> TUIs are a gimmick that should have been just GUIs. I mostly agree. I use Midnight Commander a lot but I'd prefer a basically identical GUI version with the

> TUIs are a gimmick that should have been just GUIs. I mostly agree. I use Midnight Commander a lot but I'd prefer a basically identical GUI version with the same keys. None of the Linux GUI orthodox file managers I looked at were comparable, though I didn't do a comprehensive search. (Edit: There are tons of GUI orthodox file managers for Linux. I was wrong.) The main advantage of a TUI to me is that it is available over SSH more easily. X forwarding exists but I never recall it being particularly responsive. As another commenter says, TUIs also have advantages in terms of coding.