Far Manager platform for .NET modules, Windows PowerShell, and F#.
FarNet/wiki describes the framework, modules, and available packages.
.NET Framework 4.5 or above
The version of .NET Framework (4.5+) installed on a machine is listed in the registry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full
If this key is missing, then install .NET Framework 4.5 or above.
Some modules may require specific minimum versions.
Visual C++ Redistributable
Look at the installed programs and find entries like:
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64)
- Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86)
If they are missing, then install the required.
Far Manager
Choose the required from downloads.
Normally the stable build is recommended.
This way avoids several manual steps and possible mistakes. And it allows automated updates later.
Close Far Manager and start the PowerShell console
powershell
Change to the Far Manager directory
cd "C:\Program Files\Far Manager"
Invoke the preliminary command
iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zertyuiop/FarNet/master/web.ps1')
If it fails on older systems, run this first
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "Tls11,Tls12,$([Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol)"
Install FarNet
Install-FarPackage FarNet
Install modules, for example
Install-FarPackage FarNet.PowerShellFar
You may start Far Manager after this.
Take a look at the installed files, there may be manuals, samples, and etc. The
folder FarNet contains About-FarNet.htm и FarNetApi.chm. Modules normally have
their files in folders like FarNet\Modules\ModuleName.
FarNet and modules installed by Install-FarPackage may be updated in the same way.
Close Far Manager and start the PowerShell console
powershell
Change to the Far Manager directory
cd "C:\Program Files\Far Manager"
Invoke the preliminary command
iex (New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nightroman/FarNet/master/web.ps1')
To update all packages, invoke
Update-FarPackage
To update one package, use Install-FarPackage, for example
Install-FarPackage FarNet.PowerShellFar
To remove one package, use Uninstall-FarPackage, for example
Uninstall-FarPackage FarNet.PowerShellFar
Download the FarNet package as
https://nuget.org/api/v2/package/FarNet
The file is called FarNet.<version>.nupkg. This is a zip archive, you can
save it with the zip extension for easier unpacking.
All needed files are in the folder "tools". This folder contains "FarHome", "FarHome.x64" and "FarHome.x86" folders.
Copy items of "FarHome" to Far Manager preserving the folder structure. Depending on Far Manager, x64 or x86, copy items of "FarHome.x64" or "FarHome.x86" to Far Manager as well.
Steps may depend on a module. But the common rule for any module Bar is: in
Far Manager\FarNet\Modules there is a folder Bar which contains the module
files. One of these files is the assembly Bar.dll.
Download the NuGet package Bar as
https://nuget.org/api/v2/package/Bar
The file is called Bar.<version>.nupkg. This is a zip archive, you can save
it with the zip extension for easier unpacking. All needed files are in the
folder "tools". In order to install the module, copy items of the folder
"FarHome" to Far Manager preserving the folder structure. If there are
"FarHome.x64" and "FarHome.x86" folders, copy required items as well.