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FAR2L(1)		 Linux fork of FAR Manager v2		      FAR2L(1)

NAME
       far2l  -	 Two-panel file	manager, with built-in terminal	and other use-
       fulness'es.

SYNOPSIS
       far2l [OPTION] [-cd APATH -cd PPATH]]
       far2ledit [OPTION] [FILENAME]

DESCRIPTION
       far2l is	a Linux	fork of	FAR Manager v2,	directory browser/file manager
       for Unix-like operating systems.

OPTIONS
       -h     Display this help	and exit.

       -a     Disable display of characters with codes 0 - 31 and 255.

       -ag    Disable display of pseudographics	with codes > 127.

       -an    Disable display of pseudographics	characters completely.

       -co    Forces FAR to load plugins from the cache	only.

       -cd APATH|PPATH
	      Change panel's directory to specified path.  APATH - path	 to  a
	      folder  (or a file or an archive or command with prefix) for the
	      active panel.  PPATH - path to a folder (or a file or an archive
	      or command with prefix) for the passive panel.

       -m     Do not load macros.

       -ma    Do not execute auto run macros.

       -u IDENTITY OR /PATH/NAME
	      Allows to	specify	separate settings IDENTITY or FS location  (it
	      override FARSETTINGS environment variable	value).

       -v FILENAME
	      View the specified file.

       -v - COMMAND LINE
	       Executes	given COMMAND LINE and opens viewer with its output.

       -e[LINE[:POS]] [FILENAME]
	       Edit  the specified file	with optional cursor position specifi-
	      cation or	empty new file.

       -e[LINE[:POS]] -	COMMAND	LINE
	      Executes given command line and opens editor with	its output.

       -set:PARAMETER=VALUE
	      Override the configuration parameter,  see  far:config  for  de-
	      tails.
	      Example: far2l -set:Language.Main=English	-set:Screen.Clock=0 -set:XLat.Flags=0xff -set:System.FindFolders=false

BACKEND-SPECIFIC OPTIONS
       --tty  force using TTY backend only (disable GUI/TTY autodetection)

       --notty
	      don't fallback to	TTY backend if GUI backend failed

       --norgb
	      don't use	true (24-bit) colors

       --nodetect, --nodetect=[x|xi][f][w][a][k]
	      don't  detect if TTY backend supports X11/Xi input and clipboard
	      interaction extensions and/or disable  detect  f=FAR2l  terminal
	      extensions,  w=win32, a=apple iTerm2, k=kovidgoyal's kitty input
	      modes

       --mortal
	      terminate	instead	of going to background on getting SIGHUP  (de-
	      fault if in Linux	TTY)

       --immortal
	      go  to  background instead of terminating	on getting SIGHUP (de-
	      fault if not in Linux TTY)

       --x11  force GUI	backend	to run on X11

       --wayland
	      force GUI	backend	to run on Wayland

       --ee=N ESC expiration in	msec (default is 100, 0	to disable)  to	 avoid
	      need  for	 double	 ESC  presses  (valid only in TTY mode without
	      FAR2L extensions)

       --primary-selection
	      use PRIMARY selection instead of CLIPBOARD X11  selection	 (only
	      for GUI backend)

       --maximize
	      force maximize window upon launch	(only for GUI backend)

       --nomaximize
	      dont maximize window upon	launch even if its has saved maximized
	      state (only for GUI backend)

       --clipboard=SCRIPT
	      use  external  clipboard	handler	script that implements get/set
	      text clipboard data via its stdin/stdout

ENVIRONMENT
       FARSETTINGS
	      Override location	of user	settings and configuration files  (see
	      option -u).

       FAR2L_ARGS
	      All  options  (except  -h	 and  -u)  also	 can  be  set  via the
	      FAR2L_ARGS environment variable
	      (for example: export FAR2L_ARGS="--tty --nodetect" and then simple far2l to force	start only TTY backend).

FULL HELP
       far2l historically has its own contextual help system that can be found
       via pressing F1 key wherever in its TUI.

LICENSE
       This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU  General	Public
       License	as published by	the Free Software Foundation. See the built-in
       help for	details	on the License and the lack of warranty.

AVAILABILITY
       The   latest   version	of   this   program   can    be	   found    at
	    https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

SEE ALSO
       mc(1),  ed(1),  gpm(1),	terminfo(1), view(1), sh(1), bash(1), tcsh(1),
       zsh(1).

       Linux fork of FAR Manager v2 on the World Wide Web:
	    https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

AUTHORS
       Authors and contributors	are listed in the copyright file.

BUGS
       If you want to report a problem with the	program, please	create	bugre-
       port at https://github.com/elfmz/far2l/issues.

       Provide	a  detailed description	of the bug, the	version	of the program
       you are running.	 If the	program	crashes, we would appreciate  a	 stack
       trace.

FAR2L Version 2.6.4		 November 2024			      FAR2L(1)

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