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Linux port of FAR v2

23 mentions on Hacker News by 20 people: 3 stories, 20 comments · first 2016-11-05 · latest 2025-10-19

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  1. If you like mcedit check out https://github.com/elfmz/far2l (`-e` starts it in editor mode).
    comment by int_19h · 2025-10-19 · in IDEs we had 30 years ago and lost (2023)
  2. ▲ 1
    Linux fork of FAR Manager that works on macOS as well
    story by aquir · 2025-09-18 · 0 comments
  3. …memory, I don't know I ended up being on a Linux fork of Far Manager, which works beautifully: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by nvtop · 2025-09-17 · in GNU Midnight Commander
  4. I still love FAR Manager: https://www.farmanager.com/screenshots.php?l=en (UNIX port: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l ). It now even supports true keyboard reporting (through Kitty TTY protocol on compatible terminals) for SSH connections.
    comment by cyberax · 2025-09-17 · in GNU Midnight Commander
  5. Far Manager isn't just for Windows anymore: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l Debian even has it in the official repos. It's also on Homebrew.
    comment by int_19h · 2025-06-22 · in Using Microsoft's New CLI Text Editor on Ubuntu
  6. …to fork one of these 2-pane split commanders, and brand it "Hawk TUI: Split On That Thing"(c). [1] https://github.com/elfmz/far2l [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander
    comment by romwell · 2024-10-01 · in Show HN: Facad – A colorful directory listing tool for the command line
  7. …in DOS it was a must-have), but if somebody looks for nowadays alternative for Linux, try Far2L https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by sampa · 2023-09-01 · in Total Commander
  8. …MacOS, the closest ones are: - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/commander-one-file-manager/id1... - https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by anta40 · 2023-09-01 · in Total Commander
  9. Do you need to self compile? The Linux port ( https://github.com/elfmz/far2l ) ironically only provides macOS releases... Thank you!
    comment by vanous · 2023-08-13 · in Far Manager: files and archives in Windows
  10. …and self-contained design. Far 2 has a Linux (as well as macOS and BSD) port that is quite active: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l . Far Manager was what I switched to from Norton Commander. These days I prefer Double Commander, a…
    comment by networked · 2023-05-29 · in DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS
  11. I would then mention far2l project that aims to bring Far Manager to -nix systems: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l . It is cross-platform and does have a great built-in editor and viewer
    comment by qiller · 2023-01-27 · in The Tilde Text Editor
  12. …a Linux port. Ideally I'm looking for something scriptable. On the Linux front, I found this: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l Thank you!!!
    comment by metadat · 2022-08-25 · in Ask HN: Tool for listing files within nested compressed archives?
  13. …learn all the hotkeys, but the result is very much worth it. [1]: https://www.farmanager.com/ [2]: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l [3]: https://marta.sh
    comment by Andrew_nenakhov · 2022-08-03 · in Double Commander
  14. FAR works on Linux and MacOS as well https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by Aspos · 2022-08-03 · in Double Commander
  15. ▲ 4
    Far file manager for Unix and macOS
    story by begoon · 2022-05-06 · 0 comments
  16. FAR works great in Linux as well as in MacOS: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by Aspos · 2022-01-31 · in Midnight Commander Tips and Tricks
  17. …a console app, Far2l [1] is a clone of Far Manager [2] and is just great both on Mac or Linux [1] https://github.com/elfmz/far2l [2] https://www.farmanager.com/ And I think that Far Manager is the best 2 panel file manager ever.
    comment by mbergal · 2021-02-07 · in Neo-mc – a Midnight Commander fork with scripting and other features
  18. https://github.com/elfmz/far2l/
    comment by iaml · 2020-12-26 · in Developer and Power Users Tool List for Windows
  19. There is a port of sorts: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l Still an early stage but nonetheless.
    comment by valeg · 2020-05-22 · in The History of Development of Norton Commander (2010)
  20. I use the clone (Far) on my Mac. It runs pretty well. Also works on Linux https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by RomanPushkin · 2018-12-08 · in Ask HN: Which abandoned proprietary software would you resurrect?
  21. Apparently there's a port of FAR to Linux: https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by _emacsomancer_ · 2018-11-01 · in The Missing Computer Skills of High School Students
  22. ▲ 2
    far2l – A work-in-progress Linux port of FAR v2
    story by networked · 2016-11-06 · 0 comments
  23. I guess my may have seen it, but there appears to a project ongoing to try to port FAR to Linux. https://github.com/elfmz/far2l
    comment by digi_owl · 2016-11-05 · in Show HN: Cloud Commander orthodox web file manager with console and editor