The Release numbers are actually dates yy.mm.dd.hr  
Each release has a Change log...

Version 13.4.17.17
New features include configurable mouse buttons for the file panes including
pop up menus.  Rewrite of the Run command, now a middle button.  New command
'open', much like the windows open, but, of course, better. 

Version 12.12.25.15
Major new feature this release: ftp like (via adb) connection to andriod devices

Version 12.5.23.16

FILERUNNER
==========

Info below covers installation, etc.  What you need to down load is:
For windows:
    The *.exe file is self contained and will run on most windows platforms.
    Please see the notes below on Requirements to use Secure Ftp.

    If you want it to run faster and or to be able to modify the code:
       First you need to down load a current version of Tcl/Tk.  The 
       ActiveState Active Tcl version has a nice windows help interface.

       Second, you will need the tar.gz file which contains all the sources
       and such build files as you might need.

       Third, you will need a development environment that has, at least,
       tar, gunzip, and some sort of an editor (I prefer Emacs).

       For what its worth, it is best to run wish from a CMD window and NOT
       from the cygwin window.

       To us SFTP on windows, please see the requirements section below.

For other platforms:
    You will need to download the *.tar.gz file.

    You will also need a current version of Tcl/Tk.

    To use the Secure FTP feature you will need to have both Expect and sftp
    on your system.  Expect is available here: 
    https://sourceforge.net/projects/expect/files/Expect/

    sftp should be in one of the vendor packages for your system.  On 
    Fedora 16 it is in the openssh-clients rpm.

    And, if you want to modify the code, a decent editor is helpful (again, 
    I prefer Emacs).

This file is also available as the Install file under the help menu.

Version 10.12.28.23

(C) 2010 Tom Turkey

Version 2.5.1

(C) 1996-1999 Henrik Harmsen

FileRunner is a file manager for Unix. It is simple and efficient
and has a built-in FTP client.

It also does a reasonable (and improving) job on Windows systems.

FEATURES
========

  * Simple and powerful interface.
  * History and Hotlist (bookmarks).
  * Recursive directory menu of entire file system tree (not supported in windows).
  * Browse FTP and SFTP directories as easy as normal directories.
  * FTP & SFTP capabilities:
    - Copy: FTP files/directories upload/download (recursive).
    - FTP/SFTP Delete (recursive), FTP/SFTP Makedir, FTP/SFTP Rename.
    - FTP/SFTP chmod (if server supports it)
    - Supports FTP through proxy.
    - FTP resume download function.
    - Rule based configuration of FTP/SFTP site logins (password/user/proxy).
    - Asynchronous file transfer.
    - Cached directory listings.
  * Asynchronous file operations.
  * Built-in command shell windows. Synchronized with file panels.
    These have history, aliases and file name completion.
  * Extendable by adding your own command buttons.
  * Very configurable.
  * User defined file pattern / actions. (*.jpg -> launch image viewer etc.)
  * Distributed under the GNU General Public License.

REQUIREMENTS
============

* A standard Unix platform or Windows NT or later.
* Tcl/Tk 8.5.7 or later.

FileRunner does not require rebuilding the wish binary.  It is pure Tcl/Tk and 
uses some helper programs as available on the host.  These functions are
configured by default and the user as needed.

Requirement to use the Secure Ftp (SFTP) option.

    For non-windows platforms:
    	You must have the Expect tcl package and
    	sftp installed on your system.  Expect is available here:
    	https://sourceforge.net/projects/expect/files/Expect/
    	sftp should be in your standard distro. In Fedora 16 it is in the 
    	openssh-clients rpm.

    For windows platforms:
    	 At this time we only support SFTP on windows if you set up
         the ssh password exchange to use an un protected private key 
         (i.e. no passphrase) and have your public key already on the host.
         We do not support the supplying  the password or passphrase through
	 the windows .exe file because, without the Expect package, 
	 which is not in the code we use to build the .exe file, filerunner
	 can not pass either the password or the passphrase to the 
	 sftp program.  

	 This restriction is modified in that you may use a passphrase
	 if you install tcl/tk and use the filerunner.tar.gz file to
	 run filerunner.  In this case you will also need to make sure
	 the Expect package is available.  At this point in time the 
	 Expect site recommends ActiveState for this package.  Still,
	 for reasons I have not been able to understand, even this 
	 package will not properly pass the password that you would
	 need if you did not set up a public/private key with the host.

   	  Regardless of if you use the .exe file for windows or you use 
	  the tar.gz file on windows, you will need an sftp server.  We
	  have only tested the PSFTP.EXE program from the PUTTY package 
	  which you may download from here:
   	  http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
    	  You need to make sure your PATH enviornment variable contains
	  the path to SFTP.EXE.

COMPATIBLE PLATFORMS
====================

FileRunner has been verified to work on:

 - Linux
 - Windows XP or later

Past versions have worked on (but the current version is not tested on):
 - SunOS 4.x
 - Solaris 2.x
 - Irix 5.x
 - UnixWare 2.x
 - HP-UX
 - Dec Alpha OSF (Digital Unix)
 - FreeBSD
 - SCO OpenServer
 - AIX
 - NetBSD

INSTALLATION
============

Installation is fairly simple. 

Windows:

Under windows, if you use the fr.exe file, you just need to put the file in a
convenient location (usually you will want the path to it in your PATH 
environment variable).  You can, if you like, put a shortcut on your desktop 
(or where ever).  In additon, again if you like, you can change the icon to one
that is in the package by doing this:
1. Start filerunner.  It should start in the same directory you installed it.
2. Open a command window at the bottom of filerunner (use the icon that looks 
   like two windows with a third below it. 
3. Type this command: %file copy /f/filerunner/fr.ico fr.ico
   This should put the file fr.ico in your current directory.
4. Use windows explorer to create a shortcut to fr.exe
5. Use windows explorer to modify the short cut to use the fr.ico file as the 
   icon (properties, change icon, browse).
6. You can then use filerunner or windows explorer to move the shortcut to the 
   desired location and possibly rename it.

If you want to use SFTP please see the requirements section above.

Unix/Linux:

The main thing to note here is that you unpack directly to where the
stuff is to be installed. You never do a "make install". 

The packaged distribution is set up to both run and allow development
(the only real difference being the tools in the "Makefiles"
directory). 

  1. Unpack
  ---------

The first step is to get the archive unpacked.
Example:

  $ cd /usr/local/lib
  $ gzip -cd fr.tar.gz | tar xf -
  $ cd filerunner


You don't have to install in /usr/local/lib, you can install anywhere,
just make sure the link in step 3 is correct.

Filerunner is all Tcl/Tk.  There is no longer any C or other language 
content.  The make file included with the package is used only if you
modify the "FontControl" file and builds the "FontControl.tcl" file by
striping bits of Tcl/Tk that, otherwise, allow FontControl to run as 
an independent program (for those who want to use it elsewhere).


  3. Making a soft link
  ---------------------

The final stage of installation is to soft-link the fr script to where
you want installed in your path. If you want it in /usr/local/bin, and
you unpacked the FileRunner archive under /usr/local/lib, you do the
following:

  $ ln -s /usr/local/lib/filerunner/fr /usr/local/bin/fr

It's important you make this a soft link and not just copy it. If you
don't, FileRunner will not find the rest of itself and will not start
up. It uses the link to find the necessary stuff it needs.

Last note: There is an icon GIF file "fr.gif" you can use if you need an
icon for FileRunner. I've tried to make a color icon default for
FileRunner but I can not figure out how to do this in Tcl/Tk...


  4. If you installed as root
  ---------------------------

If you have installed FileRunner as root you probably have erroneous
owner/group id's of the installed files. Do the following (as root):

  # chown -R root filerunner
  # chgrp -R root filerunner
  # chmod -R go-w filerunner

To fix permissions and ownership of the files.

   5. Check the requirements...
   ----------------------------
See the requiremnets section above to make sure you have right support software.

WHERE TO GET FILERUNNER
=======================

Use this site:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/filerunner/files/


WHERE TO GET TCL/TK
===================

Please see the web page at
http://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/
or
http://www.activestate.com/activetcl

COMMON PROBLEMS
===============

See the FAQ-file in the installation. Please also see chapter 13 in
the online guide.


KNOWN BUGS
==========

Please see the file KnownBugs.txt.


E-MAIL LIST WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS
==============================

Mail me if you are interested to be on the FileRunner announcement
mailing list. I won't send announcements of every release to the
newsgroups so if you want to know if a new release is out you should
either check the web page regularly or join the list.


FILERUNNER IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
==================================

FileRunner is Open Source software and is distributed under the GNU
General Public License. If you like it, send me a cool postcard so I
can fill the front of my fridge :-) See the end of the User's Guide
for my address.

FileRunner is Copyright (C) 1996-1999 Henrik Harmsen.
FileRunner is Copyright (C) 2010-2012 Tom Turkey.


  Henrik Harmsen (the orgional author seems to have disappeared)

Email:
  tom@wildturkeyranch.net
	We are also on Facebook.  Just look for 'filerunner'.

For more contact info see online guide.

