5.8. FileBrowser Package¶

Available since version 2.7

The FileBrowser package allows to browse the file system as you type.

Note

If you are looking for a way to catalog files you frequently use, check out the FilesCatalog Package
If you are looking for a way to search for files regardless of their location, check out the Everything Package (requires a third-party software)

5.8.1. Catalog Items¶

This package does not pre-create any item in the Catalog. Instead, it tries to match your initial search term with specific patterns:

/ or \ will list the drives that are mounted (e.g. C:\, …)
If the show_recents option is enabled (default), the list of the paths recently entered into Windows Explorer’s address bar will also be included
C:, D: or X: (case insensitive) will start browsing the drive associated with the given letter
An absolute path like c:\windows, D:\My Dir\AnyFile.txt
Environment variables are automatically expanded like in %USERPROFILE%\Documents
The ~ (tilde) character (configurable) to access to your “home” directory(ies). Check the “Home feature” section below.

Note

Some items from the filesystem may or may not show up, depending on package’s configuration. For more info, refer to the configuration file and check the show_dirs_first, show_hidden_files, show_system_files and show_network_files settings.

Tip

For convenience, Keypirinha interprets / as a path separator in addition to \.
This package is Drag and Drop compliant.

5.8.2. Home feature¶

The “home” feature allows you to get quick access to your favorite(s) folder(s) by typing a given trigger of your choice (~ by default).

Check out package’s configuration file for more details.

5.8.3. Actions¶

To go deeper in the file system hierarchy, select a folder item in the results list and press TAB.
To open a folder, select it in the results list and press Enter.
To list all the actions available that are associated with a specific item, select it in the results list and press Ctrl+Enter.

5.8.4. Configuration¶

This package is configurable, more details about every setting can be found in its configuration file.