DF-SHOW (Directory File Show) is a Unix-like rewrite of some of the applications from Larry Kroeker’s DF-EDIT (Directory File Editor) for MS-DOS and PC-DOS systems, based on the Version 2.3d release from 1986.
The show application lets users view the names of files and directories on a disk with information about the files. Files can be copied, moved, viewed, and edited (in your system’s default editor). The application is run using the show command. The output is similar to the ls command. A file view is also included which can be invoked using the sf command.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- List files. DF-SHOW’s primary function is to display a list of files on a system, in an interactive display allowing users’ to browse up and down large lists of files in a directory.
- View files. The ability to quickly peek into text files makes DF-SHOW a powerful tool for power users, this function uses the default pager defined in the user’s system environment or the included sf application.
- Edit files. Whilst DF-SHOW doesn’t come with a text editor like DF-EDIT (for the reason there are many good, well established text editors already available), it can launch the user’s default text editor for any given selected file.
- Copy files. DF-SHOW can copy files to another destination.
- Create links. Both Symbolic and Hard links can be created using DF-SHOW.
- Rename files. Users’ can move files to a different file name.
- Delete files. DF-SHOW also removes files at the user’s request.
- Create directories. Users’ are also able to create new directories from within the DF-SHOW interface.
- Touch files. Timestamps on files can be changed, as well as the creation of new blank files.
- Update permissions. Owners, groups, and permissions can be set within the application.
- SELinux security contexts can also be modified on supported systems.
- Hunt within files. Find files in a directory containing a string.
- Execute applications. Files with execution permissions can be launched from withing DF-SHOW.
Website: github.com/roberthawdon/dfshow
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Developer: Robert Hawdon
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
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