Di Guide

Introduction

Di is a directory editor. This document is a `quick reference' for it. It's not a tutorial, and it doesn't attempt to list every last command, nor describe every nuance of each command.

Movement Commands

n / C-n

move to the next file

p / C-p

move to the previous file

C-v

scroll down one page

M-v

scroll up one page

M-<

go to the first file in the buffer

M->

go to the last file in the buffer

Immediate Commands

These commands operate on a single file, the one on the current line.

Editing

l

list this file

e

edit this file

o

edit this file in another window

File operations

c

copy this file
This asks for the new location.

d

delete this file
This asks for confirmation.

r

rename this file
This asks for the new location.

Marking Commands

These commands mark and unmark files by various conditions.

In general, commands can be reversed by typing C-u first.

Local

m / return

mark the current file

u

unmark the current file

delete

unmark upward

Global

M

mark all files

U

unmark all files

T

toggle mark of all files

By extension

x

mark files by extension
This asks for the file extension.

By regexp

C-c m

mark files by regexp
This asks for the regular expression.

C-c u

unmark files by regexp
This asks for the regular expression.

By type

#

mark temporary files

*

mark executable files

.

mark `dot' files

/

mark directories

@

mark links

~

mark backup files

Multi-File Commands

These commands apply an operation to all marked files in the buffer.

File operations

C

copy marked files
This asks for the new location.

D

delete marked files
This asks for confirmation.

R

rename marked files
This asks for the new location.

Miscellaneous Commands

Editing

`

go to the parent directory

Shell command

!

run a background command
You need the background package.

Movement

j

jump to a file given part of the name
This is interactive.

Refresh

g

simple update

G

redo buffer from scratch

File operations

%

replace string in file names
This asks for the old and new strings.

&

make a directory
This asks for the new directory name.