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Midnight Commander's repository
The main features of midnightcommander/mc are: File Management, File Managers.
Projects with overlapping indexed features include: ranger/ranger — Ranger is a keyboard-centric console file manager that provides a multi-column, text-based interface for navigating… sxyazi/yazi — Yazi is a high-performance terminal file manager designed for keyboard-driven navigation and organization of local… jarun/nnn — This project is a keyboard-driven terminal file manager designed for efficient navigation and manipulation of local… gokcehan/lf — lf is a terminal-based file manager and TUI file explorer that provides keyboard-driven navigation for browsing and… leo-arch/clifm — 💾 The shell-like, command line terminal file manager. afify/sfm — simple file manager.
This project is a keyboard-driven terminal file manager designed for efficient navigation and manipulation of local and remote filesystems. It functions as both a standalone console file explorer and a versatile file picker, allowing users to select paths and pass them to external shell commands or system utilities for automated workflows. The application distinguishes itself through a highly modular architecture that supports compile-time feature flagging and static binary compilation, ensuring a minimal memory footprint and portability across environments. Users can extend its core function
💾 The shell-like, command line terminal file manager
lf is a terminal-based file manager and TUI file explorer that provides keyboard-driven navigation for browsing and organizing files and directories. It operates as a shell-integrated tool that synchronizes the current working directory with the calling shell and supports vi-style keybindings for filesystem operations. The project distinguishes itself through its ability to render images directly in the terminal via the SIXEL graphics protocol and its shell-driven execution model, which allows users to extend functionality using external shell scripts and commands. It also implements a server
Ranger is a keyboard-centric console file manager that provides a multi-column, text-based interface for navigating and organizing local file systems. It functions as a productivity tool designed to streamline command-line workflows by allowing users to perform standard file operations, such as copying, moving, and deleting, directly within a terminal environment. The project distinguishes itself through its extensible architecture and deep integration with the host shell. It supports custom plugin development and maintains context between sessions by syncing the working directory upon exit.