Manipulate file tree in terminal.
bt is currently only supported on linux and macOS. Windows support is on todo list.
go install github.com/LeperGnome/bt/cmd/bt@v1.2.2Or from source
make installOr download prebuilt binaries from the latest release.
bt [flags] [directory]
Usage of bt:
--file_preview Enable file previews (default true)
--highlight_indent Highlight current indent (default true)
-i, --in_place_render In-place render (without alternate screen)
-p, --padding uint Edge padding for top and bottom (default 5)Key bindings:
| key | desc |
|---|---|
| j / arr down | Select next child |
| k / arr up | Select previous child |
| h / arr left | Move up a dir |
| l / arr right | Enter selected directory |
| tab | Mark selected child and move down |
| shift+tab | Mark selected child and move up |
| d | Move marked children (then 'p' to paste) |
| y | Copy marked children (then 'p' to paste) |
| D | Delete marked child |
| if / id | Create file (if) / directory (id) in current directory |
| r | Rename selected child |
| e | Edit selected file in $EDITOR |
| gg | Go to top most child in current directory |
| G | Go to last child in current directory |
| H | Toggle hidden files in current directory |
| enter | Open / close selected directory or open file (xdg-open / open) |
| esc | Clear error message / stop current operation / drop marks |
| ? | Toggle help |
| q / ctrl+c | Exit |
You can configure bt via configuration file at $HOME/.config/bt/conf.yaml
padding: 5
file_preview: true
highlight_indent: true
in_place_render: false
I find myself disliking a majority of column-based terminal file managers. The reason for that is - when I need to copy/move some files across nested subdirectories, I constantly lose context of where I am currently, because columns always go left and right. Even though those file managers are really mature and loaded with features (e.g. ranger, lf, xplr, nnn), it's uneasy for me to perform simple tasks.
I like how broot renders the ui, but I guess that it's mainly usable for exploring a file tree, but not manipulating it (at least I found it this way, when I had to type a target directory for move).
That's why I'm writing my own simple tool for simple use cases. It's currently lacking a bunch of features (see todo list below), but the fundamentals are here.
Functional:
- [x] Tree rendering
- [x] File preview
- [x] Scrolling trees, that don't fit the screen
- [x] Move files
- [x] Jump into empty directories
- [x] Copy / paste files
- [x] Not reading whole file contents, only fix size
- [x] Remove files
- [~] Resolve filename conflicts (kinda done)
- [x] Sorting
- [x] "G" to go bottom and "gg" to go top
- [x] Creating files and directories
- [x] Renaming files and directories
- [x] Handle fs updates
- [~] Error handling (permissions denied, etc) (kinda)
- [x] File permission in status bar
- [x] Stylesheets
- [x] Edit selected file in editor of choice
- [x] Help
- [x] Toggle hidden directories
- [x] Image preview (half-block only)
- [x] xdg-open files
- [x] Async preview
- [x] Mark multiple files
- [ ] Image preview TGP
- [ ] Custom delete cmd
- [ ] Search
- [ ] Marked to stdout on exit
- [ ] Jump to current directory
- [ ] Go higher then local root
- [ ] Make current directory a local root
- [ ] Windows support
Fixes:
- [x] Fix size notation
- [x] Check existing name on rename
- [x] "gg" drops previous operation
- [ ] File preview ignore control chars
Maintenance:
- [x] Tests (at least a little bit)
- [x] Release artifacts
- [x] CI
- [ ] Distribution
- [ ] CONTRIBUTING.md