Hiding certain extension in GUI file manager

sorkaud · 2025-03-10 10:44:49

Hello

I want to find a file manager that have a hiding feature of certain extension

For example I want to save xournal++ .xopp file next to the pdf file.

However in that case the folder have double number of file and it's readability might be so bad. Hence I want to hide .xopp file extension in the file manager only.

I can open xopp in xournal app. If I want to see clean pdf file then I could double click pdf in file manager.

If such hiding is toggle with shortcut key then it would be perfect.

BTW I am right now using nemo on xmonad.

Thanks for reading.

Lone_Wolf · 2025-03-10 11:07:13

The common solution to that appears to be the reverse of what you suggest : only show certain extensions .

File managers tied to specfic applications (like libreoffice & firefox) use that method.

I'm not aware of any file manager that does what you suggest.

seth · 2025-03-10 17:11:35

Prefix the names of the undesired files w/ a dot?
".some.pdf.xopp" or so?

sorkaud · 2025-03-19 09:03:50

seth wrote:

Prefix the names of the undesired files w/ a dot?
".some.pdf.xopp" or so?

Yest that would hide but I usually prefer to see dot file in my file manager. However definitely one of go around solution.
Thank you

sorkaud · 2025-03-19 09:06:41

Lone_Wolf wrote:

The common solution to that appears to be the reverse of what you suggest : only show certain extensions .
File managers tied to specfic applications (like libreoffice & firefox) use that method.
I'm not aware of any file manager that does what you suggest.

I thought it is not a big deal
but it seems harder then I thought.
In your method
would you give me more details?

Lone_Wolf · 2025-03-19 11:20:35

I should have used the term "file picker" instead of file manager for the application specfiic pickers, as their functionality only offers a very small part of file manager functionality .

Also those file pickers are not usable outside of the application they are part of .

File managers that follow the Orthodox File Manager paradigm support highlighting a certain selection and allow operations on the selection and on individual files) , but they don't hide files not fitting the selection .

Norton Commander (dos) , Midnight Commander (linux CLI) , Krusader (linux GUI) , Double Commander (javabased gui) , Total Commander (windows gui) are a few examples .

V1del · 2025-03-19 15:08:22

Dolphin has the Ctrl+I shortcut which will open a filter selection that just filters the current view. I'd assume most others have a "search" that might be configurable to limit by file type and in the current dir?

seth · 2025-03-19 15:30:47

There used to be https://filterfs.sourceforge.net/
You could see whether that still works or use it as inspiration for your own solution.

Though wrt "its readability might be so bad", most FMs will allow you to sort by file extension (type)

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Hiding certain extension in GUI file manager

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