emelFM

Forum: Apps
Topic: emelFM
started by: Big_Pc_Man

Posted by Big_Pc_Man on Sep. 02 2008,16:47

DSL 4.4.4. When in superuser emelFM is there a way to get the copy function to preserve permissions?

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 02 2008,17:20

Does the clone plugin work?
You could also invoke cp with something like "cp -a %f %D"

Posted by Big_Pc_Man on Sep. 02 2008,17:31

I was hoping there was a configuration file that could be changed to adjust how the copy button works.

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 02 2008,17:35

Sorry, I thought you'd have researched it already. See the "configure" button in EmelFM.

Posted by Big_Pc_Man on Sep. 02 2008,17:54

I see, I didn't know about the plugin stuff. Yes clone is installed. It doesn't provide for a simple copy from one panel to the other while preserving permissions. I suppose I have to study up on emelFM. It doesn't look there is a simple answer.

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 02 2008,18:46

Did you try the cp command?

Posted by Big_Pc_Man on Sep. 02 2008,22:49

Ok, I now have a better idea how emelfm works. I would like to create a new copy button which is easy enough to do. I see how I can assign a bash command to a button. So I would like to create a command like "cp -rfp %selected_file_active_panel %selected_inactive_panel". What do I use for the panel file selectors?

Posted by ^thehatsrule^ on Sep. 02 2008,23:09

Did you see my suggestion in the first post in this thread?

Posted by Big_Pc_Man on Sep. 02 2008,23:27

You mean it's as simple as:

"cp -rfp %f %D" ?

I'll give it a try.

edit: That works great! Thanks for the help. It just took awhile for your answer to sink in.

Do you know if new buttons will be persistent? I have the /opt folder persistent and of course home/dsl is backed up. Is there a file I have to add to the filestool.lst?