Total Commander

With the command line parameter /A we can prevent going into archive files stated on the command line, but in stead place the cursor on the archive.

Like:will place the cursor on archive.zip in the right panel.

I could often use a similar parameter, maybe /B (/D is already used) that does the same for directories - i.e putting the cursor on the last dir in the path in stead of opening the dir.

Why not the same /A? Are there cases where one will want to focus an archive but not focus a dir? Or vice versa?

Why not the same /A? Are there cases where one will want to focus an archive but not focus a dir? Or vice versa?

Mostly when I use such a command from inside TC I would probably like to focus the dir, but if I use it to start up TC I would probably mostly want to go into the dir. I very rarely want to go into an archive in either case.

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2ghisler(Author)

Any chance of this getting into maybe the next version of TC? - It should be pretty easy to implement, an doestn't require translation...

It would require quite a lot of changes because it would also have to work with /O (open in already running TC), with /T (open in new tab) etc.

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Currently Total Commander, if launched with parameters as in a button: sets a focus on selected file, even if the path of archive file is passed by %P%N and/or %T%M.
But if directory path is passed there, TC is opening it, though I would prefer the opening of %P and %T with focus set on %N and %M in left and right panels respectively. A new parameter for *%COMMANDER_EXE%, similar to /A, which would tell TC to focus instead of trying to enter the item which is a directory, could be solution to the problem.

Use case: sometimes I need to continue the tasks started in not elevated TC in new elevated instance started from it using above button, so I need there environment as close as possible to one currently used in parent TC instance.

Duplicate of this request: https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49994

But Support+++ to your request of course

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petermad wrote: ↑2020-08-15, 22:20 UTCDuplicate of this request: https://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=49994

Strange, I searched in Suggestions subforum but didn't find your topic (or somehow missed it).

2Moderators, please merge the topics.






Topics merged by mod

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I still hope to see this in TC 10...

history.txt wrote:11.03.22 Added: New command line parameter /P without '=' behind it opens parent of passed path and places cursor on last directory, e.g. /P c:\Windows\System32 -> go to c:\Windows and place cursor on System32 (32/64)

Thanks, this fulfills my request

Does work for archives too?

MVV wrote: ↑2022-04-23, 12:40 UTCDoes work for archives too?

It turns out that way. That is, you can do without /A.