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## Edit directory mode (Edir)

This mode helps you to navigate through directories and to do some operations on files (i.e. load, copy, change mode, compress etc). The Edir() Smac function which is bound to Ctrl-x e, prompts a dialog box and waits for a target directory. A text window is then opened which contains the result of a ls -alg. In this window, the Edir commands will act on the file or the directory indicated by the cursor (the cursor only need to be on the line of the file or directory chosen).

If you hit the '?' key, the list of the available commands is viewed in the message box.

- ? shows this list.
- f lists the contents of a directory or edits a file in the current window.
- n opens a new window and lists the contents of a directory or edits a file.
- < lists the contents of the parent directory in the current window.
- > lists the contents of the parent directory in another window.
- q quits the current Edir window.
- r rereads the current directory.
- s issues a shell command.
- C copies the pointed file.
- G changes the group of the pointed directory or file.
- H creates a hard link to a target directory or file.
- M changes the mode of the pointed directory or file.
- P prints the pointed file.
- R renames the pointed directory or file.
- S creates a symbolic link to a target directory or file.
- Z compresses or uncompresses the pointed file.
- = calls a diff command.