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  <h1 id="toplevel-toc"><a name="toplevel" id=
  "toplevel">Directory-Browser Perl-extension for
  Vile</a></h1>There is a directory browser extension for vile
  written with the perl interface.

  <h2 id="features-toc"><a name="features" id=
  "features">Features</a></h2>The main features of the directory
  browser are:

  <ul>
    <li>two panel display for separate listing of directories and
    files</li>

    <li>configurable color hilighting based on the type of the
    file</li>

    <li>recognizes broken symlinks</li>

    <li>hypertext based directory traversal and file viewing</li>

    <li>mime aware capabilities to view files using appropriate
    applications</li>

    <li>plugins extension to the mime library to allow to view
    certain files within vile after passing through a vile based
    perl filter routine.</li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="details-toc"><a name="details" id=
  "details">Details</a></h2>The package contains the following
  three perl files.

  <ul>
    <li>directory.pl</li>

    <li>mime.pl</li>

    <li>plugins.pl</li>
  </ul>

  <p>Detailed pod documentation is contained within each file.</p>

  <p>The package also contains sample files for:</p>

  <ul>
    <li>~/.vile/mailcap</li>

    <li>~/.vile/mime.types</li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="gettingstarted-toc"><a name="gettingstarted" id=
  "gettingstarted">Getting Started</a></h2>To get started off
  without reading the documentation:

  <ol>
    <li>put all the three perl files in ~/.vile/perl</li>

    <li>put the sample mailcap and mime.types files in ~/.vile</li>

    <li>put the following lines in your .vilerc <!--{{atr2html-->

      <p style="font-family: monospace;">
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><font color=
      "#008080">22</font></strong>&nbsp;<strong><font color=
      "#000080">store-macro</font></strong><br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#008000">~force</font>&nbsp;<strong><font color="#000080">execute-hypertext-command</font></strong><br>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#008000">~if</font>&nbsp;<font color="#008080">&amp;not</font>&nbsp;<font color="#008080">$status</font><br>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#008000">~force</font>&nbsp;<strong><font color="#000080">forward-character-to-eol</font></strong><br>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#008000">~endif</font><br>

      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=
      "#008000">~endm</font><br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><font color=
      "#000080">bind-key</font></strong>&nbsp;<strong><font color=
      "#000080">execute-macro-22</font></strong>&nbsp;<font color=
      "#800080">^M</font><br>
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><font color=
      "#000080">perl</font></strong>&nbsp;<font color=
      "#800080">"use&nbsp;directory"</font><br>
      <!--atr2html}}--></p>
    </li>

    <li>open up vile and type <!--{{atr2html-->

      <p style="font-family: monospace;">
      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:<strong><font color=
      "#000080">directory</font></strong><br>
      <!--atr2html}}--></p>
    </li>

    <li>Press &lt;RETURN&gt; on directory name to change to that
    directory and on the file name to view that file.</li>
  </ol>

  <h2 id="credits-toc"><a name="credits" id=
  "credits">Credits</a></h2>The perl directory-browser script was
  written by Kuntal M Daftary in 1998. Kevin Buettner provided help
  with bug-fixes.
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