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 Hi All.
I'm just testing on my OS/2 Client Warp 4.5 9Warp 4.0 + FP13) and on my Server Windows NT4 SP6 the new alpha releases of File Commander, famous file manager developed by the Australian programmer Brian Havard (photo). I'm registered user of this nice tool and purchased my license in BMT Micro, Inc., the most complete reseller of software for OS/2. If you are interested in test this alpha you must jump to Brian's Alpha web page at:

 http://silk.apana.org.au/fcalpha.html

If you are a everyday user of File Commander like me I remember you that you must be install this alpha in a separate directory, in order to not make confusion, because the objects created in the desktop of Warp or NT for both releases (the GA 2.12 e the alpha 2.20a) are identical. In the photo below you can see the alpha for Windows NT, that is running just fine on my Server:

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Photo above shows the Alpha used in reduced mode on @Macarlo's Warp 4.5

Tecnical information

 File Commander is a 32 bit text mode file manager and shell that allows you to locate, copy, move, delete, view, edit and execute your files in a quick, convenient and customizable manner.

It's main display provides dual directory view panels that may serve as source and destination of a copy or move operation or just two different views of your files. A panel may also be used to view a directory tree, drive statistics or may be turned off altogether, making visible the output of previously executed commands.

A command line is also provided and operates in conjuction with the directory panels to make it much more powerful than a regular CLI including pasting file names from the panel, a command history recall window and command completion from history.

Photo shows File Commander alpha on Warp 4.5 with the menu Files displayed

Main Features

• Built in archive support including archives inside archives to any depth, with ZIP, ARJ, RAR, LZH and ACE types currently supported.
• Text mode for speed and other advantages
• Mouse support.
• Long file name support
• Full support for volumes larger than 4GB.
• Online help.
• Many configuration options.
• Colourization of file names by boolean expression.
• Built in file viewer with hex view mode.
• Built in editor with undo/redo and cut/copy/paste ability using the global clipboard.
• Code page translation function in viewer and editor.
• File Find facility combining wildcard file name filters with file contents scanning.
• Calculation of the total disk usage of a directory tree.
• Tree views for quick and easy directory changes.
• Intelligent execution of the different types of executables supported by OS/2 or Windows 95/NT.
• User definable menu including powerful operators such as
  • Run a command once for every tagged file.
  • Automatically create a file containing a list of tagged files.
  • Get input value from the user.
  • List all tagged files in the parameter list, automatically running the command multiple times if the command line gets too long.
• Directory history for changing back to recently viewed directories.
• Easy creation of desktop objects.
• Enhanced wildcard handling including boolean operators (and, or, not, brackets) for combining multiple file name masks.
• Flexible file name filtering.
• Support for 4DOS/4OS2 descriptions
• 132 column mode support.
• Start DOS programs with session settings (OS/2 only)

Download File Commander for OS/2 v2.12.
Download File Commander for Windows NT/9x v2.12.

CONTACT AUTHOR

Brian Havard
brianh@kheldar.apana.org.au
http://silk.apana.org.au/fc.html

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