smbc(1) - Linux man page

Name

smbc - Text mode SMB network commander.

Description

Samba Commander is a text mode SMB network commander. With SMBC, you can browse your local network or use the search function to find files in a share. You can also download/upload files and directories or create them both locally and remotely. SMBC features the resume capability and UTF-8 encoding support.

Options

-V
--version: Displays the version of Smbc.
-h
--help: Prints a help message describing all Smbc's command-line options.
-f
--flush: Flushes all download lists. All files from ~/.smbc/ with dulist* name will be removed. In next run of Smbc the download/upload list will be empty.
-l
--list: Shows all download lists from ~/.smbc/.
-s INT
--show=INT: Displays all items form list with INT numer. You can get all numers from the list executing smbc -l command.
-p
--sleep: Sleeps Smbc. Smbc doesn't download/upload any files when execuding even if some files waiting in queue.
-m STRING
--message=STRING: Receives message from samba. If you want that Smbc receives WinPopup message you must add bellow line to smb.conf
message command = /path_to/smbc -m 'message from %f on %m' -i %s; rm %s Now if you have running Smbc and someone sends you a WinPopup message Smbc immediatelly display it. If you don't run a Smbc all WinPopup messages wait for executing a Smbc.
-i STRING
--file=STRING: Sets file with samba message, usage only with -m.

Menus And Keys

At top of the main menu is mini status bar. There is displayed small help with functions. When Smbc downloads/uploads any file in mini status bar is displayed progress of downloading/uploading.

main menu - keys

(arrow-up) (p) - move one item up
(arrow-down) (o) - move one item down
(tab) (i) - change selected column
(t) - group/ungroup catalog or files
(end) (u) - go to the end off list
(home) (y) - go to the start off list
(F5) (d) - download/upload selected files and directories
(w) - reverse sorting
(enter) (x) - execute a workgroup, host, share or directory
(insert) (a) - select or unselect one item
(page up) (l) - move one screen up
(page down) (k) - move one screen down
(F8) (ctrl+d) - delete selected files and directories
(F7) (c) - create directory
(F3) (v) - view text file, execute workgroup, host, share or directory
(g) - go to workgroup, host, share in remote host
(e) - change type of sorting
(s) - edit download/upload list
(m) - send a WinPopup message
(b) - bookmark
(bb) - add item to bookmark
(q) - exit from Smbc

download/upload list menu - keys

(q) - exit from this menu
(del) (d) - set selected item to delete
(u) - set selected item to undelete
(m) - mark/unmark selected item
(space) - pause/resume selected item download
(ctrl+d) - delete all dirs and subdirs for selected item
(ctrl+f) - flush all items
(arrow-right) (.) - add 1 second to delay time
(arrow-left) (,) - take off 1 second from delay time
(shift+arrow-right) (>) - add 60 seconds to delay time
(shift+arrow-left) (<) - take off 60 seconds from delay time
(;) - add 1 second to delay time for all items
(') - take off 1 second from delay time for all items
(:) - add 60 seconds to delay time for all items
(") - take off 60 seconds from delay time for all items
(|) - copy current item delay time to all items
(n) - set try download now to select item
(N) - set try download now to all items

bookmark list menu - keys

(q) - exit from this menu
(b) - add item to bookmark and exit
(del) (d) - set selected item to delete
(u) - set selected item to undelete
(m) - mark/unmark item
(enter) (x) - go to selected item

message when connection broken - keys

(arrow-up) (.) - add 1 second to delay time
(arrow-down) (,) - take off 1 second from delay time
(shift+arrow-up) (>) - add 60 seconds to delay time
(shift+arrow-down) (<) - take off 60 seconds from delay time

find file menu - keys

> input items <
(enter) (tab) - go to the next item
(ctrl+p) - enable/disable interactive filtering
(ctrl+k) - exit from find file menu
> select items <
(tab) - go to the next item
(enter) - go to selected file
(q) - quit

Availability

The latest version of this program can be found at http://smbc.airm.net.

Bugs

You are welcome to send bug reports about Smbc to
<smbc@airm.net>.

Author

Originally written by Rafal Michniewicz <rafim@data.pl>.