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Installation

To build the current version of FileEX, make sure you have these prerequisites installed via your platform's command line:

*node/npm

*git

*Then run: "git clone https://github.com/jensinthomas/FileEX.git".

*After that cd into FileEX and run:

• npm i

• npm audit fix (maybe needed)

• npm start

You can exit the window at any time by normal means, including from the command line itself (Ctrl + C), should the window freeze or the controls break.

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Instructions

In the FileEX application you can:

Menu:

1. Open/Open in New Window - if its a file it will just open or if its a folder you can choose to open it in a new window.
2. Create New File - create a new text file in the current directory (needs refresh).
3. Create New Folder - create a new folder in the current directory (needs refresh).
4. Cut - move a file or folder from the current directory to another (needs refresh).
5. Copy - create copy of the file or folder selected (needs refresh).
6. Paste - paste the file to the required directory (needs refresh).
7. Delete - delete file or folder (needs refresh).
8. Light/Dark Theme - can be changed as per the user requirement.

Path

1. Backward - opens the previously opened directory.
2. Forward - opens the newly opened directory.
3. Up - goes back 1 directory.
4. Path URL - shows the current directory location.
5. Home - goes to the root directory.
6. Refresh - refreshes the directory(need to be used after a updation).