F2 Commander is an orthodox terminal file manager that brings the familiar two-panel file management interface to modern terminal environments.
The application is designed to make working with different filesystems straightforward. In addition to ordinary local directories, it can access remote storage services, network filesystems, and compressed archives using a common interface.
Its design emphasises discoverability. A footer menu, command palette, built-in help, and familiar keyboard shortcuts make features accessible without requiring users to memorise a large collection of commands.
F2 Commander uses a flexible filesystem abstraction that allows users to work with local and remote content through similar operations. Its interface also integrates with desktop applications, allowing files and directories to be opened with external programs when appropriate.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Orthodox dual-panel interface with a footer menu for common operations.
- Vi-style navigation and traditional function-key shortcuts.
- Command palette for accessing available commands using Ctrl-P.
- File listings with configurable sorting, glob filtering, file attributes, and directory size calculation.
- Incremental fuzzy searching for locating files within directory listings.
- Recursive file searching and searching within text files.
- Multiple file selection for batch operations.
- Copy, move, rename, delete, and create files and directories.
- Trash integration for deleting files without immediately removing them permanently.
- Remote filesystem access using fsspec, including SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, SMB, and supported cloud storage services.
- Navigate archive contents and read or write supported compressed archive formats using libarchive.
- Preview panel supporting syntax-highlighted text, images, and directory trees.
- PDF file previews.
- Open files and directories using applications associated with them by the operating system.
- Configurable bookmarks and quick navigation to specified directory paths.
- View and edit files using integrated commands and external applications.
- Drop into a shell from the file manager.
- User-level JSON configuration with configurable application settings.
- Multiple colour themes and built-in help.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux and macOS.
Website: github.com/candidtim/f2-commander
Support:
Developer: candidtim
License: Mozilla Public License v2.0
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