2.5.1. Description of the file manager

Window filemanager consists of two independent panels. You can work in any of them.

At the top of the panel, information about the current location is displayed:

• Connection source and connection name - show the current connection source and allow him change.
• Way - the current directory, the contents of which are displayed in the file list. Path elements are clickable and allow you to quickly navigate to any of the parent directories. You can also manually specify the desired path.
• Refresh button - updating the list of files for the current directory.

A toolbar with the following buttons is displayed below the top panel:

• «Download files»- allows you to download the selected files from the PC to the current directory. The size of each file must not exceed 300 MB. If you need to download not individual files, but a whole directory, use archiving - zip it on your PC (best in zip format), upload the archive to the hosting and unzip it through the context menu.
• «Download files from the link»- allows you to download files from a third-party server using a direct link.
• «File search"- allows you to search for files by name, content and age of the last change.
• «Open SSH"- opens SSH web client in a separate browser window. The working directory in the web client will be the current directory that was selected in the file manager.
• «Show folder size"- enables / disables counting and displaying directory sizes in the file list. Calculating dimensions takes time, so it is recommended to enable it only when necessary. When the display is disabled, the file list will be displayed faster.
• «Show system files»- enables / disables the display of hidden system files and directories in the file list. These include directories .cache, .cagefs, .cl.selector, .config, .local, .ssh, .system, symlink tmp, files .bash*, .viminfo, .gitconfig.

The file list consists of several columns:

• Checkbox - allows you to select or deselect files and directories.
• «Name"- the names of all files and directories in the current directory.
• «A type»- the file extension is displayed immediately after the name.
• «The size"- the size of each element. By default, sizes are displayed only for files. The size of the directory is calculated and displayed by clicking on the dash, a second click updates the information. You can enable permanent display of catalog sizes using the button in toolbars. Important! To reduce delays when navigating through directories, their sizes are cached and the file list can be updated with a delay of up to 5 minutes.
• «Date"- date and time of the last change of the contents of a file or directory.
• «Rights»- access rights to each of the files and directories.

You can open any directory or file by clicking directly on the name or double-clicking. You can return to a higher level with a single click on the catalog .. (two dots).

For files, the opening action depends on their type and size:

• File with text content up to 5 MB - opens in embedded file editor.
• Image file - opens in the built-in viewer.
• Archive file in the format zip - will open viewing archive contents.
• Other files - the file will be opened in the editor as it is or an error will be displayed.

Selecting items in the list:

• Left-click - selects or deselects single elements. The previous selection is dumped.
• Click with the key pressed Shift - highlights group elements.
• Click with the key pressed Ctrl - selects or deselects single elements without reset selection from other elements.

Context menu when clicking on an area without selected elements:

• «Create file»- create an empty file in the current directory.
• «Create a folder»- creating a directory in the current directory.
• «Paste»- Paste copied or cut files or directories from the clipboard into the current directory.
• «Insert symlink"- creation symbolic link to a file or directory.

Context menu when clicking on the selected elements:

• «Open»- open the selected file in the editor or go to the selected directory.
• «Download"- download the selected files and directories in the form of a zip archive.
• «Rename"- rename the selected file or directory.
• «Copy"- copy the selected files and directories to the clipboard for subsequent insertion.
• «To cut»- cutting the selected files and directories into the clipboard for subsequent insertion.
• «Create archive» — archive creation with dedicated files and directories.
• «Unpack archive» — unpacking the selected archive.
• «Create a symlink"- copy the path to the selected file or directory for subsequent creation symbolic link.
• «Access rights» — changing access rights for the selected file or directory.
• «Import base» — database import from a dedicated SQL dump.
• «Set password» — password protection of the directory on the site.
• «Remove password» — deleting the set password.
• «Properties» — view properties selected file or directory.
• «Delete»- deleting the selected files and directories.

The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the panel and contains the following information:

• «Total items"- the total number of files and directories in the current directory.
• «Folders"- the number of directories in the current directory. If in toolbars the display of the size of directories is turned on, their total volume will be displayed in brackets.
• «Files"- the number of files in the current directory. Their total volume is displayed in brackets.

When the file list is not fully loaded, the symbol is displayed after all values. + and the button “Load more».

• ↑ and ↓ - navigation through the list of files.
• ← and → - switch to left / right panel.
• Enter - open the selected file or directory.
• F2 - rename the selected file or directory.
• Backspace - return to the parent directory.
• Shift+↑ and Shift+↓ - highlight items above / below.
• Escape - remove selection.
• Delete - delete selected items.