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1 # Change Log
3 ## future 1.1
5 - reworked various part of the code
6 - misc improvements
7 - use standard getopt(3)
8 - keybindings reworked
9 - no more customizable via `config.h`
10 - both vi and emacs friendly
11 - print a message when an undefined key is used
12 - manpage rewritten in mandoc
13 - makefile is now in portable make
15 # Rover history
17 fm was forked from rover on November 2021. For history sake, here's
18 the original changelog for rover until the fork.
20 ## [1.0.1] - 2020-06-04
22 ### Bug Fixes
24 - Forbid copy/move to the same path.
25 - Correctly handle CJK/double width characters.
26 - Fix memory errors when browsing empty directories.
27 - Prefer $VISUAL to $EDITOR.
28 - Add `-f` flag to `rm` in Makefile.
29 - Fix the date in manpage.
31 ## [1.0.0] - 2017-05-07
33 ### New Features
35 - Add 'y' & 'p' to copy & paste location.
36 - Use `$CLIP` file as clipboard, when defined.
37 - Add 'E' command to toggle execute permission of file.
38 - Allow user to set Rover-specific programs, e.g. `$ROVER_SHELL`.
39 - Refresh directory listing on `SIGUSR1` signal.
40 - Show directory path while loading.
42 ### Bug Fixes
44 - Fix bug that prevented opening file with space in its name.
45 - Fix file mode of installed manpage.
47 ## [0.4.2] - 2016-06-04
49 **Note**: The helper script `rover.sh` has been removed in this
50 release. Its contents were included in the new `FAQ.md` file, along
51 with an explanation.
53 ### New Features
55 - Add 'o' to open file with `$ROVER_OPEN`.
56 - Add 't' to navigate to link target.
58 ### Bug Fixes
60 - Honor `LDFLAGS` in Makefile.
62 ## [0.4.1] - 2016-01-03
64 ### New Features
66 - Add `--save-marks` option to save pathname of marked entries upon exit.
67 - Add option to use a shell to launch external programs more flexibly.
68 - e.g. `PAGER="less 2> /dev/null -N" rover`
70 ### Bug Fixes
72 - Fix file operations on symbolic links.
73 - Don't dereference symlinks when copying.
74 - Don't dereference symlinks to directories during batch operations.
75 - Fix build error on platforms that disable SIGWINCH in the name of POSIX.
77 ## [0.4.0] - 2015-08-21
79 ### Important changes in default configuration
81 - The key for "delete selected file or (empty) directory" is now 'D'.
82 - The old key ('x') was too similar to "delete all marked entries" ('X').
83 - The keys for "refresh listing" & "rename" were swapped to 'r' & 'R', resp.
84 - This is more consistent, keeping file operations on uppercase keys.
86 ### New Features
88 - Considerably improved status messages.
89 - "Moving..." (or similar) instead of "Processing...".
90 - ""foo.txt" already exists" (or similar) instead if "File already exists.".
91 - Show progress during batch processing (e.g. "Moving...63%").
92 - Update directory listing as it is affected by batch operations.
93 - Add optional alert to inform that a batch operation has finished.
94 - Support color customization of other kinds of files.
95 - Each file type described in stat(2) can now have its own color.
96 - Executable files can also have their own color.
98 ### Bug Fixes
100 - Check if directory is accessible before changing the current path.
101 - Fix crash on long path names.
102 - Show long status messages partially, instead of nothing at all.
103 - Fix some scrollbar-related issues.
105 ## [0.3.0] - 2015-06-21
107 ### New Features
109 - Unicode support.
110 - New commands 'g' & 'G' to jump to top & bottom of listing.
111 - New option `--save-cwd` to save last visited path to a file before exiting.
112 - New helper script `rover.sh` to use Rover as "interactive cd".
114 ### Bug Fixes
116 - Handle symbolic links to directories as such, rather than regular files.
117 - Add missing make target for uninstalling Rover.
118 - Fix unsafe behavior on terminal resizing.
120 ## [0.2.0] - 2015-06-03
122 ### New Features
124 - Better line editing (for search, rename, etc):
125 - Allow cursor movement, insertion and deletion.
126 - Horizontal scrolling for long lines in small terminals.
127 - New command 'R' to refresh directory listing.
128 - New command 'x' to delete selected file or (empty) directory.
129 - Show file sizes in human readable format ("1.4 K" instead of "1394").
130 - Set environment variable $RVSEL to selection before running a subprocess.
132 ## [0.1.1] - 2015-04-17
134 ### Bug Fixes
136 - Fix flashing on slow terminals.
137 - Fix crash on terminal resizing during subprocess execution.
138 - Accept relative paths as arguments.
139 - Don't overwrite default background color.
140 - When listing symbolic links, show link size instead of target size.
141 - Remove possible buffer overflows.
143 ## [0.1.0] - 2015-03-07
145 First version.