ftl - terminal file manager, with live previews, hyperorthodox
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There are many promising file managers for the terminal, from fff to nnn, clifm, ranger, vifm, broot, etc ...
ftl is Written in Bash, the language that packs a real punch (and sometimes punches you).
I wanted a file manager that would use tmux and give me "live" preview and works well with my tiling window manager.
ftl is quite complete but still in development. It's good enough so I stopped using other programs a while ago.
ftl has a complete man page accessible by pressing '?' in ftl or the link below.
There's a very simple installer that mirrors my environment. I run Ubuntu (KUbuntu) and install a few dependencies from source.
Since some dependencies get build during the install, multiple development environment are also installed.
ftl uses full apllications which need to be installed so the disk usage may be high depending on what options you chose to install. On the other hand the applications are great and worth having installed even when not using ftl.
To install ftl you need download the bash INSTALL file
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nkh/ftl/main/INSTALL
READ IT. Follow the instructions.
Artistic License 2.0 or GPL 3.0 at your convenience.
© Nadim Khemir 2020-2023 mailto:[email protected] CPAN/Github ID: NKH
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