10 From noice to nnn

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Table of Contents

• Why fork?
• nnn vs. noice
• Original (noice) features

Why fork?

nnn was initially forked from noice but is significantly different today. I chose to fork because:

• one can argue my approach deviates from the goal of the original project - keep the utility suckless. noice was rudimentary. In my opinion evolution is the taste of time.
• I would like to have a bit of control on what features are added in the name of desktop integration. A feature-bloat is the last thing in my mind. See the design notes for more details.

v1.0 was released on 13 Apr, 2017.

nnn vs. noice

Original (noice) features

• Super-easy navigation
• Pre-defined associations for different file types
• Jump to home directory
• Filter contents in current directory
• Show/hide hidden files
• Sort entries by modification time (newest to oldest)
• Spawn a SHELL in current directory (fallback sh)
• Run top
• Edit a file with EDITOR (fallback vi)
• Page through a file in PAGER (fallback less)

nnn is under active development and new capabilities are being added continuously. To have a more recent overview of the current features in nnn please visit the features list in the project homepage and the ToDo list.

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Usage

1. Dependencies
2. Installation
3. Configuration
4. Program options
5. Keyboard, mouse
6. Symbols
7. File size
8. Help

Concepts

1. Contexts
   • Dual pane
2. Sessions
3. Filters
4. Type-to-nav
5. Selection
6. Find and list
7. Prompts
8. Design

How to

1. The nnn magic!
2. Add bookmarks
3. Configure cd on quit
4. Sync subshell $PWD
5. Hot-plugged drives
6. Image, video, pdf
7. Detached text
8. Run commands
9. Launch applications
10. Open as root
11. File picker
12. Remote mounts
13. Synced quick notes
14. Drag and drop
15. Duplicate file
16. Create batch links
17. Hidden files on top
18. Disable bold fonts
19. Themes

Advanced

1. Live previews
2. File icons
3. Custom keybinds
4. CLI-only opener
5. Desktop integration
6. cp mv progress
7. Control active dir
8. Termux tips
9. Pager as opener
10. Working with lftp
11. Power toys

Troubleshooting

1. Wrong file opener
2. Broken file names
3. Tmux configuration
4. Broken control key
5. Help not showing
6. Default batch rename limits
7. Misaligned size column
8. Can't list within list
9. BSD terminal issue
10. Amethyst WM
11. Running inside docker containers
12. Icons not working properly

Stats, info

1. Performance
2. From noice to nnn

Developer

1. Release checklist
2. Verify sources
3. make options
4. Static compilation
5. Optimization tips
6. Compile for Pi
7. Cygwin instructions
8. Compile with musl libc
9. Cross-compile for Android
10. Debugging nnn

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