recursive invocation using current left and right folders

[jrbrown00]

I often recursively invoke total commander. Can I make it start with the current left and right folders in the new instance?

[ghisler(Author)]

Just choose Configuration - "Save settings" before launching the second copy.

[jrbrown00]

This does not seem to work if the panes have FTP connections as the current folder

[ghisler(Author)]

Indeed plugin connections are not restored automatically.

[jrbrown00]

Could this be an enhancement request?

I work with "unix on the left" and "windows on the right" and have many shortcuts (ctrl-D) set to FTP connections. I often need a new instance of total commander to have the same folders.

Could the the left and right panes be made available as symbolics or environment variables?

[Horst.Epp]

Start your 2nd copy with a button for TC and add the parameters
/l="%P" /r="%T"

[jrbrown00]

I am familiar with /l and /r, but I do not see those new parms in the help. How do they work? %P=left and %T=right?

[Horst.Epp]

I am familiar with /l and /r, but I do not see those new parms in the help. How do they work? %P=left and %T=right?

Yes, they are in the help among all other params.
Just use the help while you define a new button.

[jrbrown00]

adding /l="%P" /r="%T" does not seem to work. I tried both capitalizing /L and /R and also doubling the % signs.


Are you sure this should work?

command: %_F_%d1\apps\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE
parameters: /L="%P" /R="%T"
icon file: %_F_%d1\apps\totalcmd\TOTALCMD.EXE

[petermad]

2jrbrown00
Copy this code into your clipboard (Ctrl+C)

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%COMMANDER_EXE%
/L="%P" /R="%T"
%COMMANDER_EXE%,6
Recursive Invocation


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...right click on your button bar - and click "Paste".

[jrbrown00]

Cool. I did not know that I could paste that way. But nothing changed. It gave me the same button attributes as I built by hand, and it still starts total commander with c: on both sides, even if I start with H: on the left and an FTP connection on the right.

[Horst.Epp]

Cool. I did not know that I could paste that way. But nothing changed. It gave me the same button attributes as I built by hand, and it still starts total commander with c: on both sides, even if I start with H: on the left and an FTP connection on the right.

Works here for any local drives
Will not work for open ftp connections

[petermad]

2jrbrown00

You are right it doesn't work for a panel with an FTP connection, but it works here for local and network drives. Notice that focus has to be on the left file panel to make it work as you want.