mz

Terminal file manager with a vim-like interface

Keybindings

• k - up
• j - down
• l - enter a folder, or open a file
• h - go to the parent folder
• e - edit a file, require the $EDITOR environment variable to be set
• G - make the cursor go to the first element of the list
• gg - make the cursor go to the last element of the list
• gt - go to the next tab
• gT - go to the previous tab
• n - select the next file matching the search
• N - select the previous file matching the search
• . - toggle the view on hidden folders and files
• yy - copy the path of the selected file, using xclip or tmux
• space - select file
• c - copy selected files
• x - cut selected files
• p - paste selected files
• d - delete selected files
• r - restore selected files from the trash
• : - enter command mode
• / - enter search mode

Commands

• :sh - open a shell in the current folder using $SHELL
• :![command] - run a shell command in the current folder, example :!mkdir test
• :nt - open a new tab
• :q - close the current tab
• :qa - close all tabs
• :trash - open trash in a new tab
• :trash clear - permanently delete every files in the trash

Build instruction

Simply clone the repository and run the command "make"

Dependency

• termbox2 - terminal rendering library (included in the source)

Supported platforms

Known to build and run on the following platforms :

• Linux
• DragonFlyBSD
• FreeBSD
• OpenBSD
• NetBSD
• Illumos