▲ 115 ▼ What's the point of terminal file managers (mc, ranger, nnn, etc)? (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by tatterdemalion@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml 77 comments fedilink hide all child comments Who are these for? People who use the terminal but don't like running shell commands? OK sorry for throwing shade. If you use one of these, honestly, what features do you use that make it worthwhile?
[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alex@agora.nop.chat 6 points 2 years ago My favourite one is renaming a directory full of files in nnn. It opens in vim, and I'm in my happy place, where I really know how to edit text (or, in this case, filenames). Great when there's some minor variation between a lot of files. Full previewing before saving, multiple operations handled before doing anything etc. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alex@agora.nop.chat 6 points 2 years ago My favourite one is renaming a directory full of files in nnn. It opens in vim, and I'm in my happy place, where I really know how to edit text (or, in this case, filenames). Great when there's some minor variation between a lot of files. Full previewing before saving, multiple operations handled before doing anything etc. permalink fedilink source parent