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NcursesFM

Ncurses File Manager for linux

Written in C, with ncurses library, it aims to be as user friendly and lightweight as possible, while being good looking and simple.
Being simple doesn't imply being useless; indeed it is a full featured fm.
For a full list of features, deps and how to build, please refer to wiki pages.

Main features:

Remember that every shortcut in ncursesFM is case insensitive!

Press 'L' while in program to view a detailed helper message

• Every feature you would expect by a basic FM.
• Terminal window resize support.
• i18n support: for now en, it, de, es_AR, fr (list of translators: https://github.com/FedeDP/ncursesFM/wiki/I18n#translators).
• 2 tabs support. Their content is kept in sync. Jump between tabs with arrow keys (left/right).
• config support through libconfig.
• Basic mouse support.
• Simple sysinfo monitor that will refresh every 30s: clock, battery and some system info.
• Fast browse mode: enable it with ','. It lets you jump between files by just typing their names.
• 4 sorting modes.
• Stats support (permissions and sizes).
• Inotify monitor to check for fs events in current opened directories.
• Bookmarks support.
• Search support: it will search your string in current directory tree. It can search your string inside archives too.
• Basic print support through libcups.
• Extract/compress files/folders through libarchive.
• Powermanagement inhibition while processing a job (eg: while pasting a file) to avoid data loss.
• Internal udisks2 monitor, to poll for new devices. It can automount new connected devices too. Device monitor will list only mountable devices, eg: dvd reader will not be listed until a cd/dvd is inserted.
• Drives/usb sticks/ISO files (un)mount through udisks2.
• Distro package files installation through packagekit.
• libnotify support.