TUIFI Manager

A cross-platform terminal-based termux-oriented file manager (and component), meant to be used with a Uni-Curses project or as is. This project is mainly an attempt to get more attention to the Uni-Curses project.

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⚙️ Installation

sudo pip3 install tuifimanager --upgrade

pip3 install TUIFIManager --upgrade

or just ^^^ if it works for you. (eg. on termux?)

💥 Usage

Run tuifi in your terminal to use it as is or import it in one of your Uni-Curses project as a component like:

from TUIFIManager import *

for more details look into the __main__.py

📦 Features

• 📌 Current:

• Supports X11 Drag&Drop from terminals
• Supports most common mouse events
• Can be used as a component
• Uses about 35MB of RAM
• Strong C TUI backend
• It is pretty snappy !
• Supports Termux
• Cross Platform
• and more

• 🔮 Desired:

• Macros
• Treeview
• Undo\Redo
• Improved UI
• Multiple tabs
• Image\Sixel support
• Effect on cutted Files
• Multithread performance

⌨️ Keybindings

In vim_mode both normal and vim shortcuts work

Normal	vim_mode	Action
SHIFT + TAB		Moves selected file to the previous directory
KEY_BACKSPACE	J	Opens\Goes to the previous directory
ALT + DOWN		Opens\Closes the "right-click menu"
KEY_HOME	H	Navigates to the $HOME directory
KEY_F5		Reload\Refresh current directory
KEY_F3	o	(descending) order-type switch
KEY_F1	O	(ascending) order-type switch
CTRL + V	p	Pastes the Copied or Cuted files
DEL	CTRL+d	Deletes the selected files
CTRL + F	i	Find Files (if not auto_find_on_typing)
CTRL + O		Open whole directory in editor
CTRL + A		Select all files in current folder
CTRL + C	yy	Copies the selected files
CTRL + K		Copies the selected files
CTRL + X	c	Cuts the selected files
CTRL + R	r	Rename selected file
CTRL + T		Toggle hidden files
CTRL + N	W	Create new folder
CTRL + P		Show properties
CTRL + W	w	Create new file
ARROW KEYS	l k j h	Navigates files
KEY_ENTER	K	Opens files
CTRL + E	e	Exit with cd
ESCAPE		Exit

(TIP: 🐁 use ALT + CLICK for multiple mouse selection if SHIFT not working. You can also use s i m a c to copy individual properties when you have them opened)

TERMUX only Shortcuts\Keybindings

Shortcut	Action
CTRL + DOWN	Goes in&out of select-mode while also automatically copies the selected file(s)
CTRL + LEFT	Goes out of select-mode while also cuts the seleccted file(s)
CTRL + END	Goes out of select-mode while also deleting the selected file(s)
CTRL + UP	Same as CTRL + V, Pastes the Copied or Cuted files
END	Deletes selected files

👨‍💻 Commands

(Default & Custom Comands) - To perform a command under the normal-mode, you first have to press the space-bar and then type the command. Alternatively, use vim_mode or enable the tuifi_auto_command_on_typing env-variable (notice: it disables tuifi_auto_find_on_typing). The default commands can be seen below and can be found under the ~/.config/tuifi/cmds.conf where you can add your custom ones too:

Cmd	Type	Attributes	Label Information
gt	open	'directory':'~/.config/tuifi'	- tuifi -
gh	open	'directory':'~/'	- Home -
owv	open	'directory':None,'_with':'vim'	Opened With Vim
yat	copy	'pattern':'.+\\.txt'
yy	copy	'pattern':None

Available Type-keywords: open, copy, cut, find

important note: o is also used for ordering in vim_mode. In this case you can first press space-bar before proceeding with owv or with any other already reserved starting key, or just change it.

Additionally there are also some hardcoded ones, like the m+character: which marks the current directory into the character, so you can navigate back to it by using ` or ;+that_character. yp and yd to copy either the file-path or directory-path to clipboard.

📜 Documentation

_{Work in progress 🛠️🏗 ...}

💭 Customization

How do I change theme?

You either download one or make your own based on this how-to.

How do I enable vim_mode?

Set tuifi_vim_mode enviroment variable to True

How do I enable transparency?

Set tuitilities_default_background enviroment variable to True

How do I enable synthetic XDND?

set tuifi_synth_dnd enviroment variable to True. pip install requests pynput PySide6 python-xlib. Know it's expirimental! You'll need to adapt to it slightly, use it as: Drag&drop + click afterwords where you want the file to be dropped. See also and this issue

How do I set the default editor?

Set tuifi_default_editor enviroment variable to vim or whatever you prefer

How do I disable the auto-find-mode?

You can just set tuifi_auto_find_on_typing enviroment variable to False

How do I change the scroll sensitivity?

You can set either or both tuifi_scroll_sensitivity, tuifi_ctrl_scroll_sensitivity enviromental variables, to the disered number of characters per scroll action (they default to 1 and 7)

How do I change the default keys (besides commands)?

This is not possible right now althought you could play around with the content of toggle_vim_mode function under __init__.py

How do I change the number of visible lines of filenames that are visible?

You can set how mnay lines you want using tuifi_visible_filename_lines (Defaults to 4)

How do I change the default configuration path?

Set tuifi_config_path enviroment variable to whatever you prefer most

How do I toggle hidden files/folders?

You can either CTRL + T or set tuifi_show_hidden enviroment variable to True

💗 Donation

I do really need money to survive, I have no job, living in a basement, making things for free, because I love to.

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🫶 Special thanks to

• @KORBEN for this article
• Bryan Lunduke for this article
• Brodie Robertson for this video
• r/linux community for their comments
• r/cyberDeck community for their comments
• r/commandline community for their comments

🕳️ Outro

• Any Idea with this issue unicurses/unicurses#21 ?
• Btw I use TUIFI in a daily basis. As crazy as it might sound: It's my primary file manager.