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Better File Browser

Better File Browser

Alejandro Latorre

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86 installs
| (1) | Free
A nicer alternative to the file open dialog.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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File Browser

An integrated, keyboard driven file selector for VS Code, inspired by Emacs's Helm file selector.

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Features

This is what this extension gives you:

  • A fully keyboard driven file open dialog: bind file-browser.open to Ctrl+O (or C-x C-f if you're an Emacs expat) and enjoy the lack of OS file dialog clutter.
  • Start typing a file name to quickly find it in the current folder. Use Tab to autocomplete.
  • Automatically create files and folders just by typing their names and selecting the option that appears.
  • Easy navigation in and out of folders by using the left and right arrow keys.
  • Navigate to your home folder by typing ~/ into the search box, or step up to the parent folder by typing ../.
  • Perform file operations like rename and delete by stepping into a file with the right arrow key, or by hitting Ctrl+A on any file or folder.

Licence

Copyright 2020 Bodil Stokke

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Code of Conduct

Please note that this project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By participating in this project you agree to abide by its terms.

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