pilot(1)

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Name

     pilot - simple file system  browser  in  the  style  of  the
     Alpine Composer

Syntax

     pilot [ options ] [ directory ]

Description

     Pilot is a  simple,  display-oriented  file  system  browser
     based  on  the  Alpine  message  system  composer.   As with
     Alpine, commands are displayed at the bottom of the  screen,
     and context-sensitive help is provided.

     Pilot displays the current working directory at the  top  of
     the  screen.   The  directory's  contents  are  displayed in
     columns of file name,  file  size  pairs.   Names  that  are
     directories  are  indicated  by the name "(dir)" in place of
     the file size.  The parent of the current working  directory
     is  indicated  by  the  file  name ".." and size of "(parent
     dir)".  File names that are symbolic links  to  other  files
     are displayed with a file size of "--".

     Several  basic  file  manipulation  commands  are  provided:
     Delete,  Rename,  Copy,  View, Launch, and Edit.  The "View"
     and "Edit" commands operate on text files only.  By default,
     the  "View"  command  displays  files using "alpine -F", but
     will respect the environment variable  PAGER  if  set.   The
     "Edit"  command simply invokes "pico".  The "Launch" command
     provides a convenient way to  either  execute  the  selected
     file or to run an application on it.

     More specific help is available in pilot's online help.

Options

     -a   Display all files  including  those  beginning  with  a
          period (.).

     -f   Use function keys for commands.  This option  supported
          only in conjunction with UW Enhanced NCSA telnet.

     -g   Enable "Show Cursor" mode.  Cause cursor  to  be  posi-
          tioned  before the current selection rather than placed
          at the lower left of the display.

     -j   Enable "Goto" command.  This  enables  the  command  to
          permit  explicitly  telling  pilot  which  directory to
          visit.

     -m   Enable mouse functionality.  This only works when pilot
          is run from within an X Window System "xterm" window.

     -nn  The -nn option enables new mail  notification.   The  n

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          argument  is  optional,  and  specifies  how  often, in
          seconds, your mailbox is checked  for  new  mail.   For
          example,  -n60  causes pilot to check for new mail once
          every minute.  The default  interval  is  180  seconds,
          while  the  minimum  allowed  is  30.  (Note:  no space
          between "n" and the number)

     -o dir
          Sets operating directory.  Only files within the speci-
          fied  directory  are accessible and browsing is limited
          to the specified directory subtree.

     -v   Enable single vertical column display.

     -x   Disable keymenu at the bottom of the screen.

     -z   Enable ^Z suspension of pilot.

     -q   Termcap  or  terminfo  definition  for   input   escape
          sequences  are  used in preference to sequences defined
          by default.  This option is only available if pilot was
          compiled with the TERMCAP_WINS define turned on.

     -setlocale_ctype
          Do setlocale(LC_CTYPE) if available. Default is to  not
          do this setlocale.

     -no_setlocale_collate
          Do not do setlocale(LC_COLLATE). Default is to do  this
          setlocale.

Authors

     Michael Seibel <mikes@cac.washington.edu>
     Copyright 1994-2007 by the University of Washington.

See Also

     alpine(1)
     Source distribution (part of the Alpine Message System):

     $Date: 2005/01/14 20:40:14 $

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