Ytree could have been the definitive TUI file manager for Unix. While it has been maintained for compatibility over the decades, its feature set remained largely incomplete.
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Overview
A keyboard-driven curses file manager inspired by XTree, with tree and file-list views, split-screen workflows, tagging, filtering, previews, multi-volume logging, and archive-as-directory support.
YtreeNova - an XTree™-style file manager for Unix-like systems.
From the maintainer
Origin story
First workflow
Log any volume, directory or archive, preview files with F7 or compare directory contents with F8.
Design choice
A file manager in the XTree™ (DOS) lineage.
Roadmap
To reach beta.
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