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<h1 id="introduction"><a class="header" href="#introduction">Introduction</a></h1>
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<p>xplr is a terminal UI based file explorer that aims to increase our terminal
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productivity by being a flexible, interactive orchestrator for the ever growing
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awesome command-line utilities that work with the file-system.</p>
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<p>To achieve its goal, xplr strives to be a fast, minimal and more importantly,
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hackable file explorer.</p>
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<p>xplr is not meant to be a replacement for the standard shell commands or the
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GUI file managers. Rather, it aims to <a href="awesome-plugins.html#integration">integrate them all</a> and expose an
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intuitive, scriptable, <a href="configure-key-bindings.html">keyboard controlled</a>,
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<a href="layouts.html">real-time visual interface</a>, also being an ideal candidate for <a href="awesome-integrations.html">further
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integration</a>, enabling you to achieve insane terminal productivity.</p>
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<h2 id="concept"><a class="header" href="#concept">Concept</a></h2>
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<h3 id="hackable"><a class="header" href="#hackable">Hackable</a></h3>
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<p>xplr is built with configurability in mind. So it allows you to perform a vast
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set of operations and make it look and behave just the way you want.</p>
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<p>A few things you can do with the xplr configuration</p>
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<h3 id="fast"><a class="header" href="#fast">Fast</a></h3>
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<p>Although speed is not the primary concern, xplr is already fast enough so that
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you can take it out for a walk into your <code>node_modules</code> or <code>/nix/store</code> any
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time you want, and it will only get faster. Still, if you feel like it's
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somehow making you slow, just report it. Most probably we're just waiting for
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someone to complain.</p>
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<p><strong>Tip:</strong> A quick and easy way to optimize the UI rendering is reducing the
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number of columns in the table.</p>
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<h3 id="minimal"><a class="header" href="#minimal">Minimal</a></h3>
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<p>xplr is being referred to as a <em>File Explorer</em>, not a <em>File Manager</em>. This
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is because at the core, xplr is only an explorer, and <a href="https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/blob/main/src/init.lua">outsources</a> the file
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management operations to external commands. This helps xplr stay minimal, and
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focus only on doing what it does best.</p>
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<p>So, just like speed, minimalism isn't as as aggressively pursued as
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hackability. xplr simply prefers to stay minimal and looks for the opportunity
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to lose some kb if it makes sense.</p>
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<h2 id="features"><a class="header" href="#features">Features</a></h2>
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<p>Some of the coolest features xplr provide beside the basic stuff:</p>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/discussions/183">Embedded LuaJIT</a> for portability and extensibility.</li>
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<li><a href="messages.html">A simple modal system based on message passing</a> to control xplr session
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using:
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<li><a href="configure-key-bindings.html">Keyboard inputs</a></li>
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<li><a href="mode.html#input-pipe">Shell Commands</a></li>
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<li>Easy, typesafe message passing with <code>-m MSG</code> or <code>-M MSG</code> subcommands.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/pull/397">Readline-like input buffer</a> with customizable behavior to read user
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inputs.</li>
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<li><a href="modes.html#xplrconfigmodesbuiltinrecover">Switchable recover mode</a> that saves you from doing unwanted things when
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in a hurry.</li>
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<li><a href="layouts.html">Customizable layouts</a> with built-in panels. For e.g.
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<li><strong>Selection list</strong> to show you the selected paths in real-time.</li>
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<li><strong>Help menu</strong> to show you the available keys bindings in each mode.</li>
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<li><strong>Input & logs</strong> to read input and display logs.</li>
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<li><strong>Filter and sort pipeline</strong> to show you the applied filters and sorters.</li>
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<li><a href="node_types.html">Custom file properties</a> with custom colors can be displayed in the table.</li>
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<li><a href="messages.html#startfifo">FIFO manager</a> to manage a FIFO file that can be used to
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<a href="https://github.com/sayanarijit/xplr/pull/229">integrate with previewers</a>.</li>
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<li><a href="messages.html#virtual-root">Virtual root</a> with <code>--vroot</code> and <code>:v</code> key bindings.</li>
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<li><strong>Different quit options:</strong>
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<li>Quit with success without any output (<code>q</code>).</li>
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<li>Quit with success and the result printed on stdout (<code>enter</code>).</li>
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