Browsing Files

You may view the files available on remote servers running servedat.  To browse a server, enter its name, port number, and your username and password if necessary (see the Interface section).  Pressing Return in one of these fields or clicking the "List" button will query the named computer.

Once the list of remote files has been displayed, you may use the Remote Browser on the right side of the window to navigate through the directories as described in the Interface section.

By default, unix servedat hides files beginning with a dot ".".  This server configuration can be changed with the -D or ShowDotFiles options.

By default, you will only be shown files in your Home Directory.  You may also be allowed to access files in the rest of the server's file system.  Enter an absolute pathname into the "Remote Path" text field and press return.  For example, to see the top-level directory, enter "/".  If you do not have sufficient privileges to browse outside your home directory, then "/" will be considered the same as your home directory.