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ref: dbaf91baa27c6df0fc7ad200def611300cff4ffd
parent: 3b70917596e5536fb49d87097c8d80259cf552e8
author: phil9 <[email protected]>
date: Mon Dec 26 11:54:07 EST 2022

add help content.

--- a/a.h
+++ b/a.h
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@
 extern Text*		text;
 extern Actionbar*	abar;
 extern Binding*		bindings;
-extern char*		help;
+extern char			help[];
--- /dev/null
+++ b/help.c
@@ -1,0 +1,56 @@
+char help[] = 
+	"nein commander presents two panels each displaying the content of a directory.\n"
+	"The panel displays the name of the current directory at the top followed by the directory filter if set.\n"
+	"Below is the list of directories and files of the current directory displaying in columns: "
+	"the name, the size and the last modification time. "
+	"By default, directories are sorted according to the file names.\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Navigation:\n"
+	"============\n"
+	"Navigation within a panel is done using standard keys.\n"
+	"Key bindings:\n"
+	"  Up       - move selection to previous item\n"
+	"  Down     - move selection to next item\n"
+	"  PageUp   - move selection up one page\n"
+	"  PageDown - move selection down one page\n"
+	"  Home     - move selection to the first element in the directory\n"
+	"  End      - move selection to the last element in the directory\n"
+	"  Tab      - switch to the other panel\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Mark:\n"
+	"======\n"
+	"The selection is the currently highlighted file or directory.\n"
+	"In order to perform operations on multiple elements, it is possible to mark files."
+	"Marked files are displayed in a different colors to be distinguished from unmarked ones.\n"
+	"Key bindings:\n"
+	"  Ins - mark the current selection\n"
+	"  +   - select a group of elements using a glob pattern\n"
+	"  -   - unselect a group of elements using a glob pattern\n"
+	"  *   - invert the selection by marking all unselected files and unmarking all selected files\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Filtering:\n"
+	"===========\n"
+	"It is possible to filter the content of a directory to only display files whose name match a given pattern.\n"
+	"When a panel is filtered, the filter will appear between square brackets beside the directory name.\n"
+	"Key bindings:\n"
+	"  f - filter the directory content using a glob pattern\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Operations:\n"
+	"============\n"
+	"File operations can apply either to the currently selected element or to marked elements.\n"
+	"Operations that expect a destination directory (copy, move), will use the other panel as the destination directory."
+	"If the other panel has the same directory then the move operation will instead rename the current selection"
+	" and copy will do nothing.\n"
+	"Key bindings:\n"
+	"  Enter - view file content or visit directory.\n"
+	"  c     - change current directory (accepts relative or absolute paths).\n"
+	"  =     - change other panel directory to current one.\n"
+	"  F1    - this help screen.\n"
+	"  F3    - view file content or visit directory.\n"
+	"  F4    - send the selected element to the plumber.\n"
+	"  F5    - copy either marked elements or selection.\n"
+	"  F6    - rename or move either marked elements or selection.\n"
+	"  F7    - create a new directory.\n"
+	"  F8    - delete marked elements or selection.\n"
+	"  F10   - exit nein commander.\n"
+	"\n";
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 Text		*text;
 Actionbar	*abar;
 Binding		*bindings;
-char*		help = 
-	"nein commander\n"
-	"A file manager for 9front\n";
 
 void
 colsinit(void)
--- a/mkfile
+++ b/mkfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 HFILES=a.h
 OFILES=\
 	main.$O			\
+	help.$O			\
 	actionbar.$O	\
 	dirview.$O		\
 	dirviewcmd.$O	\