tere is a terminal file explorer.
It is a faster alternative to using cd and ls to browse folders in your terminal. tere only really does one thing: it provides a TUI for efficiently navigating to a folder, and then prints the path to that folder when you exit. By configuring your shell to cd to the printed folder, you can move around in your filesystem very quickly.
tere is not a file manager, it can only be used to browse folders, not to create, rename or delete them.
“Tere” means “hello” in Estonian. It also feels nice to type.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Aims to be minimal and simple. It should be obvious how to use it. Navigating the file system should be efficient and require as few keystrokes as possible. A great source of inspiration for tere is the “type-ahead search” functionality found in many GUI file managers.
- Cross-platform support – runs under Linux and Windows.
Website: github.com/mgunyho/tere
Support:
Developer: mgunyho
License: European Union Public License 1.2
tere is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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