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Linux-Apps: Double Commander File Manager

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Double Commander is a free cross platform open source file manager with two panels side by side. It is inspired by Total Commander and features some new ideas.

— doublecmd.sourceforge.io

I have been addicted to using two-panel file managers since the availability of the Norton Commander application for MSDOS (see picture below) for every operating system that I use. Double commander is able to work in Windows or Linux so it suits most people, especially for those who use both OSes. 

Norton Commander image from es.all10soft.com

    The advantage is that these type of file managers works best using the keyboard compared to using the mouse for a normal file manager. It is also very efficient for those who prefer to use keyboards than mouse as using the function keys to intimate a function (copy, move or rename, create directory, etc). 

    Features of Double Commander: 

  • Unicode support.
  • Tabbed interface.
  • Multi-rename tool.
  • Custom columns.
  • Built-in file viewer (F3) to view files of in hex, binary or text format.
  • Internal text editor (F4) with syntax highlighting.
  • Archives are handled like subdirectories. You can easily copy files to and from archives. Supported archive types: ZIP, TAR GZ, TGZ, LZMA, and also BZ2, RPM, CPIO, DEB, RAR.
  • All operations working in the background.
  • Extended search function with full-text search in any files.
  • Configurable button bar to start external programs or internal menu commands.
  • Total Commander WCX, WDX, and WLX plug-ins support.
One useful feature in Double Commander is the "Multi Rename Tool" that I commonly use. Its interface to rename multiple files or directories is very simple to use and gets the work done. 

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