zfe

Unix terminal file explorer, written in Zig

zfe is a small unix terminal file explorer written in Zig.

Features

• Simple to use: Minimal and customizable keymaps with vim binding support.
• Image Previews: Preview images with Kitty terminal.
• File Previews: Preview contents of files directly in the terminal.
• Configurable Options: Customize settings via an external configuration file.
• Fuzzy Search: Fuzzy search within directories.

Install

To install zfe, check the "Releases" section in Github and download the appropriate version or build locally via zig build -Doptimize=ReleaseSafe.

Configuration

Configure zfe by editing the external configuration file located at either:

• $HOME/.config/zfe/config.json
• $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zfe/config.json.

An example config file can be found here.

Config schema:

Config = struct {
    .show_hidden: bool,
    .sort_dirs: bool,
    .show_images: bool,
    .preview_file: bool,
    .styles: Styles,
}

Styles = struct {
    .selected_list_item: Style,
    .list_item: Style,
    .file_name: Style,
    .file_information: Style
    .error_bar: Style,
    .info_bar: Style,
    .notification_box: Style,
}

Style = struct {
    .fg: Color,
    .bg: Color,
    .ul: Color,
    .ul_style = .{
        off,
        single,
        double,
        curly,
        dotted,
        dashed,
    }
    .bold: bool,
    .dim: bool,
    .italic: bool,
    .blink: bool,
    .reverse: bool,
    .invisible: bool,
    .strikethrough: bool,
}

Color = enum{
    default,
    index: u8,
    rgb: [3]u8,
}

Keybinds

Normal mode:
q / <CTRL-c>       :Exit.

j / <Down>         :Go down.
k / <Up>           :Go up.
h / <Left> / -     :Go to the parent directory if exists.
l / <Right>        :Open item or change directory.
gg                 :Go to the top.
G                  :Go to the bottom.
c                  :Change directory via path. Will enter input mode.

R                  :Rename item. Will enter input mode.
D                  :Delete item.
u                  :Undo delete/rename.

d                  :Create directory. Will enter input mode.
%                  :Create file. Will enter input mode.
/                  :Fuzzy search directory. Will enter input mode.

Input mode:
<Esc>              :Cancel input.
<Enter>            :Confirm input.

Optional Dependencies

• pdftotext to view PDF previews.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are always welcome! This project is currently using the latest stable release of Zig (0.13.0).