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Fancy file management

Credit: https://superfile.netlify.app

Although a file manager has little to offer besides the ability to copy, move or delete files and folders, and generally navigate to the directories of your choice to access the files you’re looking for, it is one of the most important and frequently overlooked productivity tools. We’ve already covered a few CLI gems in previous issues, but this month we’re talking about Superfile, a file manager with the right mix of fancy and modern to make it well worth a look.

Released under the MIT licence, is a configurable file manager that’s all about user experience. Unlike most other CLI file managers, has a distinct appearance, using different panels to display useful information. While some is intended only for keyboard warriors. Thankfully, the project makes it very easy to tweak the keybindings to perform the various operations if you dislike the default offerings.

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