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File System

These commands are available three ways — in the FREE-WILi GUI app, in a serial terminal, and on the device itself. See Connecting it to a computer for how to reach them.

Change Directory​

Changes current directory

How to use it — press a. At the prompt, enter: Directory Name.

What you enter — path.

Create Directory​

Creates a new directory

How to use it — press c. At the prompt, enter: Directory Name.

What you enter — path.

Remove File or Directory​

Removes a file or directory

How to use it — press r. At the prompt, enter: File or Directory Name.

What you enter — path.

Get File From PC​

Downloads file to Free Wili

How to use it — press f. At the prompt, enter: File Path, File Size, and crc32 checksum separated by a space.

What you enter — path, size, crc32.

Send File To PC​

Sends file to PC

How to use it — press u. At the prompt, enter: FilePath.

What you enter — path.

Prints the File Content

How to use it — press p. At the prompt, enter: FilePath.

What you enter — path.

Create Blank File​

Creates a blank file

How to use it — press b. At the prompt, enter: FileName.

What you enter — path.

Edit File​

Edits a text file

How to use it — press e. At the prompt, enter: FileName.

What you enter — path.

Rename or Move File Or Directory​

Renames or Moves a File or Directory

How to use it — press n. At the prompt, enter: File or Directory Names Separated by Spaces.

What you enter — path, new_path.

List Directory​

lists the contents of a directory. Blank for current directory.

How to use it — press l. At the prompt, enter: Directory path or blank for current directory.

What you enter — path.

Format File System​

reformats the internal flash

How to use it — press t. At the prompt, enter: DANGER. Erases Everything. Type destroyfiles to continue. This will take time.

What you enter — confirm.

Toggle SDCard Host​

Toggles which host controls the SD card.

How to use it — press s. At the prompt, enter: Toggles which host controls the SD card.

Load Wili Project​

Loads a fwcom .wili project (panels, blocks, app signals) and shows the Panels app.

How to use it — press w. At the prompt, enter: .wili Project FilePath.

What you enter — path.

SDCard Host Select​

Connects the SD card to the main CPU (0) or the USB reader / PC (1).

How to use it — press k. At the prompt, enter: 0=main cpu, 1=usb reader.

What you enter — host.

See also: Files panel — the on-screen panel for this.