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Any ideas for file manipulation with the keyboard? With long Windows paths there's no way a CLI is going to be faster than moving files around with Explorer, wh

by dankoss 14y ago

Any ideas for file manipulation with the keyboard? With long Windows paths there's no way a CLI is going to be faster than moving files around with Explorer, which is not very keyboard friendly. I've looked at alternative file managers and haven't found anything that sticks.

subsystem 14y ago
Tried FAR? http://www.farmanager.com http://www.farmanager.com
- dankoss 14y ago
  Excellent suggestion, thanks! Trying it out right now.
Too 14y ago
What's not keyboard friendly about explorer? I find it very easy to work with, actually one of the most keyboard friendly programs i have! Arrows and typing for navigation, (shift+)tab for jumping from tree to file list(without mouse you actually get used to working without tree-view, i have mine always hidden), ctrl+c/v/x = duh. F2=Rename, Ctrl+shift+n = new folder. Alt+Up = Up, Alt+left/right = back/forward. Alt+D = Navigation bar(with autocomplete!). Ctrl+E = Search. Alt+P = Preview, Contextmenubutton alone = right mouse button (i'm surprised many people don't know about this button), this contains almost all the remaining things you need that don't have a dedicated hotkey, and even this list can be navigated quickly with the keyboard, for example Contextmenubutton+R = Properties, Or N for SendTo. Frequently working with two different folders? open a new window(Ctrl+N) and dock one window on each side of the screen with win+left/right. Then simply alt+tab between them, or use the win+nr if you have it docked on your taskbar. The only thing i'm missing for keyboard navigation is a hotkey to toggle navigation bar on/off and a more sleek autocomplete, such as visual studios or quicksilver.
- dankoss 14y ago
  Great suggestions, thanks.