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1 # Change Log
3 ## [1.1.0] - current
5 - reworked various part of the code
6 - misc improvements
7 - use standard getopt(3)
8 - style(9)-ify the code
9 - keybindings reworked
10 - no more customizable via `config.h`
11 - both vi and emacs friendly
12 - print a message when an undefined key is used
13 - manpage rewritten in mandoc
14 - makefile is now in portable make
16 # Rover history
18 fm was forked from rover on November 2021. For history sake, here's
19 the original changelog for rover until the fork.
21 ## [1.0.1] - 2020-06-04
23 ### Bug Fixes
25 - Forbid copy/move to the same path.
26 - Correctly handle CJK/double width characters.
27 - Fix memory errors when browsing empty directories.
28 - Prefer $VISUAL to $EDITOR.
29 - Add `-f` flag to `rm` in Makefile.
30 - Fix the date in manpage.
32 ## [1.0.0] - 2017-05-07
34 ### New Features
36 - Add 'y' & 'p' to copy & paste location.
37 - Use `$CLIP` file as clipboard, when defined.
38 - Add 'E' command to toggle execute permission of file.
39 - Allow user to set Rover-specific programs, e.g. `$ROVER_SHELL`.
40 - Refresh directory listing on `SIGUSR1` signal.
41 - Show directory path while loading.
43 ### Bug Fixes
45 - Fix bug that prevented opening file with space in its name.
46 - Fix file mode of installed manpage.
48 ## [0.4.2] - 2016-06-04
50 **Note**: The helper script `rover.sh` has been removed in this
51 release. Its contents were included in the new `FAQ.md` file, along
52 with an explanation.
54 ### New Features
56 - Add 'o' to open file with `$ROVER_OPEN`.
57 - Add 't' to navigate to link target.
59 ### Bug Fixes
61 - Honor `LDFLAGS` in Makefile.
63 ## [0.4.1] - 2016-01-03
65 ### New Features
67 - Add `--save-marks` option to save pathname of marked entries upon exit.
68 - Add option to use a shell to launch external programs more flexibly.
69 - e.g. `PAGER="less 2> /dev/null -N" rover`
71 ### Bug Fixes
73 - Fix file operations on symbolic links.
74 - Don't dereference symlinks when copying.
75 - Don't dereference symlinks to directories during batch operations.
76 - Fix build error on platforms that disable SIGWINCH in the name of POSIX.
78 ## [0.4.0] - 2015-08-21
80 ### Important changes in default configuration
82 - The key for "delete selected file or (empty) directory" is now 'D'.
83 - The old key ('x') was too similar to "delete all marked entries" ('X').
84 - The keys for "refresh listing" & "rename" were swapped to 'r' & 'R', resp.
85 - This is more consistent, keeping file operations on uppercase keys.
87 ### New Features
89 - Considerably improved status messages.
90 - "Moving..." (or similar) instead of "Processing...".
91 - ""foo.txt" already exists" (or similar) instead if "File already exists.".
92 - Show progress during batch processing (e.g. "Moving...63%").
93 - Update directory listing as it is affected by batch operations.
94 - Add optional alert to inform that a batch operation has finished.
95 - Support color customization of other kinds of files.
96 - Each file type described in stat(2) can now have its own color.
97 - Executable files can also have their own color.
99 ### Bug Fixes
101 - Check if directory is accessible before changing the current path.
102 - Fix crash on long path names.
103 - Show long status messages partially, instead of nothing at all.
104 - Fix some scrollbar-related issues.
106 ## [0.3.0] - 2015-06-21
108 ### New Features
110 - Unicode support.
111 - New commands 'g' & 'G' to jump to top & bottom of listing.
112 - New option `--save-cwd` to save last visited path to a file before exiting.
113 - New helper script `rover.sh` to use Rover as "interactive cd".
115 ### Bug Fixes
117 - Handle symbolic links to directories as such, rather than regular files.
118 - Add missing make target for uninstalling Rover.
119 - Fix unsafe behavior on terminal resizing.
121 ## [0.2.0] - 2015-06-03
123 ### New Features
125 - Better line editing (for search, rename, etc):
126 - Allow cursor movement, insertion and deletion.
127 - Horizontal scrolling for long lines in small terminals.
128 - New command 'R' to refresh directory listing.
129 - New command 'x' to delete selected file or (empty) directory.
130 - Show file sizes in human readable format ("1.4 K" instead of "1394").
131 - Set environment variable $RVSEL to selection before running a subprocess.
133 ## [0.1.1] - 2015-04-17
135 ### Bug Fixes
137 - Fix flashing on slow terminals.
138 - Fix crash on terminal resizing during subprocess execution.
139 - Accept relative paths as arguments.
140 - Don't overwrite default background color.
141 - When listing symbolic links, show link size instead of target size.
142 - Remove possible buffer overflows.
144 ## [0.1.0] - 2015-03-07
146 First version.