__                  
  ___     ___ /\_\    ___     __   
/' _ `\  / __`\/\ \  /'___\ /'__`\ 
/\ \/\ \/\ \L\ \ \ \/\ \__//\  __/ 
\ \_\ \_\ \____/\ \_\ \____\ \____\
 \/_/\/_/\/___/  \/_/\/____/\/____/
                                    -- by lostd and sin
=======================================================


What is it?
===========

noice is a small ncurses-based file manager.
It was first developed to be used with a tv remote control for a media
center solution.


Getting started
===============

Get the latest version from the git-repository; build and install it.  Run
noice in a directory to display its content in the form of a list, where
each line is a file or directory.  The currently selected item will be
preceded with a " > " by default.

Navigation
----------

You can navigate the list using the following keybinds (hardcoded):

+------+-------+-------+---------------------------------------------------
| k    | UP    | ^P    | go up
| j    | DOWN  | ^N    | go down
|      | PGUP  | ^U    | go up (fast)
|      | PGDN  | ^D    | go down (fast)
| l    | RIGHT | ^M    | open file / directory (see section "File opening")
| h    | LEFT  | ^?    | navigate up one directory
| /    | &     |       | filter output
| !    |       |       | spawn shell in current directory
| c    |       |       | chdir into the given path
| q    |       |       | exit program
+------+-------+-------+---------------------------------------------------

File opening
------------

Depending on the filetype, noice will open the selected file with the
application specified in `config.h` at compilation time.  The associations
are specified by regexes, so you might experience issues when trying to
open a file that does not match those regexes.

The default program is `less(1)`.  For text files, you can use the 'v'
command in `less(1)` to open the file in your $EDITOR.

Filters
-------

Filters narrow down the view.  This effectively allows you to easily
search/jump to a particular file or directory.  If you want to reset the
filter then you can just use the match-any regex (i.e. '.').  You can
think of noice being in search mode all the time.

Filters do not stack or nest.  They are applied afresh every time.


Contact
=======

You can reach us through the freenode IRC network at #2f30.  If you have
any patches, ideas or feedback feel free to join.