ROX(1)                                                                  ROX(1)



NAME
       ROX-Filer - a simple graphical file manager

SYNOPSIS
       rox [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       ROX-Filer is a simple and easy to use graphical file manager for X11,
       the windowing system used on Unix and Unix-like operating systems.


       It is also the core component of the ROX Desktop:
       http://rox.sourceforge.net


       Invoking rox opens each directory or file listed, or the current
       working directory if no arguments are given.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
       -b, --border=PANEL
              open PANEL.


       -B, --bottom=PANEL
              open PANEL as a bottom-edge panel.


       -c, --client-id=ID
              used for session management.


       -d, --dir=DIR
              open DIR as directory (not as an application, even if it looks
              like one).


       -D, --close=DIR
              close DIR and all its subdirectories.


       -h, --help
              display help about the various options.


       -l, --left=PANEL
              open PANEL as a left-edge panel.


       -m, --mime-type=FILE
              print MIME type of FILE and exit.


       -n, --new
              start a new filer, even if one already seems to be
                    running. This also prevents the filer from forking
              (running in the
                    background). This option is mainly useful for debugging.


       -p, --pinboard=PIN
              use pinboard PIN as the pinboard.


       -r, --right=PANEL
              open PANEL as a right-edge panel.


       -R, --RPC
              read and invoke SOAP RPC from standard input (see the manual).


       -s, --show=FILE
              open a directory showing FILE.


       -S, --rox-session
              run by session manager, open the default panel and pinboard
              (implies --new).  If an XSM session manager is running and this
              option is used then ROX-Filer will ask to be automatically
              restarted if it crashes.


       -t, --top=PANEL
              open PANEL as a top-edge panel.


       -u, --user
              show user name in each window.


       -U, --url=URI
              run URI as a file or directory. If URI is a file: url and refers
              to a file on the local machine then it is converted to a local
              file name:  rox -U file:///tmp is equivalent to rox /tmp.  If
              the URI is some other scheme the shared URI handler
              configuration is consulted to run it.


       -v, --version
              display the version information and exit.


       -x, --examine=FILE
              FILE has changed; re-examine it.


NOTES
       The main documentation for ROX-Filer is available by choosing Show Help
       Files from the popup menu, or by clicking on the right-most toolbar
       icon.

LICENSE
       Copyright (C) 2004 Thomas Leonard.


       You may redistribute copies of ROX-Filer under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License.

BUGS
       Please report bugs to the developer mailing list:
       http://rox.sourceforge.net/contact.html.

AUTHORS
       ROX-Filer was created by Thomas Leonard, with help from:


       Michael Adams, Christopher Arndt, Jens Askengren, Liav Asseraf, Wilbert
       Berendsen, Francesco Bochicchio, Yuri Bongiorno, Andrzej Borsuk,
       Richard Boulton, Simon Britnell, Arnaud Calvo, Babyfai Cheung, Andrew
       Clover, Fabien Coutant, Couderc Damien, Andreas Dehmel, Micah Dowty,
       Dmitry Elfimov, Mattias Engdegard, Andrew Flegg, Olivier Fourdan, Eric
       Gillespie, Thierry Godefroy, Olli Helenius, Alex Holden, Jasper
       Huijsmans, Sigve Indregard, Bernard Jungen, Marcin Juszkiewicz, James
       Kermode, Jim Knoble, Krzysztof Krzyzaniak, Aaron Kurtz, Vincent Ledda,
       Vincent Lefevre, Victor Liu See-le, Alexey Lubimov, Krzysztof Luks,
       Marcus Lundblad, Anders Lundmark, Jose Romildo Malaquias, Denis
       Manente, Brendan McCarthy, Andras Mohari, Christiansen Merel, Jimmy
       Olgeni, Richard Olsson, Matthew O'Phinney, Daniele Peri, Andy Piper,
       Marcelo Ramos, Michel Alexandre Salim, Adam Sampson, Chris Sawer,
       Christian Storgaard, Taras, Simon Truss, Hirosi Utumi, Jan Wagemakers,
       Keith Warno, Gotz Waschk, Stephen Watson, Andre Wyrwa, Geoff Youngs,
       Diego Zamboni


       and many others; the Changes file contains more detailed information!



Thomas Leonard                       2005                               ROX(1)
