Post A3AqRfHyTOeFD5BMIq by jrballesteros05@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #A3Aq0JHeBEeX8vz9KS by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:28:21Z
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The best file manager is your terminal.
(DIR) Post #A3AqBtJEZuXs3mFYUC by sirvertalot@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:30:24Z
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@mike Possibly, until you try and remove a symlink and end up deleting the files inside the dest dir.(I did have a backup, thankfully)
(DIR) Post #A3AqEGjCTjf1GsWrrs by sotolf@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:30:35Z
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@mike how is that in any way controversial, that's just a brute fact :)
(DIR) Post #A3AqOJHlpAtY6DUG6i by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:32:49Z
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@sirvertalot I've never done that, but I have had a folder selected when I hit the delete button that had too many files to go into the Recycling Bin (Windows something at the time) that cost me GB of data with no backups. After that I only ever put shortcuts on my desktop, never the actual stuff.
(DIR) Post #A3AqQRzyOugXhXBQKe by pbanks@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:32:55Z
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@mike Best file manager is paper copies in a bookcase
(DIR) Post #A3AqRfHyTOeFD5BMIq by jrballesteros05@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:33:10Z
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@mike I installed vifm and ranger but honestly I use more the terminal.
(DIR) Post #A3AqbQgLdUconsErmy by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:35:11Z
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@pbanks Seems like that might get pretty heavy to move around for my video collection.
(DIR) Post #A3AqtbpWvUc6aiCc4G by sanchez@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:38:34Z
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@mike But somehow not on windos. I swear, I tried at least two times to switch to cmd/powershell for file managing. On Linux I'm fine with terminal (most of the time).
(DIR) Post #A3Ar3mTiBx5eVlqbAG by zerobomb@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:39:31Z
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@mike I think ZUIs never got a fair shake in file management.
(DIR) Post #A3ArIbTTNzx8j9nssi by Twelve@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:42:57Z
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@mikeI do like my gui filemanagers or a file manger like ranger that runs in the terrminal, but i have to agree, just cd comands and that hole package gets you really quite far, and when all the gui file mangers don't wanna coperait for sone reason, the terminal is alwayd there and willing to help
(DIR) Post #A3ArlD17OfLrGwBHyi by rebel_luddite@social.linux.pizza
2021-01-12T21:48:21Z
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@mike Sometimes that only reason to open up a graphical file manager is for the unarchiving feature because hell no, I won't learn every command for every archival file type.Although, I should.
(DIR) Post #A3As1PSot64MVaraXw by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:51:17Z
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@rebel_luddite Hmm, it's never been a problem, but then I work with almost exclusively .tar.gz or .zip, and it's easy to remember how to deal with those two. Especially since I'm usually using Linux on a remote host and a GUI isn't even an option in that case without SFTPing the file to my desktop, uncompressing it, and then SFTPing all the files back. That's a much, MUCH worse option.
(DIR) Post #A3AsF6Hqz2l55RGJpA by bredlof@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:53:26Z
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@mike yep, but if I'm batch renaming stuff, I'm still gonna use Gnome's file manager— which I really miss cause I moved to KDE now for a bit of free RAM
(DIR) Post #A3AsROeYWZgXWVkD0C by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T21:55:49Z
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@bredlof Hm, I haven't done that in a GUI for years. I usually just inline some bash code really quick. GUI is probably easier in that case though.
(DIR) Post #A3AsVGDZpOhyWKy3Gq by rebel_luddite@social.linux.pizza
2021-01-12T21:56:02Z
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@mike Hah, those are the exact two I don't have a problem with. I think they are as universal as they get.I was looking around my files to try to find an example, but I don't have them anymore.Anyways, it is a trifle. I will force myself to look up the filetype next time and learn to properly manipulate it.
(DIR) Post #A3Asd1xGk23kbL2plo by rebel_luddite@social.linux.pizza
2021-01-12T21:58:00Z
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@mike Especially when you learn to use the pushd and popd commands, then you will never waste your time hovering your mouse between directories again!Sometimes I wish I wasn't such a hypocrite with the advice I give.I don't do half the things I suggest.
(DIR) Post #A3Au9LhAyxxx2uUYam by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:15:05Z
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@sanchez Honestly, WSL has really helped me in situations like that. Can't use the DOS anymore, but that still bridges the gap enough for me to still use it.
(DIR) Post #A3AuQXQMczusLSpBNw by brunofontes@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:18:06Z
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@mike That's why I use Dophin with the terminal enabled. So I can easily jump from the terminal to the GUI and vice-versa.
(DIR) Post #A3AuW78bH1IIYZAsjY by gorkon@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:18:55Z
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@mike how is that controversial??
(DIR) Post #A3AvMWcNmccGdn62jI by sanchez@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:28:37Z
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@mike I guess, you use WSL for other uses. Seems like overkill for file managing alone.
(DIR) Post #A3Aw0T3GSjJbAAiTNw by sombragris@aleph.land
2021-01-12T22:35:31Z
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@mike Usualy it is, especially when I use it with mc, but sometimes I need a GUI. For example, when renaming files with spaces...
(DIR) Post #A3Aw1P2CsovozgfRmy by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T22:36:02Z
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@sanchez I probably use it in the worst way it could be used. I do use it for file management and some other small things, but it's been the best terminal app for me. I just don't like other apps in Windows. I used to use PuTTY, but I just found I liked WSL better. That's a horribly stupid thing to use WSL for, but it works for me.
(DIR) Post #A3B1n5n6EX24yvA1gG by e33@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T23:39:43Z
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@mike 1. terminal, 2. dolphin, 3. thunar
(DIR) Post #A3B2LA5ujuzoAsCsE4 by JosuGZ@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T23:46:32Z
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@mike Do you have that opinion because you accidentally overwrote the other, noncontroversial opinion? 😂
(DIR) Post #A3B2MQ36uD6DwlUjgW by sanchez@fosstodon.org
2021-01-12T23:46:50Z
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@mike If you can use it in productive way it's good use. 👌
(DIR) Post #A3B3bKL2WKVGX6YNay by haxnet@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:00:42Z
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@mike hmm I think I have to agree to some extent.
(DIR) Post #A3B6dZaV5uZgGmY1XE by metalune@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:35:16Z
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@pbanks @mike *cries in 100GB porn collection with 23730 images*
(DIR) Post #A3B6kwu8nkpIc2Ff60 by metalune@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:36:35Z
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@sombragris @mike why.. why do you need a GUI to rename files with spaces?!
(DIR) Post #A3B6qPx2EZZM9BDGAi by pbjake@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T00:36:37Z
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@mike how dare
(DIR) Post #A3BO2YGKrCTGcUc1Ee by cbush@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T03:49:48Z
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@mike why is this trying to protect people from a “Controversial Opinion?” Are people really that delicate these days?
(DIR) Post #A3BOD4a3YPeXkSqyUi by mike@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T03:51:51Z
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@cbush It's mostly a joke. The controversial opinion part anyway. The bit about the terminal is true.
(DIR) Post #A3BOS80v4UVsjxb6Om by cbush@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T03:54:39Z
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@mike Ah! Thought Mastodon auto added that. I didn’t realize it was a manual thing. Lol
(DIR) Post #A3BOWmfdquDBzergrA by ptvirgo@mastodon.technology
2021-01-13T03:55:26Z
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@mike Another controversial opinion: It would be nice if we could point out that powerful tools that include a learning curve are useful without needing content warnings.
(DIR) Post #A3Ce8UG4RzqWMZIh1s by pbanks@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T18:25:03Z
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@mike We should transfer it all to Super 8.
(DIR) Post #A3CeDMF7g8Wyx5BCTo by pbanks@fosstodon.org
2021-01-13T18:26:00Z
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@mike We should transfer it all to Super 8/Super 16.
(DIR) Post #A3Cq9fW9GzX51T9Otc by sombragris@aleph.land
2021-01-13T20:38:46Z
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@metalune @mike I don't. It's just easier for me that way when what I need is just some minor edit to the file name.
(DIR) Post #A3DgObopx8T3XCiVjU by metalune@fosstodon.org
2021-01-14T06:25:21Z
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@sombragris @mike oooh ok, you do you :)
(DIR) Post #A3EMnBuRcK40UYkBeq by selectallfromdual@fosstodon.org
2021-01-14T14:19:50Z
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@mike you can try LF file managerhttps://github.com/gokcehan/lf
(DIR) Post #A3NbAtAO6M8j5p2DT6 by bv@fosstodon.org
2021-01-19T01:12:49Z
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@mike My file manager is my TAB key!