nnn (n³) is an awesome terminal file manager, with tons of features but easy to use.

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Installation

You can find nnn in most operating system repositories or you can download a static binary on its GitHub page.

Usage

I recommend you to check its man page (man nnn) because there are lots of options and features. I am going to show you the basic ones. To open nnn, type nnn in the Terminal (if you have a desktop OS, you can start the program from the Applications Menu).

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nnn has 4 available workspaces (or tabs). You can switch between them by pressing 1, 2, 3 and 4. Use arrow keys to move through the directory (up and down), open a file (right arrow) or folder and go to the parent folder (left arrow).

Press / to filter (non-recursive), Ctrl + R to rename a file, X to delete a file (confirm with Y).

Toggle a detail view (similar to ls -l) by pressing D. Press F to get file properties (is like running stat <file> and file <file>).

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Type ? to view all the keybindings. Exit by pressing Esc two times. Close a workspace (or the entire program if there is no more workspaces) with Q.

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