Use Midnight Commander like a pro (2015)

Post by machomaster » Sun, Jan 21, 2024, 11:50 PM UTC

TacticalCoder wrote: post #63

pantulis wrote: post #31

Some colleagues believed I was some kind of Unix demigod when they were working with SunOS ksh command line and I had my own copy of mc (probably downloaded from Solaris Freeware site or something like that). There's one powerful thing that mc does and almost any other dual file manager omits: it has the concept of "pop up menus" for commonly used commands --with the option of sending the selected file(s). Also, thes…

> There's one powerful thing that mc does and almost any other dual file manager omits: it has the concept of "pop up menus" for commonly used commands I never really used mc because once I switched to Linux I became an Emacs user but... I have fond memories of Norton Commander on my 386 PC (running DOS, before Windows 95 became a thing). I think Norton Commander was first and mc was a clone of Norton Commander (even…

Post by krackers » Sun, Jan 21, 2024, 11:59 PM UTC

ihateolives wrote: post #33

janandonly wrote: post #18

I loved using Total Commander back when I used windows. There is nothing like this for the macOS as far as I know.

Commander One. https://ftp-mac.com/?utm_source=c1app&utm_medium=software&ut... They advertise as secure ftp solution, but in fact it's a full featured dual pane file manager.

Post by reagle » Mon, Jan 22, 2024, 3:05 AM UTC

hahamaster wrote: post #43

clemensnk wrote: post #29

I've been using Marta on the Mac ( https://marta.sh ) and I really enjoy having a dual-pane file manager with an integrated terminal where navigating the folder hierarchy is synchronised in both directions. Marta doesn't seem to be actively developed anymore, so if anyone know of a good alternative I am all ears. fman (https:/fman.io) looks nice, but I don't think it has terminal integration.

You can install Midnight Commander on a Mac as well.

Post by Bagged2347 » Mon, Jan 22, 2024, 5:46 PM UTC

SonOfLilit wrote: post #65

I recently had to use Windows a bit and went back to Total Commander after years on a mac. It felt amazing. "At last, my arm is complete again" level. I can't believe you could miss a file manager so much. It's one of the greatest tools you can't explain the usage of, you bust have to use it for a week. Then I discovered that since I last checked a passable Mac clone has appeared. Nimble Commander ( https://magnumbyt…

Post by ilyagr » Tue, Jan 23, 2024, 7:54 PM UTC

penguin_booze wrote: post #55

busfahrer wrote: post #17

I don't often use a file manager, but when I do, I use ranger. It's mostly for use cases like "delete everything in this directory but these 3 files" and navigating deep directory structures with many files. However, recently I've also begun to use a mix of "z" and the "cd" feature/bash-binding of fzf. I like that ranger allows me to use vim key bindings, which matches nicely the rest of my system which is centered a…

Ranger is my daily driver, too. It integreates well with the shell as well as Vim usages, as ranger can be used as a file/directory picker. One thing I regret of it, though, is that it's a Python application. Had it been a light weight, single-binary, application, I could have quickly scp'ed and used it on a remote ssh hosts. Likewise, had it been using async/await, it could have been snappier on directories with a t…