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Deleting a file or directory

#1

Good morning.

I have worked in Eclipse for all of my conscious life and now doing some javascript programming I decided to buy the Sublime editor. To my frustration it does not immediately contribute to my productivity. Namely one thing bothers me when I have to move files or delete them. A deletion is a standard function in any IDE and is achieved by trivial “Delete” button press. Is there a way to delete a file in sublime?

Thank you in advance.

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#2

You can try FileManager or SideBarEnhencements. The first one comes with the least required functions for file handling. The latter one provides a couple more functions. I personally prefer the first one as it doesn’t bloat the sidebar’s context menu too much.

In general one of ST’s strengths is its plugin ecosystem. But honestly it can be a bit frustrating and complicated at the beginning. It took me a while, too, to get used to it and learn how to make use of it.

Most issues or missing functions have been fixed by users by packages/plugins in the past.

If you are new to ST, here’s a list of Packages I find useful. Maybe some of them can help you, too.

Best solution to install them is using Package Control - the Package Manager for Sublime Text.

MUST HAVE

  • BetterTabCycling
  • Column Select
  • FileManager
  • FuzzyFileNav
  • MaxPane
  • Package Control
  • PackageDev
  • ProjectManager
  • Terminus
  • Trimmer

VCS

  • GitGutter
  • GitSavvy

HELPFUL

  • A File Icon
  • AlignTab
  • AltUp
  • BetterFindBuffer
  • BracketHighlighter
  • Chain of Command
  • DoxyDoxygen (evolution)
  • ExpandRegion
  • ExportHtml
  • ExternalTools
  • Find++
  • Folder Aliaser
  • HexViewer
  • Hover Image Preview
  • INI
  • Insert Nums
  • JSCustom
  • MarkdownEditing
  • MarkdownPreview
  • MarkdownTOC
  • MonokaiFree
  • More Layouts
  • MoveTab
  • MultiEditUtils
  • PackageResourceViewer
  • PlainTasks
  • ReadmePlease
  • RegReplace
  • ScopeHunter
  • StringUtilities
  • SublimeLinter
  • TabsExtra
  • Theme Switcher
  • UnicodeCompletion
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