PCManFM(1)

NAME
PCManFM - A lightweight Gtk+ based file manager for X Window.

SYNOPSIS
pcmanfm [ options ] [ directories ]

DESCRIPTION
PCMan File Manager (PCManFM) is an extremly fast, lightweight, yet feature-rich file manager with tabbed browsing. It is the default file manager for the lightweight desktop environment, LXDE.
Features:
  * Extremly fast and lightweight
  * Can be started in one second on normal machine
  * Tabbed browsing (similar to Firefox)
  * Drag & Drop handling with XDS (X direct save) support
  * Files can be dragged between tabs
  * Load large directories in reasonable time
  * File association support (with default application setup)
  * Basic thumbnail support with optional EXIF support
  * Bookmarks support
  * Handles non-UTF-8 encoded filenames correctly
  * Provide icon view and detailed list view
  * Standard compliant (follows FreeDesktop.org specifications)
  * Clean and user-friendly interface (GTK+ 2.0)
  * Full desktop management
  * Can set individual wallpapers for each workspace
  * Removable media mounts support
  * Seamless access to remote file systems such as sftp, smb, and ftp
  * Trash can support

OPTIONS

  Global options:

-d, --daemon-mode
    run PCManFM as a daemon

-p profile, --profile=profile
    load another configuration profile instead of "default"

--no-desktop
    for Nautilus compatibility

  Per-instance options:

--desktop
    launch desktop manager

--desktop-off
    turn off desktop manager if it's running

--desktop-pref
    open desktop preference dialog

--one-screen
    manage desktop only on current X screen (only if --desktop is used)

-n, --new-win
    open directories in new window

--role
    set X-role for window (only if -n is used)

-w file, --set-wallpaper=file
    set desktop wallpaper from image file

--show-pref n
    open preferences dialog on page n

directories
    directories to open

FILES
~/.config/pcmanfm/default
    The default configuration profile directory
~/.config/pcmanfm/default/pcmanfm.conf
    The main configuration file
~/.config/pcmanfm/default/desktop-items-0.conf
    The desktop items layout for screen 0 (primary screen)

AUTHOR
PCManFM is named after its author's nickname on the internet, PCMan. It was written by Hong Jen Yee <pcman.tw@gmail.com>. This manual page was written by Tetralet <tetralet@debian.or.tw> for the Debian GNU/Linux system. Updated by Andriy Grytsenko <andrej@rep.kiev.ua>