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Documentation / Help about Ant Commander (Pro) file manager

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Panels

Directory Panels

Directory table

The directory table panel will list files in a table.

Directory table screenshot

Here are the settings for the directory table panel

Settings Directory table screenshot

Directory tree

The directory tree panel will list sub-directories in a tree.

Most of the time it will be linked to a directory table to show the files of the selected branch of the tree.

Directory tree screenshot

Here are the settings for the directory tree panel

Settings Directory tree screenshot

Thumbnails

The thumbnails panel will show the images inside a directory as thumbnails.

Thumbnails screenshot

Here are the settings for the thumbnails panel

Settings thumbnail screenshot

File Viewers

Text Editor Pro

The Text Editor Pro panel is a text file viewer and editor.

Text Editor Pro screenshot

Here are the settings for the text editor pro panel

Settings text editor pro screenshot

Image Viewer Pro

The Image Viewer Pro panel is an image viewer.

Image Viewer Pro screenshot

Here are the settings for the image viewer panel

Settings image viewer pro screenshot

Binary Editor

The Binary Editor panel allows to view content of files when they are not text files. I would advice to not edit the file unless you are sure of what you’re doing.

Binary Editor screenshot

HTML Viewer

The HTML Viewer panel is a panel to view basic HTML (3.2) content. I would advice againts using it to view real website. It doesn’t interpret CSS or JavaScript. This panel is used for example to show help sections.

Shells

Command Line Pro

The Command Line Pro panel opens the default shell of your operating system.

Command Line Pro on Windows screenshot

Here are the settings for the command line pro panel

Settings command line pro screenshot

Powershell

You have the possibility to open Powershell instead of the default command line using this panel.

Powershell screenshot

Git bash / Cygwin

For Windows users, you have Cygwin or Git bash in your PATH environment variable, you will have the option to use it in a panel.

Git bash screenshot

WSL2

For Windows users, if you have Windows Subsytem for Linux 2 install, you will have the option to use it in a panel.

WSL screenshot

SSH

If you want to connect to a remote server, you have the option to have SSH in a panel.

Other

Tree Map Grid

Tree Map Grid panel will show files and directories inside a directory in a grid. The size of each cell is proportianal to the size of the file or directory. Sub-directories are buttons that can be clicked on to navigate to this sub-directory.

Tree Map Grid screenshot

Applet Runner

Applet Runner panel allows to run Java applets inside a panel. It includes more than 100 applets in the bookmarks.

See Applet Runner website for more info.

Applet Runner screenshot

Here are the settings for the Applet Runner panel Settings Applet Runner screenshot

Bookmark

Bookmark panel shows your bookmarks in a panel. Note that will panel will probably be replaced by the bookmark file system.

Mega Toolbar

Mega toolbar panel will show buttons for different actions in a panel.