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n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

107 mentions on Hacker News by 41 people: 39 stories, 68 comments · first 2017-04-13 · latest 2026-08-20

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  1. nnn with dvtm - https://github.com/jarun/nnn Even without dvtm you can have mutiple contexts. nnn is extremely fast with tons of features. Many plugins are available already and it's easy to add new ones.
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    Terminal FM nnn adds sessions, cloud mounts and several other exciting features
    story by apjana · 2019-12-04 · 1 comment
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    Terminal file manager nnn Wiki
    story by apjana · 2019-11-23 · 0 comments
  4. One of my biggest issues with terminal based file managers like Ranger or nnn ( https://github.com/jarun/nnn ), is that it's not immediately clear which files I'm currently looking at, since it's all text-based (duh!). But I loved the…
    comment by ReneFroger · 2019-10-31 · in Fman, modern customizable file manager
  5. Personally, I prefer nnn: https://github.com/jarun/nnn Very fast, good keyboard navigation, etc. Highly recommend.
  6. …but they claim to be faster than z. I'm mostly just including it because it's what I use. [0] https://github.com/jarun/nnn [1] https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu [2] https://github.com/skywind3000/z.lua
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    Terminal FM nnn v2.7 released, addresses many long-term user requests
    story by apjana · 2019-10-06 · 0 comments
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    File manager nnn v2.6 released with many new features
    story by apjana · 2019-08-06 · 0 comments
  9. A video to demonstrate how `nnn` ( https://github.com/jarun/nnn ) integrates with native Android apps and the vim editor on Termux. Device details: Android v8.1 Octa core (2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53)…
    comment by apjana · 2019-07-07 · in nnn file manager on Termux (Android)
  10. …and fast file manager, disk usage analyzer, fuzzy app launcher and batch file renamer. Homepage: https://github.com/jarun/nnn ### New in v2.5 - [plugin](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/tree/master/plugins) support. 19 plugins added. Some are:…
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    File manager nnn v2.5 released with many plugins, mouse support, sshfs and more
    story by apjana · 2019-05-27 · 1 comment
  12. To get the last release: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/issues/217#issuecomment-4692263... I am not sure when I will make the next release. I need to make sure it's stable enough through testing and that would take a while. > newfstatat…
    comment by apjana · 2019-05-07 · in Performance of nnn vs. ls
  13. numbers here: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/pull/84
    comment by apjana · 2019-05-07 · in Performance of nnn vs. ls
  14. …this into a few more files could make the code a little easier to understand/maintain. [0] https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/src/nnn.c
    comment by mereel · 2019-05-07 · in Performance of nnn vs. ls
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    Performance of nnn vs. ls
    story by apjana · 2019-05-07 · 57 comments
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    Show HN: Plugins for file manager nnn
    story by apjana · 2019-04-19 · 0 comments
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    File manager nnn v2.4 released. Tinier and lighter.
    story by apjana · 2019-03-18 · 0 comments
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    Popular File Manager Nnn v2.3 Released with Many New Features
    story by apjana · 2019-02-19 · 0 comments
  19. The C utility nnn ( https://github.com/jarun/nnn ) integrates fzy for this.
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    Terminal file manager nnn v2.2 released with many new features
    story by apjana · 2019-01-01 · 0 comments
  21. …explicit directory navigation and opening with <Return>; there is no implicit 'file open' [0] https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/nnn-design-considerations
    comment by throwaway053934 · 2018-11-26 · in Nnn – a terminal file manager for programmers
  22. …– it was very slow), and if preview was added as an option I would seriously reconsider. [1]: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/nnn-design-considerations
  23. …a meaningful/unbiased feature comparison. However, you can find the list of features in `nnn` here: https://github.com/jarun/nnn#features In addition, last night I added a vim plugin to use `nnn` as a file picker within vim.
  24. …wenderen is indicating that the question you raise is addressed on the nnn Github page itself: https://github.com/jarun/nnn#performance
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    Nnn – a terminal file manager for programmers
    story by max_sendfeld · 2018-11-24 · 193 comments
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    nnn file manager v2.1 released with contexts, launcher, selection and much more
    story by apjana · 2018-11-23 · 0 comments
  27. CLI utilities from jarun for daily use: File manager: https://github.com/jarun/nnn Google search: https://github.com/jarun/googler DuckDuckGo search: https://github.com/jarun/ddgr Bookmark manager: https://github.com/jarun/Buku Multicore…
    comment by apjana · 2018-11-19 · in Ask HN: Best Command-Line Applications?
  28. …I recently switched from ranger to nnn and have been really happy. It's tiny and extremely fast: https://github.com/jarun/nnn
    comment by lunchables · 2018-11-19 · in Ask HN: Best Command-Line Applications?
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    Show HN: Nnn – a feature-packed tiny terminal file browser
    story by apjana · 2018-10-31 · 0 comments
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    Jarun/nnn: The fastest terminal file manager ever written
    story by axiomdata316 · 2018-10-27 · 0 comments
  31. Looks similar to nnn ( https://github.com/jarun/nnn ), which is written in C with many more features.
    comment by apjana · 2018-10-26 · in A terminal file manager written in bash
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    Terminal file manager nnn v2.0 released
    story by apjana · 2018-10-19 · 0 comments
  33. …atool) - Optionally open text files in EDITOR (fallback vi) - Customizable bash script [nlay](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/all-about-nlay) to handle actions - Information - Detailed stat-like file information - Media information…
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    Show HN: nnn – the missing terminal file manager for X
    story by apjana · 2018-08-10 · 1 comment
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    Superfast file browser nnn v1.8 released with many new features
    story by apjana · 2018-05-02 · 0 comments
  36. Features - https://github.com/jarun/nnn#features
    comment by apjana · 2018-02-28 · in Nnn file browser v1.7 released
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    Nnn file browser v1.7 released
    story by apjana · 2018-02-28 · 1 comment
  38. Also https://github.com/jarun/nnn and http://duc.zevv.nl/
  39. https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/nlay # bash 4.0 way to switch to lowercase ext="${ext,,}"
    comment by alvil · 2017-12-25 · in Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
  40. In continuation of my earlier comment, nnn has a copy file path to clipboard action ( https://github.com/jarun/nnn#file-copy-move-delete ). I believe we can extend it to append multiple filenames which can then be deleted from the spawned…
    comment by apjana · 2017-12-25 · in Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
  41. You might just have missed this - https://github.com/jarun/nnn#nnn
    comment by apjana · 2017-12-25 · in Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
  42. I can't be very specific without citing examples. The following APIs may explain what I mean: https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/nnn.c#L358 https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/nnn.c#L1267 https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/…
    comment by apjana · 2017-12-25 · in Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
  43. …It has a section on shell completion for different shells so I don't think that is the intention, https://github.com/jarun/nnn#shell-completion
    comment by jdowner · 2017-12-25 · in Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
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    Fast nnn file browser v1.6 released
    story by apjana · 2017-12-25 · 57 comments
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    nnn file browser 1.5 released
    story by apjana · 2017-10-05 · 0 comments
  46. Performance to begin with: https://github.com/jarun/nnn#performance You also have other goodies like a quick disk usage analyzer mode, navigate-as-you-type , superfast search-as-you-type filtering... extremely handy navigation shortcuts…
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    Show HN: nnn – The missing terminal file browser for X
    story by apjana · 2017-09-04 · 6 comments
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    nnn file browser 1.4 released!
    story by apjana · 2017-09-04 · 0 comments
  49. …- Fixed #34: nftw(3) broken with too many open descriptors - More concise help screen Homepage: https://github.com/jarun/nnn Features: https://github.com/jarun/nnn#features
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    nnn v1.3 – The missing terminal file browser for X
    story by apjana · 2017-07-26 · 1 comment