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What terminal file manager that you use, if any? (self.linux)

submitted 1 year ago by theodore to c/[email protected]

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Long time nnn user right now. But interested in hearing some other people suggestions in case I missed something more interesting.

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[–] JubilantJaguar 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

ranger and I have nothing but praise for it. That's as a Linux user of 15 years, formerly a bit of a skeptic about the use of such a tool. I use it not just as a file manager but as a platform for launching scripts and GUI programs via key bindings. I've pretty much turned it into a TUI desktop environment at this point. Because, yes, it is possible to do computing more efficiently than with a CLI alone, whatever the purists may say. For me, TUI tools are the sweet spot: less keystrokes, less memorizing, but also extremely hackable given that there's no GUI to deal with.

Addendum: and fzf in the scripts! Like someone else said, this simple little tool makes so much possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw lf and nnn mentioned elsewhere and gave them a try, but they just didn't cut it compared to ranger.

[–] JubilantJaguar 1 points 1 year ago

Same experience.