File Browser Help

Getting connected

Enter the name of the directory that will serve as your document root to the text field just below label "Enter the Directory here:" and hit return . (Try, for example, /tmp).

If everything goes OK you should get the directory icon in the main panel, and a message "Command Successful" in the status line (just below the main panel). Otherwise you will get an error message such as "File does not exist".

You can change the root anytime by typing a new directory name in this text field and hitting return.

Expanding the root directory

double click on the directory icon in the main panel. The response time depends on the number of files in your root directory. If there are many files, it make take several seconds.

Expanding a subdirectory

single click on the selected subdirectory icon. The next click will contract the directory.

If you contract and then expand a directory, the contets of the directory will be refreshed, as the contents is always read on the server side (no caching). On the other hand the displayed contents of the directory is never refreshed automatically. To see changes than may have occured (new files created, deleted files, etc., you must manually refresh the dispaly by contracting and expanding the directory.

Click on testdir icon (a small circle left to the directory name). You should see the contents of this directory.

Selecting a file

Click on the file name. It should appear in the "selected" line, just below the status line.

Mkdir

Creates a new directory in the currently selected one.

Try: click on the testdir name. You shoud see it in the selected line. Now type a name of a directory you want to create in the "new name" line (just below the "selected" line), and hit MkDir button. Wait till the operation completes. You should get message "Success: directory-name created". To see the change, refresh the display by contracting and expanding the testdir.

RmDir

Deletes the selected directory and all its contents! (unlike Unix rmdir that removes only empty directories). It does it without warning, so think twice between using this button.

Delete

Deletes the selected file.

Rename

Renames the selected file. Do not forget to type the new name of the file in the "new name" line.

Move

Moves the selected file to the desired location. You must enter the full path in the "new name" line. (If you want the file to stay in the same directory, why do not you use "Rename" button?)

Copy

Moves the selected file to the desired location. You must enter the full path in the "new name" line. (Even if the file is to be created in the same directory as the original one.)

Upload

When implemented, it will allow to upload a file. It will be moved outside the applet.

Download

Ditto.

View

When implemented, it will allow to view the context of the file (as long as your browser understands its MIME type).

Mark

The idea of this button is yet quite immature. At this time it copies the name of the selected file to the "new name" line.