Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 19th Dec 2006 22:31 UTC
"Linux file manager ontogeny encapsulates the history of GNU/Linux. File managers began as command-line and generic graphical tools and progressed to desktop-specific ones, gaining sophistication along the way, with mouse controls, for example, replacing buttons. Today, the more than a dozen options highlighted here will suit users with widely varied interests."
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RE[2]: dont like any of them
by Cass on Wed 20th Dec 2006 05:21
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RE[3]: dont like any of them
by kadymae on Wed 20th Dec 2006 17:05
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it depends on usage, personally i store everything i need in the correct place in the first instance
So do I and I still need to move things.
See, I have a folder called Writing and in Writing there are several subfolders to describe various categories, one of which is WIP (works in progress).
When something gets finished it is taken out of WIP and dumped into Writing; only when something is then posted online do I move the files to their final home(s) based on what category they fall under.
It's my work flow so that I can see what's a WIP, what's finished but not yet HTML'd, and what's been posted.
And trust me, it would suck rocks to manipulate them at the command line.
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2005-11-13
Cant say that any file manager is that good, nothing beats managing files with the good old command line, its quicker and less clunky than all the rest
I'll definitely have to check it out on my next Linux install.
I disagree. While it works well for some things, I was browsing a folder full of about 100 mp3 files, and I needed to drag 50 of them or so to another folder, so I just CTRL+clicked the ones I wanted and dragged them over there. Sure, you could do that with the command line, but it would've been slower, I think.
As for the file mangers, being a diehard Directory Opus user myself in Windows, Krusader is the only one that looks like it comes close. I just hope it's faster than Konquerer or Nautilus