10 useful Far Manager functions

Far Manager - a daily tool of system administrators and computer geeks. But it can be useful for ordinary Windows users who want free and effective tool for managing files and folders. Listed below are some Far functions and hot keys for their call.

1. display modes

Change the width and number of columns on the active interface panel, which displays the files and folders.

• Ctrl + 1 - establish a short playback (three narrow columns).
• Ctrl + 2 - to set the standard viewing mode (the two middle column).
• Ctrl + 3 - to establish full view mode (single wide and three narrow columns with service information).
• Ctrl + 4 - to establish a wide viewing mode (one wide and one narrow column with service information).
• Ctrl + 5 - to establish a detailed view (the widest one and a few extra stobltsov with service information - take all the program window).

2. Sort items

Sort the files and folders on the active interface board.

• Ctrl + F3 - sort by name of the element.
• Ctrl + F4 - sort by extension type.
• Ctrl + F5 - sort by date modified.
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• Ctrl + F6 - sort by size.
• Ctrl + F8 - sorted by creation date.
• Ctrl + F12 - display the sort menu items.

3. View the size of files and folders

See the size of the selected file or folder using the F3 key. The value displayed in the Size column or at the bottom of the fold - depending on the selected type.

To select one item, press Shift and an arrow up or down on the keyboard. For mass selection, use Shift with left and right arrows.

4. Simultaneous with the elements that are in different folders

Add files and folders from different directories on the "time bar" if you need to work with all of them simultaneously. This will allow you to perform with elements of group operations as if they are in the same directory. However, their actual position will not change.

To open the "time bar", press F11 and select the Temporary Panel. To add files and folders by dragging them on it with the mouse cursor. You can also find the files through a combination Alt + F7 and add the results of the search to the "time bar" by clicking Panel in the search box.

5. You filtering by file type

Filter the list of files by extension, to temporarily hide a panel of superfluous elements. To enable the filter, please use the combination of CTRL + I, in the list that appears, select the extension you want and press the spacebar. Near the selected type, plus file will appear. When press the Enter, files with other extensions will disappear from the current panel. To cancel filtering, again press CTRL + I and clear plus with a space.

6. Browse the list of processes

Scroll through the list of active processes directly in the Far Manager window. To view it, click the drive selection box (ALT + F1 / F2), and press 0. In this list, you can sort the processes in size by pressing CTRL + F6. To delete a process, select it and press F8. To view detailed information about the process, use the F3 key.

7. Folder navigation

You can quickly open the root folder of the local disk using a combination of CTRL + \. Keys ALT + F12 - display the folders that you have opened previously

8. Compare Folders identity

If you want to test two directories for their identity, open one of them in the left panel, and the second on the right. Then press F11 and select Advanced Compare. In the window that opens, select the comparison options, and click OK. The program will display the size of both files and highlight their files that do not match.

9. recording macros

Use macros to automate routine operations with the program.

To create a macro, press Shift + Ctrl + «.» (Point) and take a few steps in the Far. Then again, use this combination and in the window that opens, select a convenient key. Now, it pressed the program will perform these tasks automatically.

For example, when you create a macro, you can right-click on the file and select the shortcut menu "Properties", and then assign these actions on key J. Then you can easily call up the properties files using J.

10. Transcoding in editor

Change the encoding of text files directly in the built-in editor Far Manager. To open the selected file in the editor, press F4. Encoding press SHIFT + F8, to change, select the new character set from the list and press F2, to save the changes.

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