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I second this. This has replaced nnn for me and solves so many devops headaches. Excellent work! This should teach anyone that tackling something that's consid

I second this. This has replaced nnn for me and solves so many devops headaches. Excellent work! This should teach anyone that tackling something that's considered "the basics" is not a bad idea. It is astounding how these really simple things can still be enhanced (or even revolutionised ;)) in 2020.

dod9er 7y ago
Could you elaborate which devops headaches got solved ? :)
- throwaway77384 7y ago
  At the risk of embarrassing myself: The ":s" verb for easily viewing the size of directories / files, the overview of multiple directories at once, the gitignore handling, at a glance. There might be more, but I would have to spend more time with it. disclaimer: my definition of "devops" is sitting in a remote terminal for where I run docker and chasing down which files take up all my precious space, or not remembering where I put something, which makes the tree overview very useful. I know I could achieve this via many other means also (and did before Broot), but Broot is also very pretty, so I quite like that, too :)
  - apjana 7y ago
    > The ":s" verb for easily viewing the size of directories / files It's the keybind "S" with nnn (or "A" for apparent usage). You can also use the same option ("-S") to open nnn in du mode. > the overview of multiple directories at once I explained the nnn design strategy in my other response > the gitignore handling This can be added but it changes the current generic way of handling directory entries > There might be more, but I would have to spend more time with it That would actually be a constructive data to improve nnn as well. Thanks for the notes!
    - throwaway77384 7y ago
      No worries. I wish I was able to give better feedback, but I am nowhere near as expert a user as many others surely are. I like how 'on the ball' you are with this though, it's that kind of passion that makes projects like nnn so strong!
      - apjana 7y ago
        Yep, great ideas are always welcome! There's always room for improvement.
apjana 7y ago
> This has replaced nnn for me and solves so many devops headaches Can you please elaborate? Is that specifically because nnn[1] doesn't show a complete overview of the filesystem or some other features are missing? One of the guiding principles of nnn is to generate minimum disk IOs. Reading through a complete volume on a stuffed microSD or SD card attached to a RaspberryPi to list the filesystem (even if compacted) and then supporting filesystem changes dynamically is resource-intensive. nnn development is driven by minimum resource availability and usage. [1] https://github.com/jarun/nnn https://github.com/jarun/nnn
- throwaway77384 7y ago
  You know, I hadn't considered that. This distinguishes nnn from Broot. I would revise my comment if I could, but in the absence of that ability, consider this my correction.
  - apjana 7y ago
    No problem! Just wanted to get some insight and explain things as they are with nnn.
apjana 7y ago
A new version of nnn is released - https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v2.9 https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v2.9 It simplifies a lot of workflows and reduces the number of keys.

dod9er 7y ago

Could you elaborate which devops headaches got solved ? :)

throwaway77384 7y ago
At the risk of embarrassing myself: The ":s" verb for easily viewing the size of directories / files, the overview of multiple directories at once, the gitignore handling, at a glance. There might be more, but I would have to spend more time with it. disclaimer: my definition of "devops" is sitting in a remote terminal for where I run docker and chasing down which files take up all my precious space, or not remembering where I put something, which makes the tree overview very useful. I know I could achieve this via many other means also (and did before Broot), but Broot is also very pretty, so I quite like that, too :)
- apjana 7y ago
  > The ":s" verb for easily viewing the size of directories / files It's the keybind "S" with nnn (or "A" for apparent usage). You can also use the same option ("-S") to open nnn in du mode. > the overview of multiple directories at once I explained the nnn design strategy in my other response > the gitignore handling This can be added but it changes the current generic way of handling directory entries > There might be more, but I would have to spend more time with it That would actually be a constructive data to improve nnn as well. Thanks for the notes!
  - throwaway77384 7y ago
    No worries. I wish I was able to give better feedback, but I am nowhere near as expert a user as many others surely are. I like how 'on the ball' you are with this though, it's that kind of passion that makes projects like nnn so strong!
    - apjana 7y ago
      Yep, great ideas are always welcome! There's always room for improvement.

apjana 7y ago

> This has replaced nnn for me and solves so many devops headaches Can you please elaborate? Is that specifically because nnn[1] doesn't show a complete overview of the filesystem or some other features are missing? One of the guiding principles of nnn is to generate minimum disk IOs. Reading through a complete volume on a stuffed microSD or SD card attached to a RaspberryPi to list the filesystem (even if compacted) and then supporting filesystem changes dynamically is resource-intensive. nnn development is driven by minimum resource availability and usage. [1] https://github.com/jarun/nnn https://github.com/jarun/nnn

throwaway77384 7y ago
You know, I hadn't considered that. This distinguishes nnn from Broot. I would revise my comment if I could, but in the absence of that ability, consider this my correction.
- apjana 7y ago
  No problem! Just wanted to get some insight and explain things as they are with nnn.

apjana 7y ago

A new version of nnn is released - https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v2.9 https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/tag/v2.9 It simplifies a lot of workflows and reduces the number of keys.