Previewer

Previewer is a file browser for linux terminal written in python with curses.
It is meant to easily preview files, with a folder tree list as navigation system.
Designed to work in non-desktop environments, tty, ssh connections, devices with small displays...

Features

• Navigate filesystem through expandable Folder Tree
• Preview files with syntax highlighting for almost any coding language
• Jump to vim / nano / micro editor with key B / N / M

Requirements

• Linux Terminal
• Python 3 (only for installation method 2)

Installation

• Method 1 - Install script (recommended) : Deprecated: migrating to pyinstaller
  git clone https://github.com/mgustran/previewer.git
cd previewer
bash install.sh

• Method 2 - ZipApp & Alias :
  git clone https://github.com/mgustran/previewer.git
cd previewer
bash install-alias.sh
  * Can use --fast to skip dependency install, be sure to run it without 1st time

Usage

• preview Opens current working dir
• preview <path> Opens folder/file passed as argument

Licences

• GNU GPL, see LICENCE file
• Using a modified version of culour (GNU GPL) to work with pygments library

Thanks to Clay McLeod for an excellent example to start learning python curses