directory>
move <source_file(s)> <destination_directory>

Eg:
copy abc.txt def.txt xyz.mp4 ~/foobar
move abc.txt def.txt xyz.mp4 ~/foobar
rename abc.txt def.txt

similar commands for copy, move and rename for directories

• delete files and directories

delete_file <file_path>
delete_dir <directory_path>

Eg:
delete_file ~/abc/def.txt.
delete_dir ~/abc/def

• goto

goto <directory_path>

Eg:
goto Downloads
goto ~

both absolute and relative path are supported

• Search a file or folder given fullname.

search <filename>

Eg:
search abc.txt

Searches for the given filename under the current directory recursively.

• Snapshotting the filesystem and dump into a file

snapshot <folder> <dumpfile>​

Eg:
snapshot ~/foobar/ abc

• Given a base directory this command recursively crawl the directory and store the output in dumpfile.

• Given a base directory this command recursively crawl the directory and store the output in dumpfile.

• It is similar to ls -R command of Linux.

• On pressing ESC key the application goes to Normal Mode

8. Exit :

• Pressing q or Q exits the application.