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A project that kind of bridges the gap between terminal file managers and pure cli commands.

Brodie Robertson

[…] I think I had been looking for something like this for a long time, and had never put it in words. I used [other file-managers] occasionally, but frequently just found myself doing most of my file administration from the CLI. I think this hits a nice sort of sweet spot right between the two. It feels less like a separate program and more like just putting your shell into "file-management mode".

Tuerda

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📋 Table of contents

• Basics

  • What is clifm?
  • Is it for me?
  • Main design and goals
  • Dependencies
  • Installation
  • Interface
  • Getting help
  • Configuration file
  • Command line options
  • Commands
  • Keybindings
  • Common operations
    • ELN (entry list number)
    • Navigation
    • Opening files
    • Basic file operations
    • Selection
    • Search
    • Bookmarks
    • Trash
    • Archives
    • File details
  • FAQ

• Clifm specifics

  • The prompt
  • Lira, the resource opener
  • Shotgun, the files previewer
  • TAB completion (includes fzf integration)
  • Gemini, the auto-suggestions system
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Kangaroo, the directory jumper
  • Workspaces
  • Profiles
  • Actions (plugins)
  • Autocommands
  • File tags
  • Bleach, the file names cleaner
  • Fastback and backdir
  • Remote file systems management
  • Light mode
  • Read-only mode
  • Stealth mode (incognito)
  • Disk usage analyzer mode
  • Desktop notifications
  • Environment
  • Files
  • Security
  • Tiling WM's and terminal multiplexers

• Advanced tricks

  • FZF mode for TAB completion
  • Bulk operations
  • Archiving
  • File previews
  • File filters
  • Virtual directories
  • cp/mv progress bar
  • Send files to Android device
  • Git integration
  • Wildcards and REGEX
  • Multiple instances
  • Icons
  • Customization
    • Colors
    • Prompt
    • Files list
    • Icons
    • Custom commands
    • Keybindings
    • Aliases
    • Profile and prompt commands
  • Plugins
  • CD on quit
  • Files picker
  • Files lister (ls-mode)
  • Subshell notification

• Performance

• Troubleshooting

• Miscellaneous resources

• Contributing

  • Coding style
  • Hacking
  • Compilation
  • Improve this wiki