Status bar

Item counts, selection, clipboard state, and quick view controls.

Status bar

The status bar is a compact “always-on” HUD for file work.

What it shows

  • Item Count & Folder Size: total items in the current view (or search result count) plus total byte size.
  • Live Git Repository Badge (fs.gitInfo): when browsing inside a Git repository, the Status Bar automatically displays the current Git branch name and an orange uncommitted dirty file count badge—click the badge to open the integrated zsh Terminal directly at the repo root.
  • Selection Pill & Quick Actions: shows selected item count + combined byte size, with inline Invert selection (⇧⌘I), Copy Selected Paths (⌥⌘C), and Clear Selection (Esc) buttons.
  • Active Mode Badges: 1-click pills to exit Recursive Flat View, clear active Filters, or open the Quick Shelf (Shelf · N) when items are staged.
  • Live Volume Capacity Meter: displays free disk space (e.g. 412 GB free) with a visual capacity progress bar that turns red above 90% usage.
  • Right-Side Quick Toggles: 1-click buttons for .files Hidden Dotfiles (⇧⌘.), >_ Shell Embedded Terminal (⌘`), Dual-Pane Commander (⌘\), S / M / L Icon Size, and View Mode (Tiles, Details, Columns).

What it’s telling you (practically)

Item count vs search results

  • When you’re browsing normally, the count reflects the current folder view.
  • When you’re searching, the count reflects search results (easy way to confirm you’re still “in search mode”).

Selection count (the “safety check”)

Before you rename/move/delete, glance at selection count:

  • 1 item selected → safe for precise operations
  • 50 items selected → you’re about to do something global (maybe by accident)

Clipboard state

  • Paste available usually means you have something ready to paste (copied/cut).
  • If you enabled “Watch system clipboard”, this can also reflect items copied from Finder.

Clipboard: Clipboard

Why it’s useful

When you’re moving fast, the status bar is how you avoid mistakes:

  • “am I in search mode?”
  • “did I select 1 item or 50?”
  • “is something ready to paste?”

Turn it on/off

The status bar is optional.

Open Preferences and toggle Show status bar.

Next steps