nnn - type less, do more, wayyy faster

navigate-as-you-type & du (click to see demo video)

## Introduction `nnn` is a full-featured terminal file manager. It's tiny and nearly 0-config with an [incredible performance](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Performance). `nnn` is also a du analyzer, an app launcher, a batch renamer and a file picker. The [plugin repository](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/tree/master/plugins#nnn-plugins) has tons of plugins and documentation to extend the capabilities further. You can _plug_ new functionality _and play_ with a hotkey. There's an independent [(neo)vim plugin](https://github.com/mcchrish/nnn.vim). It runs smoothly on the Pi, [Termux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbaauM7gUJw), Linux, macOS, BSD, Haiku, Cygwin, WSL, across DEs and GUI utilities or a strictly CLI environment. [**Wiki**](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki). ## Features - Resource sensitive - Typically needs < 3.5MB resident memory - Works with 8-bit colors - Disk-IO sensitive (few disk reads and writes) - No FPU usage (all integer maths, even for file size) - Minimizes screen refresh with fast line redraws - Portable - Minimal library deps, easily compilable, tiny binary - No config file, minimal config with sensible defaults - Widely available on many packagers - Unicode support - Quality - Privacy-aware (no unconfirmed user data collection) - POSIX-compliant, follows Linux kernel coding style - Highly optimized, static analysis integrated code - Modes - Light (default), detail - Disk usage analyzer (block/apparent) - File picker, (neo)vim plugin - Navigation - *Navigate-as-you-type* with dir auto-select - Contexts (_aka_ tabs/workspaces) with custom colors - Sessions, bookmarks with hotkeys; pin and visit a dir - Remote mounts (needs sshfs, rclone) - Familiar shortcuts (arrows, ~, -, @), quick reference - CD on quit (*easy* shell integration) - Search - Instant filtering with *search-as-you-type* - Regex and substring (default) matches - Subtree search plugin to open or edit files - Sort - Ordered pure numeric names by default (visit _/proc_) - Case-insensitive version (_aka_ natural) sort - By file name, modification/access time, size, extension - Reverse sort - Mimes - Open with desktop opener or specify a custom app - Create, list, extract, mount (FUSE based) archives - Option to open all text files in EDITOR - Information - Detailed file information - Media information plugin - Convenience - Run plugins and custom commands with hotkeys - FreeDesktop compliant trash (needs trash-cli) - Cross-dir file/all/range selection - Batch renamer (feature-limited) for selection or dir - Copy (as), move (as), delete, archive, link selection - Notification on cp, mv, rm completion - Copy file paths to system clipboard on select - Create (with parents), rename, duplicate (anywhere) files and dirs - Launch GUI apps, run commands, spawn a shell, toggle executable - Hovered file set as `$nnn` at prompt and spawned shell - Lock terminal after configurable idle timeout ## Quickstart 1. Install the [utilities you may need](https://github.com/jarun/nnn#utility-dependencies) based on your regular workflows. 2. Configure [cd on quit](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Basic-use-cases#configure-cd-on-quit). 3. Optionally open all text files in `$VISUAL` (else `$EDITOR`, fallback vi): `export NNN_USE_EDITOR=1`. 4. For additional functionality [install plugins](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/tree/master/plugins#installing-plugins). 5. To copy selected file paths to system clipboard and show notis on cp, mv, rm completion use option `-x`. 6. For a strictly CLI environment, see plugin `nuke`. It's a sample opener you can customize. Don't memorize! Arrows (or h j k l), /, q suffice. Tab creates, cycles contexts. ? lists shortcuts. ## Installation #### Library dependencies A curses library with wide char support (e.g. ncursesw), libreadline (optional) and standard libc. #### Utility dependencies | Dependency | Installation | Operation | | --- | --- | --- | | xdg-open (Linux), open(1) (macOS), cygstart
(Cygwin), open (Haiku) | base | desktop opener | | file, coreutils (cp, mv, rm), xargs | base | file type, copy, move and remove | | tar, (un)zip [atool/bsdtar for more formats] | base | create, list, extract bzip2, (g)zip, tar | | archivemount, fusermount(3) | optional | mount, unmount archives | | sshfs, [rclone](https://rclone.org/), fusermount(3) | optional | mount, unmount remotes | | trash-cli | optional | trash files (default action: rm) | | vlock (Linux), bashlock (macOS), lock(1) (BSD),
peaclock (Haiku) | optional | terminal locker (fallback: [cmatrix](https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix)) | | advcpmv (Linux) ([integration](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Advanced-use-cases#show-cp-mv-progress)) | optional | copy, move progress | | `$VISUAL` (else `$EDITOR`), `$PAGER`, `$SHELL` | optional | fallback vi, less, sh | #### From a package manager Install `nnn` from your package manager. If the version available is dated try an alternative installation method.

Packaging status (expand)

Unlisted packagers:

● CentOS (yum --enablerepo=epel install nnn)
● Milis Linux (mps kur nnn)
● NuTyX (cards install nnn)
● Source Mage (cast nnn)

#### Release packages Packages for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu are auto-generated with the [latest stable release](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/latest). #### From source Download the latest stable release or clone this repository (*risky*), install deps and compile. On Ubuntu 18.04: $ sudo apt-get install pkg-config libncursesw5-dev libreadline-dev $ sudo make strip install To compile _without_ libreadline: $ sudo apt-get install pkg-config libncursesw5-dev $ sudo make O_NORL=1 strip install `PREFIX` is supported, in case you want to install to a different location. See the [developer guides](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Developer-guides) for source verification, compilation notes on the Pi, Cygwin and other tips. #### Shell completion Completion scripts for Bash, Fish and Zsh are [available](misc/auto-completion). Refer to your shell's manual for installation instructions. ## Elsewhere - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nnn_(file_manager)) - [ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nnn) - [FOSSMint](https://www.fossmint.com/nnn-linux-terminal-file-browser/) - [gHacks Tech News](https://www.ghacks.net/2019/11/01/nnn-is-an-excellent-command-line-based-file-manager-for-linux-macos-and-bsds/) - Hacker News [[1](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18520898)] [[2](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19850656)] - [It's FOSS](https://itsfoss.com/nnn-file-browser-linux/) - LinuxLinks [[1](https://www.linuxlinks.com/nnn-fast-and-flexible-file-manager/)] [[2](https://www.linuxlinks.com/bestconsolefilemanagers/)] - [Suckless Rocks](https://suckless.org/rocks/) - [Ubuntu Full Circle Magazine - Issue 135](https://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-135/) ## Developers - [Arun Prakash Jana](https://github.com/jarun) (Copyright © 2016-2020) - [0xACE](https://github.com/0xACE) - [Anna Arad](https://github.com/annagrram) - [KlzXS](https://github.com/KlzXS) - [Maxim Baz](https://github.com/maximbaz) - and other contributors `nnn` is actively developed. Visit the to the [ToDo list](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/issues/386) to contribute or see the features in progress.