df.py is a simple directory navigator for UNIX (tested on Mac OS X) This is in ALPHA test mode -- meaning that you should expect missing features or bugs.

This program is a way to navigate directory trees by selecting directory names from a list. The user can enter the number that is associated with a directory name in the list, then the program will list the directories in that location and allow for iterative choices. The user can enter shell commands or use the "S" option to goto that directory in a fresh shell. The "O" option allows the user to open the given file if its file extension has an appropriate association with a program that can open it.

The name of the program "df" stands for "directory freedom," which is a program that I vaguely remember from about 15 years ago. It was a DOS-based program that allowed the user to navigate directories quickly by selecint directories from a list.

Installation: 1) Copy this single script to a directory that is in the execution path (like /usr/bin). 2) Check the path to the python program in the first line of this script -- there is a good chance that you need to change it. 3) Copy or review the .dfconfig file and create some shortcuts to go to directories that you use often. An example file is

[options] language = Klingon

[shortcuts] ~ = /Users/rehoot D = /Volumes/D/Documents M = /Volumes/MACBACK S = /Volumes/SSD P = /Volumes/D/Documents/unix/python V = /Volumes/D

Instructions: 1) Run this script and enter numbers to select the directory that you want to view. Option 1 will typically go to the parent directory. 2) Press 'F' to open a list of favorites, then choose the shortcut code to go to that directory. 3) If you select option S this program will attempt to invoke a new shell and go to the selected directory. this program will exit after you type "exit" in the new subshell and you will return the df.py program.