You can combine this with arguments that change the target of the navigation, like NEW, NEWTAB, OPENINDUAL etc.

Example: Go BACK

The compatibility store concept was introduced in Windows Vista with the addition of UAC, to support older software that tried to save files in the program folder. These days the concept is hardly ever encountered.

Example: Go COMPATIBILITYFILES

The COPYARGS argument allows you to specify one or more additional Copy-command arguments which are added to each of the generated buttons.

Since this is a "raw" argument, it should be the last thing on the line. All text after the word "COPYARGS" will be taken as-is, including any quote characters, and appended to the copy command of each generated button.

Example: Go C:\ FOLDERCONTENT=copy COPYARGS COPYFILETIMES=no

Example: Go CURRENT OPENINDUAL

Example: Go DISCONNECT

Example: Go C:\ DUALPATH D:\

Example: Go "C:\Program Files" NEW EXISTINGLISTER

Example: Go "C:\Program Files" NEW EXISTINGLISTER=seltabsonly

By default the command will add Back, Forward, Up, Copy, Swap and Toggle Layout buttons. You can use the various keywords to control exactly which buttons are added.

Example: Go FDBBUTTONS

Example: Go FDBBUTTONS back,forward - show Back and Forward buttons
Example: Go FDBBUTTONS -layout - show all but the Toggle Layout button

Example: Go FDBBUTTONS -layout,noicons

Example: Go FDBBUTTONS swap,layout,nolabels

Example: Go FDBBUTTONS back,forward,up,dropdowns

When used with FOLDERCONTENT only, the PATH argument supports multiple paths separated with a vertical bar (|). For example, this would let you reproduce (to some extent anyway) the Windows start menu in a drop-down menu in a Lister, by showing both the current user's start folder and the common (all users) start folder.

Example: Go /start|/commonstartmenu FOLDERCONTENT

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=button

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=nomenusel

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=dblclickmenu

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=norecurse

Example: Go /profile FOLDERCONTENT=noparselinks

Example: Go /profile FOLDERCONTENT=nocontext

Example: Go /temp FOLDERCONTENT=nodirs

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=nofiles

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=nofiles,showhidden

Example: Go CURRENT FOLDERCONTENT=showempty

Because this keyword requires an embedded equals sign, you must enclose the entire argument value in quotes to avoid confusing the command parser.

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="filefilter=*.exe"

If you need a comma (,) character within the pattern, put embedded quotes around the pattern as well. The examples below both specify *,* as the pattern:

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="filefilter=""*,*"""
Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="filefilter=""*,*"",nodirs"

Because this keyword requires an embedded equals sign, you must enclose the entire argument value in quotes to avoid confusing the command parser.

Example: Go C:\Work FOLDERCONTENT="dirfilter=~(.svn)"

If you need a comma (,) character within the pattern, put embedded quotes around the pattern, similar to the filefilter examples above.

Because this keyword requires an embedded equals sign, you must enclose the entire argument value in quotes to avoid confusing the command parser.

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="maxfiles=5,sortdate"

If you wish to exclude files entirely, it is more efficient to use nofiles rather than maxfiles=0.

Because this keyword requires an embedded equals sign, you must enclose the entire argument value in quotes to avoid confusing the command parser.

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="maxdirs=10"

If you wish to exclude directories entirely, it is more efficient to use nodirs rather than maxdirs=0.

Because this keyword requires an embedded equals sign, you must enclose the entire argument value in quotes to avoid confusing the command parser.

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT="maxdepth=10"

Example: Go /mydocuments FOLDERCONTENT=hideext

Example: Go /temp FOLDERCONTENT=nodirs,sortext

Example: Go "C:\Program Files" FOLDERCONTENT=sortsize

Example: Go /downloads FOLDERCONTENT=sortdate

Useful with the Quick Access folder (renamed Home in later versions of Windows 11), where the order is something you define and usually want preserved anywhere the items are displayed.

Example: Go /quickaccess FOLDERCONTENT=norecurse,nofiles,sortnone

Example: Go /downloads FOLDERCONTENT=sortdate,sortreverse

Each generated button will run the Copy command. You can use the separate COPYARGS argument to specify additional Copy-command arguments which are included in each generated button.

Example: Go \\NAS\Music FOLDERCONTENT=nofiles,copy

Example: Go D:\Archive\Documents FOLDERCONTENT=nofiles,move

This could be useful if you have a folder containing template items which you frequently need to copy into different folders as you move around. To update the list of template items, you would just need to add or remove things (or softlinks to them) to the folder.

Example: Go "C:\My Templates" FOLDERCONTENT=copytosource

Each generated button will run the Copy command. You can use the separate COPYARGS argument to specify additional Copy-command arguments which are included in each generated button.

Example: Go C:\ FOLDERCONTENT=copy COPYARGS COPYFILETIMES=no

There are no separate "move" versions of the "copyto…" keywords, since it seems unlikely they'd be needed, but you can achieve the same thing via the COPYARGS argument:

Example: Go C:\ FOLDERCONTENT=copy COPYARGS MOVE

Example: Go "C:\Templates" FOLDERCONTENT=copytodest,nodirs

Example: Go "C:\Templates" FOLDERCONTENT=copytoleft

Example: Go "C:\Templates" FOLDERCONTENT=copytoright

Example: Go C: FOLDERCONTENT=useshell

Example:

Go /home FOLDERCONTENT=embeddedcmddirs
[Copy ARCHIVE=7z TO /desktop CREATEFOLDER "{o|noext}_Backup"]

Example: Go FORWARDLIST

Example: Go FORWARDLIST=namesonly

Example: Go FORWARDLIST=noicons

Example: Go FORWARDLIST=noicons,keys

Example: Go FORWARDLIST=sort

Example: Go FTP

Example: Go FTPSITE "Work Servers\Dallas\Production"

Example: Go FTPSITELIST

Example: Go FTPSITELIST "Work Servers"

Example: Go GROUPEXPAND *

Example: Go HISTORYLIST

Example: Go HISTORYLIST=namesonly

Example: Go HISTORYLIST=noicons

Example: Go HISTORYLIST=noicons,keys

Example: Go HISTORYLIST=sort

For example, you could configure a Go button to open a folder in a new tab by default, but in a new Lister if the Ctrl key were held down.

The qualifier part of the value consists of one or more keywords that represent the qualifier keys - ctrl, shift and alt. These can be combined, for example ctrlshift means that both the Ctrl and Shift keys must be held down. You can also use the keyword none to indicate arguments that are applied when no qualifiers are held.

Example: Go FROMSEL KEYARGS "ctrl:NEW" "none:NEWTAB=findexisting"

(Opus 13.9.3 and above:) When generating dynamic lists via Go DRIVEBUTTONS, Go FOLDERCONTENT or Go FTPSITELIST, you can also specify mmb as a qualifier to override the normal behavior where middle-clicks open folders in new tabs. The example below shows a list of drive buttons where middle-clicking one will open it in a new window instead of a new tab:

Example: Go DRIVEBUTTONS KEYARGS "mmb:NEW"

(If you want to change what middle or right clicks do on simple buttons which always go to one specific folder, use a Multiple Function Button instead.)

Example: Go LASTCRUMB

Example: Go REMEMBERTREEEXPANSION NAME=CurrentJob

Example: Go C:\ NEWTAB

Example: Go C:\ NEWTAB=deflister,findexisting

Example: Go NEWTAB=dupe

Example: Go CURRENT NEWTAB=findexisting OPENINDUAL

In some situations, findexisting is the default behavior, and nofindexisting can be used to suppress it.

Example: Go "C:\Program Files" NEWTAB=findinactive

Example: Go OPENCONTAINER NEWTAB=nofindexisting

Example: Go CURRENT NEWTAB=nofocus

Example: Go CURRENT NEWTAB=tofront OPENINDEST

Example: Go CURRENT OPENINDEST

Example: Go {rightpath} OPENINLEFT

Opus supports paths in many formats, for example:

• An absolute path like C:\Windows
• A relative path like ..\.. (goes up two levels from the current folder)
• A virtual filesystem URL-style path (e.g. ftp://ftp.microsoft.com or lib://Documents)
• An FTP address-book shortcut (e.g. @MyFtpSite)
• A folder alias like /mydocuments
• An environment variable like %USERPROFILE%
• An external control code like {sourcepath}
• A file URI like file:///C:/Temp. This is the default argument for the Go command and so you do not need to specify the PATH keyword. Remember that if the path contains spaces it needs to be enclosed in quotes.

Example: Go "C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus"

Example: Go REBUILDTREE

Example: Go REBUILDTREE=dest

Example: Go REBUILDTREE=left

Example: Go REBUILDTREE=right

Example: Go REBUILDTREE=both

Example: Go REFRESHTHUMBS

Example: Go REFRESH REFRESHTHUMBS=shift

Example: Go REFRESHTHUMBS=alt

Example: Go REFRESHTHUMBS=ctrl REFRESH=all

Combine with the NAME argument to restore a saved expansion.

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION NAME=CurrentJob

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=dest

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=left

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=right

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=both

Example: Go RESTORETREEEXPANSION=both,reset

Example:

Go FINDTITLE PhotoWork RUNEMBEDDEDIFNOTFOUND
[Set VIEW=Thumbnails]

Example: Go C:\ SWITCHPATH D:\ E:\ F:\ G:\

When combined with the TABGROUPLOAD command, this overrides the tab group's Close existing Folder Tabs setting, and forces existing tabs to be closed.

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL=left

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL=right

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL=dest,right

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL=right,force

Example: Go TABCLOSEALL=right,expand

This value has no meaning when not used in conjunction with TABGROUPLOAD.

Example: Go TABGROUPLOAD=MyTabs TABCLOSEALL=no

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE=active

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE=dual

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE=full

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE=dual,nocolor

Example: Go TABDUPLICATE=full,nolock

Example: Go /mydocuments TABFINDEXISTING

This argument works when used in conjunction with the USEQUALKEYS, TABGROUPFORCE and KEYARGS arguments.

Example: Go TABGROUPLIST

Example: Go TABGROUPLIST=keys USEQUALKEYS

Example: Go TABGROUPLIST=keys,icons

Example: Go TABGROUPLIST=icons,nohighlight

As a special case, clicking the button for the current tab group will reload that group without first saving over it, giving you a way to reset to the group's last saved state.

If no tab group is currently loaded, nothing will be saved before loading the new tab group.

Example: Go TABGROUPLIST=savecurrent

Note that if you want Opus to save tab groups automatically in this way, you may also want to add something to trigger Go TABGROUPSAVE=!current,!quiet when listers close, or on other events such as opening/closing tabs or changing folders, depending on when you want the tab group to be updated. This probably also only makes sense if you only use one lister, since multiple listers may have differnet views of the currently open groups and save over each other. But if you want auto-saving tab groups, you're probably already using a single window all the time, as other people would use separate windows for separate tab groups and switch between windows instead of switching groups in a single window.

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE "My Tab Group"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!both,My Tab Group"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!both,!closeall,My Tab Group"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!both,!nocloseall,My Tab Group"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!current"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!current,!quiet"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!current,!quiet,!unless,My Tab Group"

Example: Go TABGROUPSAVE="!forget"

By default the tabs shown are those from the current source file display, but you can combine with the OPENINLEFT, OPENINRIGHT and OPENINDEST arguments to display tabs from other file displays.

Example: Go TABLIST

Example: Go TABLIST=keys

Example: Go TABLIST=sort,keys

Example: Go TABLIST=sortpath

Example: Go TABLIST=sortpath,icons

Example: Go TABLIST=sort,namesonly

Note that because this parameter requires an equals sign, you must enclose the whole value of the TABLIST argument in quotes.

Example: Go TABLIST="keys,maxwidth=70"

Example: Go TABLOCKDIR

Example: Go TABNAME

Example: Go C:\Work NEWTAB TABNAME "My Work Dir"

You can use several special "tokens" in the tab name to insert various pieces of information:

Example: Go TABNAME "%R - %N"

The %! code lets you hide sections in the string where all other tokens inside the section are empty.

Example: Go TABNAME "%!Drive %R : %!%N"

That means that if the %R token expands to an empty string, the result will be just "%N" (the name of the folder).

Example: Go TABNAME=!edit

Example: Go TABSCROLL

Example: Go TABSCROLL=-1

Example: Go TABSWAP

Example: Go TABSWAP=0,0

Example: Go TABUNDOCLOSE

Example: Go C:\ TOFRONT

You can also use this command by itself, to expand the currently selected folder.

Example: Go "C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus" NEW TREEEXPAND

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=dest

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=left

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=right

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=both

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=focus

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=all,both

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=left,first

Example: Go TREEEXPAND=second

Example: Go UNDOCLOSELISTER

Example: Go UNDOCLOSELISTER=closeexisting

This is equivalent to KEYARGS ctrl:OPENINDUAL shift:NEW alt:NEWTAB.

Example: Go C:\ USEQUALKEYS

Example: Go CURRENT NEWTAB VIEW=largeicons

Example: Go C:\ VIEW smallicons

Example: Go {destpath} VIEW list

Example: Go CURRENT LAYOUT=PhotoLayout VIEW=details

Example: Go NEW VIEW=power

Example: Go /desktop VIEW=thumbnails

Example: Go @WorkFTP NEWTAB VIEW tiles