Tools FileBrowser/en - Versionsgeschichte

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2026-05-26T16:45:39Z

Overview

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	The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.		The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.

	Notice that this is not meant as a replacement for a powerful specialized text editor. However, it is light weight, starts fast and provides many utilities for day to day tasks (actually, its origins go back almost 40 years, long before other systems even had a graphical user interface !).		Notice that this is not meant as a replacement for a powerful specialized text editor. However, it is light weight, starts fast and provides many utilities for day to day tasks. <br><small> (actually, its origins go back almost 40 years, long before other systems even had a graphical user interface !).</small>

	The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].		The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].

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2026-05-26T16:45:11Z

Overview

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	The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.		The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.

	Notice that this is not meant as a replacement for a powerful specialized text editor. However, it is light weight, starts fast and provides many utilities for day to day tasks.		Notice that this is not meant as a replacement for a powerful specialized text editor. However, it is light weight, starts fast and provides many utilities for day to day tasks (actually, its origins go back almost 40 years, long before other systems even had a graphical user interface !).

	The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].		The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].

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Overview

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	== Overview ==		== Overview ==
	The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.		The File Browser provides useful functions to search, manipulate and edit files. In expecco, its main use is to provide a simple but powerful editor to look at traces, test data attachments or to edit configuration files. The editor supports Unicode and various common encodings and can also display binary data (hex dumps), bitmap images, XML, HTML and some other common file formats.

			Notice that this is not meant as a replacement for a powerful specialized text editor. However, it is light weight, starts fast and provides many utilities for day to day tasks.

	The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].		The tool's [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/tools/fbrowserV2/TOP.html documentation] is part of the official [http://live.exept.de/doc/online/english/TOP.html Smalltalk/X Online Documentation].

Cg: /* Editing Multiple Files */

2026-05-26T16:35:11Z

Editing Multiple Files

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	== Editing Multiple Files ==		== Editing Multiple Files ==
	The "Add Text Editor" menu function in the main menu adds additional text editor ~~tab~~.		The "''Add Text Editor Page''" menu function in the main menu's ''Browser'' entry adds additional text editor tabs.

	== Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator ==		== Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator ==

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Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator

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	The File Browser includes a vt100 emulator, in which shell or cmd consoles are shown. The emulation is not 100% perfect, so please be tolerant when some cursor-movements are not accurate or leave garbage characters on the screen (especially cursor movements at the right/bottom may wrap differently than the "real thing"). For real editor work, use xterm under Unix or a cmd window under MS Windows.		The File Browser includes a vt100 emulator, in which shell or cmd consoles are shown. The emulation is not 100% perfect, so please be tolerant when some cursor-movements are not accurate or leave garbage characters on the screen (especially cursor movements at the right/bottom may wrap differently than the "real thing"). For real editor work, use xterm under Unix or a cmd window under MS Windows.

			== SSH Remote Login ==
			Starting with expecco 26.1, remote login and remote file transfer via secure sockets is available both via toolbar buttons and the ''Tools'' menu. In addition, keypair generation is provided via the menu.

	== Advanced File Operations ==		== Advanced File Operations ==

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Erase File

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	=== Erase File ===		=== Erase File ===
	Will write zero bytes over an existing file in order to really clear files with security data (such as cryptographic keys or passwords). Not all operating systems will actually make the original data unrecoverable (journalling file systems), so this may not be effective, depending on your OS.		Will write zero bytes over an existing file in order to really clear files with security data (such as cryptographic keys or passwords) as opposed to removal or truncation (which will leave the blocks untouched and only put them onto a freelist unless the OS provides specal mount/disk options. Not all operating systems will actually make the original data unrecoverable (journalling file systems), so this may not be effective, depending on your OS.

	=== File Differences ===		=== File Differences ===

Cg: /* Truncate File */

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Truncate File

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	This truncates a file to a given size, effectively cutting off the tail of a file.		This truncates a file to a given size, effectively cutting off the tail of a file.

			=== Erase File ===
			Will write zero bytes over an existing file in order to really clear files with security data (such as cryptographic keys or passwords). Not all operating systems will actually make the original data unrecoverable (journalling file systems), so this may not be effective, depending on your OS.

	=== File Differences ===		=== File Differences ===

Cg: /* Copying Corrupted Files */

2026-05-26T16:17:36Z

Copying Corrupted Files

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	=== Copying Corrupted Files ===		=== Copying Corrupted Files ===

	This operation may be helpful to extract as much as possible data from partially broken files. I.e. to copy files ~~form~~ a ~~disks~~ or ~~tapes~~ with errors.		This operation may be helpful to extract as much as possible data from partially broken files. I.e. to copy files from an old disk or tape with errors.
	It will copy the file ~~blockwise~~ and skip over bad blocks when an error is encountered (instead of the regular copy operation, which stops when a read error happens). Instead ~~of stopping~~, it will retry to copy the bad data block a few times, and then write a block of zeros to the output and continue to copy (or try to copy) the rest of the file or tape.		It will copy the file block wise and skip over bad blocks when an error is encountered (instead of the regular copy operation, which stops when a read error happens). Instead, it will retry to copy the bad data block a few times, and then write a block of zeros to the output and continue to copy (or try to copy) the rest of the file or tape.

	=== Truncate File ===		=== Truncate File ===

Cg: /* Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator */

2026-05-26T16:16:12Z

Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator

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	The search is usually recursive. Use this e.g. to find all files with a particular suffix, which contain a particular string pattern or which have been modified before/after some particular time/date. In many situations, this search is faster than using "find \| grep" on Unix, and - unless indexed - also faster than corresponding search functions under MS Windows.		The search is usually recursive. Use this e.g. to find all files with a particular suffix, which contain a particular string pattern or which have been modified before/after some particular time/date. In many situations, this search is faster than using "find \| grep" on Unix, and - unless indexed - also faster than corresponding search functions under MS Windows.

			== Editing Multiple Files ==
			The "Add Text Editor" menu function in the main menu adds additional text editor tab.

	== Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator ==		== Embedded VT100 Terminal Emulator ==

Cg: /* Directory Differences */

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Directory Differences

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	=== Directory Differences ===		=== Directory Differences ===

			The main menu's function "<I>Tools</I>" → "<I>File Operations</I>" → "<I>Directory Differences</I>"
	~~Recursively~~ ~~visits~~ two folders and display information about files missing in either directory or being different.		will recursively visit two folders and display information about files missing in either directory or being different.

	=== Find Files with Same Contents ===		=== Find Files with Same Contents ===