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VFU File Manager
The Vladi File Manager for UNIX Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski 2002

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i. Short description

VFU is console (text mode) file manager for UNIX/Linux.
Main features are:

Console (text mode)! ( yes -- repeat that :) )
Fast single-key commands.
Copy/move/erase of selected files/single file/single file while selection exists.
Overwrite prompt when copy/move (Yes/No/Always/Never/...).
Filename completion (incl. extended completion: `*some.zip' ).
Powerfull ChangeDir function (w. history, preset favorite dirs...).
Directory tree (with sizes).
Directory size calculation (single dir/all dirs).
Run-time dirs' sizes calculation! (cached from dir tree as option).
Extensive user-defined external support/utils!
Interactive/octal chmod and chown (for selected files/single/...).
File-type colorization (by file type and or extension, DIR_COLORS supprot).
Incremental search/masking in all file lists.
Recursive and external rescanning ( Panelize ).
Archives support (storage/directory) incl. view/browse/extract:
- TAR, ZIP, and many more...
FTP support (archive-like interface).
Internal text/hex file viewer (incl. hex editor!).
Internal text editor! (Small one:))
Automount feature .
Works fine under xterm, rxvt, kvt (with colors etc.)
+ much more...

External info about VFU:

Search Google for keywords: vfu file manager.
Independent review for VFU can be found at Chuck's Linux File Manager Page (http://chuck.burkins.net//linuxfile.html).

ii. Supported platforms


VFU is tested and supported on these platforms:

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Platform   : Linux
Maintainer : Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski <cade@biscom.net>
Notes      : This is original VFU development platform ( well, after DOS, really :) )
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Platform   : Linux ( RedHat RPM Packages )
Maintainer : Ryan Weaver <ryanw@infohwy.com>
Notes      : RedHat RPM Packages are avalable here
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Platform   : Linux ( Debian DEB Packages )
Maintainer : Mika Fischer <mf@debian.org>
Notes      : Debian packages are available here
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Platform   : DOS
Maintainer : Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski <cade@biscom.net>
Notes      : Works fine. Supports LFN under Win95/98 when compiled with DJGPP.
             Compiles with Cygwin also.
             Maintainer wanted!
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Platform   : NetBSD
Maintainer : Hubert Feyrer http://www.feyrer.de <hubertf@netbsd.org>
Notes      : VFU patches/package for NetBSD can be found here (or here) :)
           : Binary package can be found here.
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Platform   : GNU Hurd
Maintainer : None
Notes      : I've been told that VFU runs without problems on the Hurd platform.
             Maintainer wanted!
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Platform   : Solaris
Maintainer : None
Notes      : Compiles flawlessly ( with some header locations changes ),
             but since I have no access to Solaris machines, there's no maintainer...
             Maintainer wanted!
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Generally, VFU should compile on every UNIX platform if there's curses library available...
If someone have compiled VFU for some other OS, please tell me!

iii. Feedback

I'd appreciate any feedback. Any notes, wishes, whatever... Thank you!

iv. Download+Screenshots

Below you can find VFU packages and some screenshots.

VFU can be downloaded also at

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/

And all of Metalab/Ibiblio mirrors.


VFU packages names are changed to:

   vfu-M.II.src.tgz              -- source pack version M.II
   vfu-M.II.bin.linux.tgz        -- binary executable pack version M.II
   vfu-M.II.bin.linux.static.tgz -- binary (statically linked) executable pack version M.II
 
   i.e.
 
   vfu-ver.packtype.platform.bintype.tgz

TAKE THE PACKAGE WITH HIGHEST VERSION NUMBER!

	-	`Back to parent directory`
`Fri May 24 2002`	1 176 064	`Previous-releases`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	4 096	`Cwsdpmi.txt`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	20 480	`Cwsdpmi.zip`
`Fri May 24 2002`	24 576	`HISTORY`
`Tue Jan 29 2002`	4 096	`README`
`Fri May 24 2002`	446 464	`Vfu-3.04.bin.linux.static.tar.gz`
`Fri May 24 2002`	4 096	`Vfu-3.04.lsm`
`Fri May 24 2002`	188 416	`Vfu-3.04.src.tar.gz`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	4 096	`Vfu-rpm-packages.txt`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	16 384	`Vfu-ss-1.gif`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	12 288	`Vfu-ss-2.gif`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	16 384	`Vfu-ss-3.gif`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	12 288	`Vfu-ss-4.gif`
`Sun Jan 2 2000`	12 288	`Vfu-ss-5.gif`



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