- places sidebar with removable media or directory tree
- Ability to eject removable media and the ability to mount other filesystesms internally.
Useage
Usage
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Along the top to create a new tab in pcmanfm-qt you can use the button with a file and a plus on it to open a new tab or press :kbd:`control +t`. The left pointing arrow button is a back button while the right pointing arrow button moves you forward in the directories that you have moved in the file manager. Another way to go back and forward is :kbd:`Alt + Left arrow` or :menuselection:`Go --> Go Back` and another way to go forward is :kbd:`Alt + Right Arrow` or :menuselection:`Go --> Go Forward`. The button for the arrow pointing upward is to go up one level in the directory tree to the so called parent directory. To rename your files right click on the file and click rename or press :kbd:`f2`.
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..image:: split_view.png
If you single click on a file you will select it. If you double click on it you will open it in the default program to open that file. If you right click on a file you can select which program to open a file with if you have multiple programs to open it. If you want to selct multiple files you can hold down :kbd:`control+ Left click` to select each file. To copy files select the file right click :menuselection:`Copy`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`, or press :kbd:`control +c`. To cut files select them right click :menuselection:`Cut`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`, or press :kbd:`control + x`. After copying or cutting a file you can paste them with right click :menuselection:`Paste`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`, or press :kbd:`control +v`. To select all files in a directory is to press :kbd:`Control+ A` or right click :menuselection:`Select All` for all of the files. To select multiple files with the mouse you can hold down :kbd:`Control` and left click to select all of the files. To bulk rename multiple files first select all the files you want to rename then :menuselection:`Edit --> Bulk Rename`.
If you single click on a file you will select it. If you double click on it you will open it in the default program to open that file. If you right click on a file you can select which program to open a file with if you have multiple programs to open it. If you want to select multiple files you can hold down :kbd:`control+ Left click` to select each file. To copy files select the file right click :menuselection:`Copy`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Copy`, or press :kbd:`control +c`. To cut files select them right click :menuselection:`Cut`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Cut`, or press :kbd:`control + x`. After copying or cutting a file you can paste them with right click :menuselection:`Paste`, :menuselection:`Edit --> Paste`, or press :kbd:`control +v`. To select all files in a directory is to press :kbd:`Control+ A` or right click :menuselection:`Select All` for all of the files. To select multiple files with the mouse you can hold down :kbd:`Control` and left click to select all of the files. To bulk rename multiple files first select all the files you want to rename then :menuselection:`Edit --> Bulk Rename`.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`Go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left sidebar with devices. To switch to the removable media left click on the device in the side pane. This same applies to other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removeable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject. On the side pane you can right click to open a place in a new tab by right clicking :menuselection:`Open in new tab` for places and mounted drives. If you want to return to your home folder :menuselection:`Go --> Home` or press :kbd:`Alt + Home`.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`Go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left sidebar with devices. To switch to the removable media left click on the device in the side pane. This same applies to other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject. On the side pane you can right click to open a place in a new tab by right clicking :menuselection:`Open in new tab` for places and mounted drives. If you want to return to your home folder :menuselection:`Go --> Home` or press :kbd:`Alt + Home`.
pcmanfm-qt also supports transfering files to mobile devices plugged in with a usb cable. On the left hand side under devices the mobile device will appear. You may need on your device to allow it to transfer files. After you have done this You can see the files on mobile device and transfer files to them. To eject the mobile devices press the upward pointing arrow to unmount it.
pcmanfm-qt also supports transferring files to mobile devices plugged in with a usb cable. On the left hand side under devices the mobile device will appear. You may need on your device to allow it to transfer files. After you have done this You can see the files on mobile device and transfer files to them. To eject the mobile devices press the upward pointing arrow to unmount it.
At the bottom of the window is a filter bar that lets you show files only matching a pattern in the window of the current folder. To use it type what you want to search for in the bar that says :guilabel:`Filter`. How many result you match will show in the :guilabel:`item(s)` field. To return the filter back to seeing all files clear the text field by pressing :kbd:`Control + K`, or holding the :kbd:`backspace` key to clear it out.
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To see hidden files press :kbd:`control +h`, right click show hidden, or go to:menuselection:`View --> Show hidden`. Press the same thing again to hide hidden files again. To open a terminal in your current folder press :kbd:`f4` or :menuselection:`Tool --> Open Terminal` from the menu. To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu, :menuselection:`File --> File Properties` or press :kbd:`Alt +Enter`. To view a dialog that shows folder properties :menuselection:`File --> Folder Properties`. The :guilabel:`General` tab will show you the size of the file, where the file is, and when it was last modified or accessed.
The :guilabel:`Permissions` tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permisson to read modify and execute the file. To change permision of files the :guilabel:`Owner`, :guilabel:`Group`, or :guilabel:`Other` drop down menu will allow you to choose whether you can read, read and write, or forbidden. To make something executeable such as a script you wrote check the :guilabel:`Make the file executable`. At the bottom of the window is a bar graph showing disk useage of the storage device the file exists on.
The :guilabel:`Permissions` tab will show you who owns the file which if you can't change it will be grayed out and who has permisson to read modify and execute the file. To change permision of files the :guilabel:`Owner`, :guilabel:`Group`, or :guilabel:`Other` drop down menu will allow you to choose whether you can read, read and write, or forbidden. To make something executeable such as a script you wrote check the :guilabel:`Make the file executable`. At the bottom of the window is a bar graph showing disk usage of the storage device the file exists on.
Pcmanfm-qt can actually launch other applications in places Applications or :menuselection:`Go --> Applications` and then gets all the tasks in the menu in lxqt-panel. To view what files are on your desktop :menuselection:`Go --> Desktop` or on the places sidebar press the desktop item on the left.
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..image:: pathbar-location.png
pcmanfm-qt has options when right clicking has special options for dealing with archieves such as tar or zip files. To extract the files in the current directory right click and select extract here. You can also extract to another location with right clicking and selecting extract to and a dialog will pop up showing to where to extract the file.
pcmanfm-qt has options when right clicking has special options for dealing with archives such as tar or zip files. To extract the files in the current directory right click and select extract here. You can also extract to another location with right clicking and selecting extract to and a dialog will pop up showing to where to extract the file.
Searching for Files
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Customizing
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To open a dialog for prefrences of pcmanfm-qt :menuselection:`Edit --> Prefrences`. The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab has settings for the way pcmanfm-qt manages files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open files with single click` opens files by clicking on them once and you select the files by mousing over them. The :guilabel:`Bookmarks` drop down menu has options to either open bookmarks in the current tab, open bookmarks in a new tab, or open bookmarks in a new window. The :guilabel:`Confirm before deleting files` checkbox makes a confirm dialog before deleting files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Move deleted files to "trash bin" instead of erasing from disk` puts files in the trash bin instead of always deleting them. The :guilabel:`Erase files on removable media instead of "trash can" creation` erases files on removable media isntead of creating a trash can on the removable media. The checkbox :guilabel:`Confirm before moving files into "trash can"` brings a confirmation dialog before moving files to the trash can. The checkbox :guilabel:`Launch executable files without prompt` will run executable files without bringing up a prompt asking what to do with the file however you will need to restart pcmanfm-qt for this to take effect. To select new files automatically check the :guilabel:`Select newly created files` checkbox.
To open a dialog for preferences of pcmanfm-qt :menuselection:`Edit --> Prefrences`. The :guilabel:`Behavior` tab has settings for the way pcmanfm-qt manages files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Open files with single click` opens files by clicking on them once and you select the files by mousing over them. The :guilabel:`Bookmarks` drop down menu has options to either open bookmarks in the current tab, open bookmarks in a new tab, or open bookmarks in a new window. The :guilabel:`Confirm before deleting files` checkbox makes a confirm dialog before deleting files. The checkbox :guilabel:`Move deleted files to "trash bin" instead of erasing from disk` puts files in the trash bin instead of always deleting them. The :guilabel:`Erase files on removable media instead of "trash can" creation` erases files on removable media isntead of creating a trash can on the removable media. The checkbox :guilabel:`Confirm before moving files into "trash can"` brings a confirmation dialog before moving files to the trash can. The checkbox :guilabel:`Launch executable files without prompt` will run executable files without bringing up a prompt asking what to do with the file however you will need to restart pcmanfm-qt for this to take effect. To select new files automatically check the :guilabel:`Select newly created files` checkbox.
..image:: pcmanfm-qt-prefrences.png
The tab :guilabel:`Display` tab allows you to change icon sizes and changes size prefexes hide backup files and settings for margins. The :guilabel:`Size of big icons` changes the size of big icons in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of small icons` Changes the size of small icons for pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of thumbnails` changes the size of thumbnails in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of side pane icons` changes the size of side pane icons. The checkbox :guilabel:`Use SI decimal prefixes instead of IEC binary prefixes` treats kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes as base 1000 instead of 1024. To toggle showing backup files as hidden check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Treat backup files as hidden` checkbox. To change the minimum margins in icon view for number of pisels change the numbers in :guilabel:`Minimum item margins in icon view`. To toggle locking the marings in places check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Lock` checkbox.
The tab :guilabel:`Display` tab allows you to change icon sizes and changes size preferxes hide backup files and settings for margins. The :guilabel:`Size of big icons` changes the size of big icons in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of small icons` Changes the size of small icons for pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of thumbnails` changes the size of thumbnails in pcmanfm-qt. The :guilabel:`Size of side pane icons` changes the size of side pane icons. The checkbox :guilabel:`Use SI decimal prefixes instead of IEC binary prefixes` treats kilobytes, megabytes, and gigabytes as base 1000 instead of 1024. To toggle showing backup files as hidden check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Treat backup files as hidden` checkbox. To change the minimum margins in icon view for number of pisels change the numbers in :guilabel:`Minimum item margins in icon view`. To toggle locking the marings in places check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Lock` checkbox.
The tab :guilabel:`User Interface` changes how pcmanfm-qt appears in windows. To toggle always showing the tabbar even when you have only one tab check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Always show the tab bar` checkbox. The checkbox :guilabel:`Fullwidth tab bar` makes the tab bar take the full width of the window including over the side pane. To toggle showing the x on each tab to close each tab check/uncheck the :guilabel:`Show 'Close' buttons on tabs` checkbox. To have pcmanfm-qt open the window in the same size as the last time you closed the window by checking/unchecking the :guilabel:`Remember the size of the last closed window` checkbox. If you have the :guilabel:`Remember the size of the last closed window` you can change the :guilabel:`Default width of new Window` filed or :guilabel:`Default height of new windows` fields.
