Name

       pilot - simple file system browser in the style of the Alpine Composer

Syntax

       pilot [ options ] [ directory ]

Description

       Pilot  is a simple, display-oriented file system browser based on the Alpine message system composer.  As
       with Alpine, commands are displayed at the bottom of the screen, and context-sensitive help is provided.

       Pilot displays the current working directory at the top of the  screen.   The  directory's  contents  are
       displayed in columns of file name, file size pairs.  Names that are directories are indicated by the name
       "(dir)"  in place of the file size.  The parent of the current working directory is indicated by the file
       name ".." and size of "(parent dir)".  File names that are symbolic links to other  files  are  displayed
       with a file size of "--".

       Several basic file manipulation commands are provided: Delete, Rename, Copy, View, Launch, and Edit.  The
       "View"  and  "Edit"  commands  operate on text files only.  By default, the "View" command displays files
       using "alpine -F", but will respect the environment variable PAGER if set.   The  "Edit"  command  simply
       invokes "pico".  The "Launch" command provides a convenient way to either execute the selected file or to
       run an application on it.

       More specific help is available in pilot's online help.

Options

       -a     Display all files including those beginning with a period (.).

       -f     Use  function  keys for commands.  This option supported only in conjunction with UW Enhanced NCSA
              telnet.

       -g     Enable "Show Cursor" mode.  Cause cursor to be positioned before the current selection rather than
              placed at the lower left of the display.

       -j     Enable "Goto" command.  This  enables  the  command  to  permit  explicitly  telling  pilot  which
              directory to visit.

       -m     Enable  mouse  functionality.   This  only  works when pilot is run from within an X Window System
              "xterm" window.

       -nn    The -nn option enables new mail notification.  The n  argument  is  optional,  and  specifies  how
              often,  in seconds, your mailbox is checked for new mail.  For example, -n60 causes pilot to check
              for new mail once every minute.  The default interval is 180 seconds, while the minimum allowed is
              30. (Note: no space between "n" and the number)

       -o dir Sets operating directory.  Only files within the specified directory are accessible  and  browsing
              is limited to the specified directory subtree.

       -v     Enable single vertical column display.

       -x     Disable keymenu at the bottom of the screen.

       -z     Enable ^Z suspension of pilot.

       -q     Termcap  or  terminfo  definition  for  input escape sequences are used in preference to sequences
              defined by default.  This option is only available if pilot was  compiled  with  the  TERMCAP_WINS
              define turned on.

       -setlocale_ctype
              Do setlocale(LC_CTYPE) if available. Default is to not do this setlocale.

       -no_setlocale_collate
              Do not do setlocale(LC_COLLATE). Default is to do this setlocale.

Authors

       Michael Seibel <mikes@cac.washington.edu>
       Copyright 1994-2007 by the University of Washington.

See Also

       alpine(1)
       Source distribution (part of the Alpine Message System):

       $Date: 2005/01/14 20:40:14 $

                                                   Version 1.1                                          pilot(1)