Unix terminal file explorer, written in Zig
zfe is a small unix terminal file explorer written in Zig.
- Simple to use: Minimal and customizable keymaps with vim binding support.
- Image Previews: Preview images with Kitty terminal.
- File Previews: Preview contents of files directly in the terminal.
- Configurable Options: Customize settings via an external configuration file.
- Fuzzy Search: Fuzzy search within directories.
To install zfe, check the "Releases" section in Github and download the
appropriate version or build locally via zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe
.
Configure zfe
by editing the external configuration file located at either:
$HOME/.zfe/config.json
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zfe/config.json
.
An example config file can be found here.
Config schema:
Config = struct {
.show_hidden: bool,
.sort_dirs: bool,
.show_images: bool,
.preview_file: bool,
.styles: Styles,
}
Styles = struct {
.selected_list_item: Style,
.list_item: Style,
.file_name: Style,
.file_information: Style
.error_bar: Style,
.info_bar: Style,
.warning_bar: Style,
.notification_box: Style,
}
Style = struct {
.fg: Color,
.bg: Color,
.ul: Color,
.ul_style = .{
off,
single,
double,
curly,
dotted,
dashed,
}
.bold: bool,
.dim: bool,
.italic: bool,
.blink: bool,
.reverse: bool,
.invisible: bool,
.strikethrough: bool,
}
Color = enum{
default,
index: u8,
rgb: [3]u8,
}
Normal mode:
q / <CTRL-c> :Exit.
j / <Down> :Go down.
k / <Up> :Go up.
h / <Left> / - :Go to the parent directory if exists.
l / <Right> :Open item or change directory.
gg :Go to the top.
G :Go to the bottom.
c :Change directory via path. Will enter input mode.
R :Rename item. Will enter input mode.
D :Delete item.
u :Undo delete/rename.
d :Create directory. Will enter input mode.
% :Create file. Will enter input mode.
/ :Fuzzy search directory. Will enter input mode.
Input mode:
<Esc> :Cancel input.
<Enter> :Confirm input.
pdftotext
to view PDF previews.
Contributions, issues, and feature requests are always welcome! This project is currently using the latest stable release of Zig (0.13.0).