ranger

ranger is a file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy.

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ranger is a file manager with vi key bindings. it provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. the secondary task of ranger is to psychically guess which program you want to use for opening particular files.

design goals* an easily maintainable file manager in a high level language* a quick way to switch directories and browse the file system* keep it small but useful, do one thing and do it well* console based, with smooth integration into the unix shell

features* utf8 support (if your python copy supports it)* multicolumn display* preview of the selected file/directory* common file operations (create/chmod/copy/delete/...)* renaming multiple files at once* vimlike console and hotkeys* automatically determine file types and run them with correct programs* change the directory of your shell after exiting ranger* tabs, bookmarks, mouse support

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Miller columns Multi Column View Console based Vim key mapping

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Midnight Commander

GNU Midnight Commander is a visual file manager, licensed under GNU General Public License and therefore qualifies as Free Software.

Free Open Source Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD MacPorts Cygwin

Minimalistic Lightweight Dual pane support File compression Support for FTP Support for SFTP SSH Console based Mounting drives
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Dolphin File Manager

Dolphin is a file manager for KDE focusing on usability. Has three view modes: Icon, Detail and it used to have Column View like in Finder (it is not available in current version due to problems with maintaibility).

Free Open Source Linux KDE

Tabbed interface Dual pane support File compression Copy files SSH

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The Best ranger alternatives for Miller columns, from Multi Column View to a Console based.
Alternatives in ranger for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, BSD, MacPorts, Cygwin, KDE. This list contains a total of 2 applications similar to ranger.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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