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- Browse is a screen-oriented directory browser, based on the metaphor of using
- 'VI' to edit an 'ls -l' listing.
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- Commands:
- SPACE Enter a subdirectory, or display a file.
- & Run a program that won't clobber the screen.
- ! Run a program.
- = Enter a directory name.
- ? Peek at the current file.
- [ Define a macro.
- H Go to the top of the page.
- J Go to the bottom of the directory.
- K Go to the top of the directory.
- L Go to the bottom of the page.
- ^L Repaint screen.
- M Display macros.
- N,^F Go down 20 lines.
- P,^B Go up 20 lines.
- R Rename a file.
- S Save definitions.
- dd Delete file(s). (ask for verification)
- DD Delete file(s).
- h Place cursor at beginning of line.
- l Move cursor to end of line.
- < Display file names only.
- > Display long directory listing.
- + Make a file permanent.
- ( Make the current file permanent.
- ) Make the current file non-permanent.
- j,^J Go down a line.
- k,^K Go up a line.
- n,^D Go down 11 lines.
- p,^U Go up 11 lines.
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- qq,QQ,ZZ Exit.
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- r Re-read directories.
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- t Toggle tag on current file.
- T Tag all files.
- U Untag all files.
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- Macros:
- [xtext] Define x as text.
-
- Within text:
- % Current filename.
- # Current directory.
- ! Previous command.
- $x Macro for key x
- $$ Current process ID
- ~ Home directory.
- ^K One character from previous command.
- @x Execute macro for key x
- \x Enter special character x
- \nnn nnn, octal
- \^x Control-x
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- Default macros:
- SPACE !more %<CR>
- % !%<CR>
- . =.
- / =/
- ~ =~
- v !vi %<CR>
- $ !vi /tmp/br.env.$$<CR>
- -- this file is loaded as your environment
- -- whenever you run a program.
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- The contents of the environment variable BROWSE are executed as a macro
- when you start up.
-