Homepage: https://github.com/Boruch-Baum/emacs-diredc
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Extensions for dired
This package extends and configures `dired' with features found in
almost all 'file managers', and also some unique features:
* Resilient dedicated dual-pane frame.
* similar look to 'midnight commander'.
* intelligent recovery of manually altered frame configuration
* exit diredc/dired cleanly and totally
* Navigable directory history
* backward, forward, or to a direct history entry
* File quick-preview mode
* inspired by, and similar to, midnight commander's "C-x q"
* customizable exclusion criteria to suppress undesirable files
(eg. binaries)
* Current file's supplemental information in minibuffer (optional)
* eg. output from 'getfattr', 'getfacl', 'stat', 'exif'.
* Multiple panel views
* inspired by, and similar to, midnight commander's "M-t"
* superior configurability
* directly choose a specific panel view, or toggle to next
* Extensive and easy-to-use sort options
* including options not in 'ls': sort by chmod, owner, group
* Swap panels (use "M-u")
* inspired by, and similar to, midnight commander's "C-u"
* a TRUE and complete swap (including history entries)
* Trash management
* per xfreedesktop standard
* restore trashed files to their original locations
* empty the trash, along with its administrative overhead
* view trash summary information
* Navigate 'up' n parent directories
* Launch persistent asynchronous processes for files
* Processes will survive even after exiting Emacs.
* Quick shell window
* choose your default shell / terminal emulation mode
* choose your default shell program
* easily opt for pre-configured alternatives
* useful pre-defined shell variables
* $d1, $d2 dired-directory in this/other pane
* $f1, $f2 current dired file in this/other pane
* $t1, $t2 tagged elements in this other pane
* as a shell array variable, if supported by the shell
* Bookmark support
* Edit dired buffers (really `wdired-mode', not `diredc')
* Set both panels to same directory (use "=" or "C-u =")
* inspired by 'midnight commander's "M-i"
Bonus customization features
* Customize colors for chmod bits (font-lock)
* toggle display of "hidden" or "undesirable" files (dired-omit mode)
* auto-refresh buffers (auto-revert-mode)
* highlight current line (hl-line-mode)
* current buffer highlights with a unique face.
* don't wrap long lines (toggle-truncate-lines)
* to disable:
* option 1: M-x customize-variable diredc-bonus-configuration
* option 2: (setq diredc-bonus-configuration nil)