File Browsing for Freaks (i.e. 'advanced users')

I'm currently searching a simple, lightweight, shell-based file-browser. I'm not searching a file-manager, too much bloat in it. I don't want to manage my files through a file-manager, I prefer to use cp, mv, vi/nano etc..
I just want a file-browser which I can use to browse directories on my system through an ncurses-based interface.
It should just show me the content of a directory and give me a one-line CLI-Prompt at the bottom as the Midnight Commander does, so I can execute my commands (cp, mv, vi/nano etc..) directly from the file-browser
Do you know ncmpc? Or cplay?
I'm searching a file-browser with an interface which resembles the one ncmpc and/or cplay uses.
If you know something like that what I'm searching, drop me a line.
Last edited by azerty (2007-09-04 10:24:34)

Gilneas wrote:Why not just run an mc-like ls after cd'ing?
I use this: ls -l -a --color=auto -h -F --group-directories-first
Which I have aliased to just l
I played around with different tools in the last days and I found out some things which can be useful.
Possibility 1:
'~$: ls -l -a --color=auto -h -F --group-directories-first | w3m'
In this case w3m is used as pager for displaying a directory's content.
But one could also use 'more', 'less' or simply '~$: ls -l -a --color=auto -h -F --group-directories-first' without any pager.
Possibility 2:
'~$: w3m <path/to/dir>'
By default this gives you a full dual panel view with browse-able ('click-able') directories, content listing and viewing (not editing AFAIK) the content of text files.
You're even able to customize the panel-, format- and sorting-type by simply using 3 selection fields at the top.
I think using w3m as directory pager and file viewer *could* be a compromise between the blank ls and a more powerful file browser.
Possibility 3:
'~$: lynx <path/to/dir>'
More powerful than w3m with (at least) the same customization possibilities.
Additionally you can specify a default editor (e.g. Vi, Nano etc.) in the lynx config, after this you're able to select a text file and [ENTER] to open your preferred editor and view/modify the selected file. Modify it, save, quit the editor and continue browsing your system with lynx. Lynx' capabilities go even further: You can create, modify (move/rename) and delete directories.
Amazing, don't you think?
Unix and its abilities to combine different tools for a specific task never ceases to amaze me.
Last edited by azerty (2007-09-04 10:35:16)

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