FTREE(1) FTREE(1)
NAME
ftree - file tree browser
SYNOPSIS
wm/ftree [ [-e ] [ -E ] [ -p ] [ -d ] [ root ]
DESCRIPTION
Ftree displays the given root directory (default: /) in a
graphical form as a tree. Files and subdirectories are
listed beneath the directory that contains them. Initially,
the contents of a subdirectory are not displayed, but
selecting the ⊕ symbol next to its name with button 1 causes
its contents to be displayed there, and the ⊕ symbol changes
to ⊖; clicking that collapses the subdirectory display back
to its name. (If the directory is empty, the circle will be
empty.) Selecting a file or directory name with button 1
pops up a menu of operations: Open, Copy, Paste into, and
Remove. Open plumbs the full path name of the file or
directory; it is up to the plumber(8) to act appropriately
based on the structure of the file name, as controlled by
the user's plumbing(6) file. Typically images will be dis-
played in a separate window, source files will be opened in
an editor, and so on. Directory structure can be copied by
invoking Copy on the source, then Paste into on the destina-
tion directory. The -d option disallows all operations
except Open.
Normally, ftree displays the usual wm(1) controls, and
interprets them as usual. The other options change that
behaviour:
-e Ignore `exit' but offer move or resize.
-E Ignore exit, and do not offer move or resize.
-p Do exit, but do not offer move or resize.
The different options are used to program a user interface
for handheld touch screen devices. For instance, a start
panel can be created by invoking ftree with the -E option,
ensuring that the ftree screen is always there, and all sub-
sequent interaction can be controlled by the construction of
the root namespace and suitable choice of plumbing rules.
SOURCE
/appl/wm/ftree
SEE ALSO
filename(1), wm(1), plumbing(6), plumber(8)
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