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FTP Explorer
FTP Explorer supports FTP/FTPS/FTPEX/SFTP modes. Implements seamless FTP browsing, background loading and saving of files, searching on FTP and much more.
FTP Explorer Pane
Search on FTP
FTP Explorer allows you to run full text search on connected FTP site, using same interface/options used for other type of searches in HippoEDIT.
You can call FTP search:
- From FTP Explorer pane, using
Extension of main menu
Global Settings
General
- Restore connection on start-up - if set, last open connection will be automatically restored on editor start up
- Remember Last directory - if set, plugin will load last active directory on site connection
- Follow Active Document - if set, FTP Explorer pane will synchronize current FTP folder with remote directory of current file (if currently opened file originated from FTP). Switching to file loaded from site different from current will trigger re-connect to appropriate FTP site
- Output connection details - write connection details in FTP Output pane. If not set, only error messages written in FTP Output pane.
- Fallback to FTP over HTTP - when set, FTP Explorer will automatically fallback to FTP over HTTP mode, in case of direct FTP connection is impossible. This option can be useful, if you use same site profile for connections from networks tunnelling Internet request through HTTP proxy (FTP protocol is not tunnelled) and networks do not using HTTP proxy. The option is only available for plain FTP connections.
Display
- Folder Tree - show folder tree
- File List - show file list
- Path Field - show path field
- Files in folder tree - show files in folder tree. Can be used, if File List is turned off
- Folder in File List - show folders in file List. Can be used, if Folder Tree is turned off.
Public Key Authentication
Enter here path to private SSH key, used for automatic login to SFTP sites.
Cache
Enter here path to default local directory used as location for caching remote files. You can use as direct path as formed using built-in and FTP variables.
Default path is: %UserDir%\FTP\Cache\%FTPUser%@%FTPHost%
Management of Sites
Site Profile
General Configuration
Advanced Configuration
Commands
| Command Name | Description |
|---|---|
| FTP.Abort | Abort queued FTP operations |
| FTP.Connect | Connect to remote FTP |
| FTP.CreateFile | Creates new remote file |
| FTP.CreateFolder | Creates new remote directory |
| FTP.Delete | Delete remote directory or file |
| FTP.DownloadFile | Download and open file in text editor |
| FTP.FilePermission | Edit remote file permissions |
| FTP.FileSaveAs | Download file and save it under specified name |
| FTP.Find | Call Find in Files dialog for FTP |
| FTP.ManageSites | Manage FTP Sites |
| FTP.NewSite | Create new FTP Site |
| FTP.Refresh | Refresh selected directory |
| FTP.Rename | Rename remote directory or file |
| FTP.Settings | Show FTP Explorer Settings |
| FTP.SiteSettings | Show Site Settings |
| FTP.Synchronize | Synchronize FTP Explorer current directory (folder tree and file list) with directory of active file |
| FTP.UploadCurrent | Upload current file to selected directory |
| FTP.UploadSelected | Upload selected files to remote directory |
Built-in Variables
| Example | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| %FTPUser% | anonymous | current FTP user |
| %FTPHost% | ftp.hippoedit.com | current connected FTP site |
Install
FTP Explorer plugin is preinstalled within HippoEDIT installation (shall be selected in installation configuration).
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