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Just following bones steps here.

I know many of us prefer cd-ing, cp-ing, mv-ing, but come on, don't be so old school. :)
What's your favorite file manager?

My choices:

text: ranger (runner-up: midnight commander)
gui: pcmanfm

Same for me, ranger and pcmanfm.

CLI - ranger (or just plain ol' ls, mv, cp, cd)
GUI - xfe (doesn't require gtk, does require fox-toolkit)

CLI - coreutils
I don't have any file manager installed except for ranger which I really never use. If I have others I don't know about them

Edit-added clarity

TUI: Midnight commander - ranger is too hardcore for me.

GUI: None. SpaceFM if I had to pick one for its customizability.

definitely ranger

haven't been using gui file manager for quite some time but i'll vouch for ROX-filer , since its interface is pretty simple

coreutils.

If I want to show a CLI file manager in a scrot, I install ranger, but I don't really use it because I can never remember all the commands. Plus I don't install python if I can help it; no python, no ranger.

If I want to show a GUI file manager in a scrot I install pcmanfm, because it seems to pull in less crap than some of the other file managers. But I don't use it.

I install and use a lot of different systems and it's easier to do to things with coreutils, because I know they will always be there on every system. I don't mean this to sound like bragging or anything, it's just true.

Just to not give the same answer as Pidsley for the same reasons, let's mix it up a bit:
BSD's userland. Otherwise, coreutils as well for me.

I don't see the point in trying to learn new quirks and weirdness associated with an extra layer of abstraction over what are probably the most perfect tools in every environment.

If I'm am supposed to answer useing a GUI, then I'll use emacs --dired in X compatibility mode. This is because I use emacs a lot. Rather than being some kind of bragging-right, it's probably more closely associated with keeping a lazy workflow. Why would I leave the command line to open another program to make a copy of file when I can do exactly what I want without taking my hands off the homerow? I wouldn't.

Yes, old school cp/mv/rm/mkdir for me, too. I like to see what I am doing, and a GUI or TUI just takes away transparency. But of course, to answer the question: mc/ranger/thunar :)

Thunar, PcManFM, I really suck with the TUIs, but am struggling/working on it.

I do not use a lot CLI for files, usually it was/would be just mc, easy enough for me otherwise I still prefer GUI, then it is almost always Thunar. Though sometimes it depends on the desktop environment, pcman on LXDE and Caja (good old Nautilus) on Mate. Really basic stuff is done with coreutils. I pick the tool whenever I see fit, no need to be tied to only one thing.

My favorite file manager is a terminal with the ls, find, cp, and mv commands. cd, mkdir, etc, etc.

Tim

ranger/mc/rox-filer

^ sure, rox-filer, the quickest FM ever written :)

yes, a good one, that is what I have on Colin. Does not get enough credit

^ with antiX it does :D

oh, right on, good to hear that.

we can actually add rox to the minimal wm spins, it would make sense and doesn't eat up too many dependencies :)

TUI - coreutils + rsync
GUI - Thunar...

Sounds good bacon...

rox is a great choice for low-powered boxes (And IMO a great choice for the super-turbo ones too)