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Make sure you run wxgtk build, not the terminal one. Terminal is limited on what shortcuts it can do. But wxgtk build runs exactly as windows counterpart - Alt+

Make sure you run wxgtk build, not the terminal one. Terminal is limited on what shortcuts it can do. But wxgtk build runs exactly as windows counterpart - Alt+F1/F2 and many other shortcuts work fine.

vanous 3y ago
Do you need to self compile? The Linux port (https://github.com/elfmz/far2l https://github.com/elfmz/far2l) ironically only provides macOS releases... Thank you!
- mmozeiko 3y ago
  On Ubuntu this seems to be official (?) ppa: https://launchpad.net/~far2l-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa https://launchpad.net/~far2l-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Make sure "far2l-gui" is installed. On ArchLinux there's package in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/far2l-git https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/far2l-git (I maintain it). Don't know details for other distros.
  - vanous 3y ago
    Thank you! On Debian i have found the far2l which seems to work. I am trying to see if far can be a replacement for mc, which has been my goto terminal manager... and i like some of the shortcuts there... like <ctrl>-s and start typing (seems that on far, one can press <esc> and start typing for the same. I have not yet figured out how to (easily) get a file name to the command line or how to make vim the default editor when pressing F4...
    - mmozeiko 3y ago
      Alt + start typing jumps to file/folder with this name. Ctrl + enter puts currently selected file/folder name into command-line. Ctrl + O hides panels and shows you "background" with all the previous command outputs. Custom editor can be set in F9 -> Options -> Editor settings.
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    - octobus2021 3y ago
      Ctrl + "[" , Ctrl + "]" - bring the full path in the left panel or the right panel respectively into the command line (so Ctrl"+"[" and then Ctrl+Enter will bring full file path of the file under the cursor into the command line) Ctrl + PgUp - move up the folder tree Ctrl + U - swap panels (so the cursor goes from one panel to another, useful when you operate in 2 folders primarily, saves you an Alt+Tab) Ctrl + LeftArrow, Ctrl + RightArrow - makes one of the panels larger or smaller Ctrl + 1,2,3,5 - change panel layout (file name 1 column, file name 2 columns, file name with attributes, file name with more attributes) etc. There's a lot. Not even mentioning all the plugins built in the last 20 years. Fun fact: it was written by a 24 yo college student (graduate?..) from Chelyabinsk and was pretty much functionally complete couple years later. The same guy who designed RAR file format and built WinRar around the same time.
      - vanous 3y ago
        Thank you! Much appreciated! mc has a "list of bookmarked directories", does far supports such a feature, with a shortcut to bring up the dialog to choose an entry from the list? I haven't found such thing... Only to have particular single directory on a shortcut, which means that I would have to remember the number corresponding to each path...
        octobus2021 3y ago
        The closest would probably be FAR menu (F2) where menu options can be edited; you can probably just do "cd [name]" for menu options. I believe there's also history of commands issued in "Alt+F8". So... kinda.
- anta40 3y ago
  Far Manager is one of my "must to have apps" when working on Windows. These days I mostly work on mac and nice to know someone ported it.

vanous 3y ago

Do you need to self compile? The Linux port (https://github.com/elfmz/far2l https://github.com/elfmz/far2l) ironically only provides macOS releases... Thank you!

mmozeiko 3y ago
On Ubuntu this seems to be official (?) ppa: https://launchpad.net/~far2l-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa https://launchpad.net/~far2l-team/+archive/ubuntu/ppa Make sure "far2l-gui" is installed. On ArchLinux there's package in AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/far2l-git https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/far2l-git (I maintain it). Don't know details for other distros.
- vanous 3y ago
  Thank you! On Debian i have found the far2l which seems to work. I am trying to see if far can be a replacement for mc, which has been my goto terminal manager... and i like some of the shortcuts there... like <ctrl>-s and start typing (seems that on far, one can press <esc> and start typing for the same. I have not yet figured out how to (easily) get a file name to the command line or how to make vim the default editor when pressing F4...
  - mmozeiko 3y ago
    Alt + start typing jumps to file/folder with this name. Ctrl + enter puts currently selected file/folder name into command-line. Ctrl + O hides panels and shows you "background" with all the previous command outputs. Custom editor can be set in F9 -> Options -> Editor settings.
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]
  - octobus2021 3y ago
    Ctrl + "[" , Ctrl + "]" - bring the full path in the left panel or the right panel respectively into the command line (so Ctrl"+"[" and then Ctrl+Enter will bring full file path of the file under the cursor into the command line) Ctrl + PgUp - move up the folder tree Ctrl + U - swap panels (so the cursor goes from one panel to another, useful when you operate in 2 folders primarily, saves you an Alt+Tab) Ctrl + LeftArrow, Ctrl + RightArrow - makes one of the panels larger or smaller Ctrl + 1,2,3,5 - change panel layout (file name 1 column, file name 2 columns, file name with attributes, file name with more attributes) etc. There's a lot. Not even mentioning all the plugins built in the last 20 years. Fun fact: it was written by a 24 yo college student (graduate?..) from Chelyabinsk and was pretty much functionally complete couple years later. The same guy who designed RAR file format and built WinRar around the same time.
    - vanous 3y ago
      Thank you! Much appreciated! mc has a "list of bookmarked directories", does far supports such a feature, with a shortcut to bring up the dialog to choose an entry from the list? I haven't found such thing... Only to have particular single directory on a shortcut, which means that I would have to remember the number corresponding to each path...
      - octobus2021 3y ago
        The closest would probably be FAR menu (F2) where menu options can be edited; you can probably just do "cd [name]" for menu options. I believe there's also history of commands issued in "Alt+F8". So... kinda.
anta40 3y ago
Far Manager is one of my "must to have apps" when working on Windows. These days I mostly work on mac and nice to know someone ported it.