Comparison with other filemanagers - Revision history

Jose1711: add autorefresh

2019-04-24T08:06:54Z

add autorefresh

Xaizek: Jobs can be cancelled in :jobs menu via dd shortcut

2019-04-22T14:33:46Z

Jobs can be cancelled in :jobs menu via dd shortcut

Xaizek: Improve table formatting

2019-04-09T14:49:57Z

Improve table formatting

Jose1711: vifm vs mc

2019-04-05T13:02:19Z

vifm vs mc

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{|
|
|Midnight Commander
|vifm
|-
|'''Viewing/display'''
|-
|Custom attributes shown next to filenames
|yes
|yes
|-
|Show/hide dot files
|yes
|yes
|-
|Filter
|limited (only files), glob-based
|yes, regexp-based
|-
|Tree view
|yes
|yes
|-
|Miller-view
|no
|yes
|-
|Sort keys
|name, version, extension, size, mtime, ctime, atime, inode
|name, extension, type, gid, group name, uid, uname, size, #items, perms, mtime, ctime, atime, inode
|-
|Quick view in second pane
|yes (Quick view)
|yes (:view)
|-
|Integrated charset translation
|yes
|no
|-
|'''Pane layout'''
|-
|Horizontal split
|yes
|yes
|-
|Vertical split
|yes
|yes
|-
|Single pane mode
|yes
|yes
|-
|Resizable panes
|yes
|yes
|-
|'''Navigation'''
|-
|Incremental search
|globs
|regexp
|-
|Marks (vim-like)
|no
|yes
|-
|Bookmarks
|yes (directory hotlist)
|yes (also possible to bookmark file)
|-
|Quick-search
|yes (Ctrl-S)
|yes (via find and grep)
|-
|'''Customizing'''
|-
|Custom commands
|yes, via user menu (F2)
|yes, user menu or in command mode
|-
|Colorschemes
|yes
|yes
|-
|Compare directories
|yes (between panes)
|yes (both single pane and double panes mode supported)
|-
|Custom shortcuts
|yes
|yes
|-
|Custom viewer program
|yes (based on extension, regexp, file magic)
|yes (based on extension, regexp, mime type)
|-
|Custom opener
|yes (based on extension, regexp, file magic), single
|yes (based on extension, regexp, mime type), multiple
|-
|User commands menu structure
|flat
|flat
|-
|'''Extensibility'''
|-
|Browsing archives, remote fs
|yes (via external scripts - mostly bash/perl)
|yes (via fuse integration)
|-
|Integrated support for tmux and/or screen
|no
|yes
|-
|'''Misc'''
|-
|Trash (files moved instead of deleted)
|using libtrash and LD_PRELOAD
|integrated
|-
|Tabs support
|partial (screen list)
|yes
|-
|Undo/redo
|no
|yes (for non-background operations)
|-
|Integrated bulk rename
|no
|yes (via vim)
|-
|Background operations
|yes
|limited (jobs cannot be interrupted)
|-
|Initial version
|??? (1994)
|0.2 (2003 May)
|-
|}

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 !Background operations
 |yes
-|limited (jobs cannot be interrupted)
+|yes
 |-
 !Initial version

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 |yes
 |no
 |-
 |colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Pane layout'''

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-{|
+{| class="wikitable"
-−
+!
-|Midnight Commander
+!Midnight Commander
-|vifm
+!vifm
 |-
-|'''Viewing/display'''
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Viewing/display'''
 |-
-|Custom attributes shown next to filenames
+!Custom attributes shown next to filenames
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Show/hide dot files
+!Show/hide dot files
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Filter
+!Filter
 |limited (only files), glob-based
 |yes, regexp-based
 |-
-|Tree view
+!Tree view
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Miller-view
+!Miller-view
 |no
 |yes
 |-
-|Sort keys
+!Sort keys
 |name, version, extension, size, mtime, ctime, atime, inode
 |name, extension, type, gid, group name, uid, uname, size, #items, perms, mtime, ctime, atime, inode
 |-
-|Quick view in second pane
+!Quick view in second pane
 |yes (Quick view)
 |yes (:view)
 |-
-|Integrated charset translation
+!Integrated charset translation
 |yes
 |no
 |-
-|'''Pane layout'''
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Pane layout'''
 |-
-|Horizontal split
+!Horizontal split
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Vertical split
+!Vertical split
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Single pane mode
+!Single pane mode
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Resizable panes
+!Resizable panes
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Incremental search
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Navigation'''
 |globs
 |regexp
 |-
-|Marks (vim-like)
+!Marks (vim-like)
 |no
 |yes
 |-
-|Bookmarks
+!Bookmarks
 |yes (directory hotlist)
 |yes (also possible to bookmark file)
 |-
-|Quick-search
+!Quick-search
 |yes (Ctrl-S)
 |yes (via find and grep)
 |-
-|'''Customizing'''
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Customizing'''
 |-
-|Custom commands
+!Custom commands
 |yes, via user menu (F2)
 |yes, user menu or in command mode
 |-
-|Colorschemes
+!Colorschemes
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Compare directories
+!Compare directories
 |yes (between panes)
 |yes (both single pane and double panes mode supported)
 |-
-|Custom shortcuts
+!Custom shortcuts
 |yes
 |yes
 |-
-|Custom viewer program
+!Custom viewer program
 |yes (based on extension, regexp, file magic)
 |yes (based on extension, regexp, mime type)
 |-
-|Custom opener
+!Custom opener
 |yes (based on extension, regexp, file magic), single
 |yes (based on extension, regexp, mime type), multiple
 |-
-|User commands menu structure
+!User commands menu structure
 |flat
 |flat
 |-
-|Browsing archives, remote fs
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Extensibility'''
 |yes (via external scripts - mostly bash/perl)
 |yes (via fuse integration)
 |-
-|Integrated support for tmux and/or screen
+!Integrated support for tmux and/or screen
 |no
 |yes
 |-
-|'''Misc'''
+|colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|'''Misc'''
 |-
-|Trash (files moved instead of deleted)
+!Trash (files moved instead of deleted)
 |using libtrash and LD_PRELOAD
 |integrated
 |-
-|Tabs support
+!Tabs support
 |partial (screen list)
 |yes
 |-
-|Undo/redo
+!Undo/redo
 |no
 |yes (for non-background operations)
 |-
-|Integrated bulk rename
+!Integrated bulk rename
 |no
 |yes (via vim)
 |-
-|Background operations
+!Background operations
 |yes
 |limited (jobs cannot be interrupted)
 |-
-|Initial version
+!Initial version
 |??? (1994)
 |0.2 (2003 May)
 |-
 |}