how do I only enable file preview and disable directory preview?

Question

Hello,

When pressing 'w' to show preview, I want it to only affect files, not directories. I'm sure there has to be a way to do it via vifmrc but I can't figure it out.

The reason why I want this feature, is because some directories have thousands of subdirs and files, so vifm runs the tree command and takes a long time to load, and makes vifm freeze for a few seconds when trying to browse those dirs.

Thanks for the assist.

Answer 1

Hi,

Preview actually stops after collecting enough output of an external command and builtin directory preview stops similarly, but it might have to read several directories to be able to sort things properly.

You can add something like

fileviewer */ echo Not previewing directory

And you'll get that message instead of the preview as a reminder.

Comments

That works! thank you.

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pretty easy solution!