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Favorite file manager

Unread post by GekkoP » Fri May 30, 2014 6:20 pm

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

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by kexolino » Fri May 30, 2014 6:54 pm

Same for me, ranger and pcmanfm.

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by bones » Fri May 30, 2014 6:58 pm

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

Unread post by dkeg » Fri May 30, 2014 7:17 pm

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

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by Alad » Fri May 30, 2014 7:49 pm

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

GUI: None. SpaceFM if I had to pick one for its customizability.
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by franksinistra » Fri May 30, 2014 8:38 pm

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
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by pidsley » Fri May 30, 2014 8:50 pm

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.

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by DebianJoe » Fri May 30, 2014 10:18 pm

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.
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by machinebacon » Sat May 31, 2014 2:28 am

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 :)
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by vic » Sat May 31, 2014 11:33 am

Thunar, PcManFM, I really suck with the TUIs, but am struggling/working on it.
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by ivanovnegro » Sat May 31, 2014 1:57 pm

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.

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by RandomCharacter » Sat May 31, 2014 2:44 pm

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

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by anticapitalista » Sat May 31, 2014 7:01 pm

ranger/mc/rox-filer

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by machinebacon » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:32 am

^ sure, rox-filer, the quickest FM ever written :)
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by dkeg » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:33 am

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

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by machinebacon » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:36 am

^ with antiX it does :D
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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by dkeg » Sun Jun 01, 2014 2:40 am

oh, right on, good to hear that.

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by machinebacon » Sun Jun 01, 2014 3:02 am

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

Unread post by wuxmedia » Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:25 am

TUI - coreutils + rsync
GUI - Thunar...

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Re: Favorite file manager

Unread post by anticapitalista » Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:39 pm

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

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