Far manager

Far manager is a terminal-based file manager for Windows.

Far manager screen

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Basic commands

  • Tab - jump between left and right panels
  • F5 - Copy file under cursor/selection to the opposite panel
  • F6 - Move file under cursor/selection to the opposite panel
  • Shift-F5 - Create copy of a file file in the same panel
  • Shift-F6 - Rename current file
  • Enter - open file
  • Shift+arrows up/down - select files
  • F3 - View file under cursor
  • F4 - Edit file under cursor

Good parts

  • Good out of the box support for a large variety of archives
  • Free

Bad parts

  • Works only on Windows, because uses Win API
  • Current Major version of Far Manager is 3. Version 2 was far more lightweight
  • Now it hasn’t an option for turning on “Black and white” colorscheme.
  • Ugly default “Blue” color that makes you sick

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