A Terminal filesystem navigator
Hi HN. This project is an experiment in terminal user interfaces. It is a filesystem navigator, which could become a useful tool in its own right, or a widget that could be integrated in to a larger tool. I wanted something that felt at home in a terminal session. So it had to use standard terminal themes. I also wanted it to be keyboard friendly and snappy - so no fancy visual effects. I'm going to park this project for now. But I will revisit it at some point down the line when I have more idea what it should become. I did have an idea that I could build a visual cd of sorts, which could…
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A Terminal Filesystem Navigator is an experimental terminal user interface tool for browsing and navigating filesystems. Built for developers who work primarily in terminal sessions, it prioritizes keyboard navigation and responsiveness over visual effects, integrating with standard terminal themes. The project could function as a standalone utility or be embedded into larger command-line tools, such as enabling visual directory selection for shell commands. Currently in early stages, the creator plans to develop it further based on community feedback.
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Hi HN. This project is an experiment in terminal user interfaces. It is a filesystem navigator, which could become a useful tool in its own right, or a widget that could be integrated in to a larger tool. I wanted something that felt at home in a terminal session. So it had to use standard terminal themes. I also wanted it to be keyboard friendly and snappy - so no fancy visual effects. I'm going to park this project for now. But I will revisit it at some point down the line when I have more idea what it should become. I did have an idea that I could build a visual cd of sorts, which could be integrated in to a command line. So you could do something like: cp foo.py `vcd` Which would bring up the navigator to select a directory to be used as the destination for the copy. But I'm open to suggestions what could be built on top of this.
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