Filesystem Breadcrumb Navigation Bar in the DVT Eclipse IDE

Description

This video shows how you can easily work with the filesystem hierarchy from within the DVT Eclipse IDE Editor.

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Transcript

Introduction

The Filesystem Breadcrumb Navigation Bar appears horizontally at the bottom of source code editors. It displays the full filesystem path to the currently open file.

Navigating with the Filesystem Breadcrumb

1. Click any breadcrumb segment, either the filename or any of its parent directories, to navigate to their siblings in the filesystem.
2. Click on a directory to descend into the filesystem hierarchy.
3. Use the quick search box to filter the listed entries.
4. Click on a file to open it.

Additional Actions

• Hover over a breadcrumb segment to see its full path in a tooltip.
• Right-click to copy the path to the clipboard.
• From the context menu, you can also open a terminal in a specific directory.
• Similar context menu actions are available for sibling entries.

Enabling or Disabling the Breadcrumb Navigation Bar

The Filesystem Breadcrumb Navigation Bar can be shown or hidden by using the Set Enabled Breadcrumbs toolbar button.