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Operations

FilDOS supports the full set of file operations you’d expect from a native file manager:
ActionKeyboard
New folder⌘ N
Rename or F2
Copy⌘ C
Cut⌘ X
Paste⌘ V
Duplicate⌘ D
Trash⌘ ⌫
Undo⌘ Z

Undo

Every mutation — copy, move, rename, duplicate — pushes an inverse operation onto the undo stack. ⌘ Z replays it. Delete (trash) is intentionally excluded: recover deleted files from the OS Trash (Finder / Recycle Bin).

Live updates

The file list subscribes to a non-recursive fs.watch on the current directory. Changes made by other apps (Terminal, Finder) appear in under a second, debounced to avoid redundant reloads.

Drag and drop

  • Internal (within FilDOS): move by default, hold / Alt to copy.
  • Drag out to Finder or Explorer: copies the file(s) to the drop target.
  • Drag in from Finder or Explorer: moves or copies into the current directory.