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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.

It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.

For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.

It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.

Keybinds

All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.

  • VI navigation
    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation
    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations
    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search
    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell
    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history
    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit

Mouse support

Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)

  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list

Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.

Preview/open

To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.

For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.

Image previews

Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).

Shell integration

Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.

Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.

If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.

Usage

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.

For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.

Design decisions

  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items

License

MIT

About

clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable

Topics

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Resources

Readme
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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
Topics
cc99file-managerlfrangersucklessterminal
Resources
Readme
MIT license
Activity
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1 watching
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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
Topics
cc99file-managerlfrangersucklessterminal
Resources
Readme
MIT license
Activity
Stars
1 star
Watchers
1 watching
Forks
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Highlight search terms from Google/DuckDuckGo/Bing referrer\n(function() {\n var ref = document.referrer;\n var terms = [];\n \n if (ref.includes('google.com') || ref.includes('duckduckgo.com') || ref.includes('bing.com')) {\n var url = new URL(ref);\n var q = url.searchParams.get('q') || url.searchParams.get('p');\n if (q) {\n terms = q.split(/\\s+/).filter(function(t) { return t.length > 2; });\n }\n }\n \n if (terms.length === 0) return;\n \n var style = document.createElement('style');\n style.textContent = '.userscript-highlight { background: #fbbf24; color: #1a1a2e; padding: 1px 3px; border-radius: 2px; }';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n \n function highlight(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 3) { // text node\n var text = node.textContent;\n var found = false;\n terms.forEach(function(term) {\n var regex = new RegExp('(' + term.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\\]\\\\]/g, '\\\\') + ')', 'gi');\n if (regex.test(text)) {\n found = true;\n var frag = document.createDocumentFragment();\n var parts = text.split(regex);\n parts.forEach(function(part, i) {\n if (i % 2 === 0) {\n frag.appendChild(document.createTextNode(part));\n } else {\n var span = document.createElement('span');\n span.className = 'userscript-highlight';\n span.textContent = part;\n frag.appendChild(span);\n }\n });\n node.parentNode.replaceChild(frag, node);\n }\n });\n } else if (node.nodeType === 1 && node.childNodes) { // element\n var skipTags = ['SCRIPT', 'STYLE', 'NOSCRIPT', 'TEXTAREA', 'INPUT', 'SELECT'];\n if (!skipTags.includes(node.tagName)) {\n Array.from(node.childNodes).forEach(highlight);\n }\n }\n }\n \n highlight(document.body);\n \n // Re-highlight on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1 || node.nodeType === 3) highlight(node);\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Highlight Search Terms");
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Highlight Search Terms]', __e); }
})();
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try {
var __m = "*";
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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
Topics
cc99file-managerlfrangersucklessterminal
Resources
Readme
MIT license
Activity
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if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Strip utm_, fbclid, gclid, etc. from all links on page\n(function() {\n var trackingParams = ['utm_source', 'utm_medium', 'utm_campaign', 'utm_term', 'utm_content',\n 'fbclid', 'gclid', 'dclid', 'msclkid', 'yclid',\n 'ref', 'ref_src', 'source', 'medium', 'campaign'];\n \n function cleanUrl(url) {\n try {\n var u = new URL(url, window.location.origin);\n var changed = false;\n trackingParams.forEach(function(p) {\n if (u.searchParams.has(p)) {\n u.searchParams.delete(p);\n changed = true;\n }\n });\n return changed ? u.toString() : url;\n } catch (e) {\n return url;\n }\n }\n \n function cleanLinks() {\n document.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n \n cleanLinks();\n \n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n mutations.forEach(function(m) {\n m.addedNodes.forEach(function(node) {\n if (node.nodeType === 1) {\n if (node.tagName === 'A') cleanLinks();\n node.querySelectorAll('a[href]').forEach(function(a) {\n var clean = cleanUrl(a.href);\n if (clean !== a.href) a.href = clean;\n });\n }\n });\n });\n });\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "Remove Tracking Parameters from Links");
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clf
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
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if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Auto-enable theater mode on YouTube\n(function() {\n function tryTheater() {\n var btn = document.querySelector('button[aria-label=\"Theater mode\"], ytd-player #player button[title=\"Theater mode\"]');\n if (btn && !btn.classList.contains('activated')) {\n btn.click();\n }\n }\n \n // Try immediately\n tryTheater();\n \n // Try after navigation (SPA)\n var lastUrl = location.href;\n setInterval(function() {\n if (location.href !== lastUrl) {\n lastUrl = location.href;\n setTimeout(tryTheater, 500);\n }\n }, 1000);\n \n // Also try on player load\n var observer = new MutationObserver(tryTheater);\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });\n})();", "YouTube Theater Mode Default");
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:YouTube Theater Mode Default]', __e); }
})();
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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
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Readme
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Remove or un-stick sticky/fixed headers that block content\n(function() {\n function unstick() {\n document.querySelectorAll('header, nav, [role=\"banner\"], .header, .navbar, .sticky, .fixed-top, [style*=\"position: fixed\"], [style*=\"position:sticky\"]').forEach(function(el) {\n if (el.style.position === 'fixed' || el.style.position === 'sticky' || \n getComputedStyle(el).position === 'fixed' || getComputedStyle(el).position === 'sticky') {\n el.style.position = 'static';\n el.style.top = 'auto';\n el.style.zIndex = 'auto';\n }\n });\n }\n \n unstick();\n \n var observer = new MutationObserver(unstick);\n observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true, attributes: true, attributeFilter: ['style', 'class'] });\n})();", "Kill Sticky Headers");
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Kill Sticky Headers]', __e); }
})();
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var __re = new RegExp('^' + ".*" + '

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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
Topics
cc99file-managerlfrangersucklessterminal
Resources
Readme
MIT license
Activity
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, 'i');
if (__m === '*' || __re.test(location.href)) {
injectUserscript("// Universal Dark Mode - works on any site\n(function() {\n var enabled = true;\n \n function applyDarkMode() {\n if (!enabled) return;\n \n // Create style element if it doesn't exist\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (!style) {\n style = document.createElement('style');\n style.id = 'universal-dark-mode-style';\n document.head.appendChild(style);\n }\n \n // Dark mode CSS - inverts colors but preserves images/video\n style.textContent = '\n /* Invert everything except media */\n html {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #1a1a2e !important;\n }\n \n /* Restore images, videos, iframes, canvas */\n img, video, iframe, canvas, svg, picture, [style*=\"background-image\"] {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n }\n \n /* Preserve specific elements that should not be inverted */\n .no-dark-mode, .no-dark-mode *,\n [data-theme=\"light\"], [data-theme=\"light\"],\n .ace_editor, .ace_editor *,\n .CodeMirror, .CodeMirror *,\n .monaco-editor, .monaco-editor *,\n .markdown-body pre, .markdown-body pre *,\n .highlight, .highlight *,\n pre code, pre code * {\n filter: none !important;\n }\n \n /* Fix common UI elements */\n .modal, .popup, .dropdown-menu, .tooltip, .popover {\n filter: invert(1) hue-rotate(180deg) !important;\n background: #2d2d44 !important;\n border-color: #444 !important;\n }\n \n /* Scrollbars */\n ::-webkit-scrollbar { background: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { background: #444 !important; }\n ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:hover { background: #555 !important; }\n \n /* Selection */\n ::selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ::-moz-selection { background: #4ecdc4 !important; color: #1a1a2e !important; }\n ';\n }\n \n function removeDarkMode() {\n var style = document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style');\n if (style) style.remove();\n }\n \n // Toggle with Alt+Shift+D\n document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {\n if (e.altKey && e.shiftKey && e.key === 'D') {\n e.preventDefault();\n enabled = !enabled;\n if (enabled) {\n applyDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Enabled');\n } else {\n removeDarkMode();\n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Disabled');\n }\n }\n });\n \n // Apply on load\n applyDarkMode();\n \n // Re-apply on dynamic content\n var observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {\n if (enabled && !document.getElementById('universal-dark-mode-style')) {\n applyDarkMode();\n }\n });\n observer.observe(document.head, { childList: true });\n \n console.log('[Universal Dark Mode] Loaded - Press Alt+Shift+D to toggle');\n})();", "Universal Dark Mode");
}
} catch(__e) { console.warn('[Userscript:Universal Dark Mode]', __e); }
})();
})();

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clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be a super-minimal and portable version of LF, Ranger and joshuto written in C99.
It offers the same core functionality and default keybinds as the other file managers but expects more advanced operations to be done by the user through shell commands.
For terminal output it uses termbox2, a TUI library offering similar functionality to ncurses but more minimalistic.
It supports moving/copying files between multiple instances of the program through a shared temporary file, instead of using a client/server model like LF.
Keybinds
All character keybinds below are configurable in KEY_COMMANDS[] in config.h.
  • VI navigation

    • h - parent directory
    • j - next file (repeatable with a number prefix, e.g. 5j)
    • k - previous file (repeatable)
    • l - enter directory or open file
    • g - top (or line N with number prefix)
    • G - bottom
  • Regular navigation

    • Up / Down - previous / next file
    • Left / Right or Enter - parent / enter directory
    • Home / End - top / bottom
    • PgUp / Ctrl+U and PgDn / Ctrl+D - scroll half page
  • File operations

    • Space - toggle multi-select
    • y - yank (copy) selection
    • d - yank (cut) selection
    • p - paste yanked files
    • D - delete (with confirmation)
    • r - rename
  • Search

    • / - search forward
    • ? - search backward
    • n / N - next / previous search result
    • f / F - find by first character forward / backward
  • Shell

    • : - enter command mode (type a command and press Enter; runs via $SHELL -c)
    • S - spawn $SHELL interactively; return with exit
    • ch - cd ~
    • ct - cd /tmp
    • cd - cd ~/Downloads
  • Directory history

    • - or :cd - - go back to previous directory (toggles between current and previous)
  • Ctrl+H - toggle hidden files
  • Ctrl+R - refresh directories
  • q, Ctrl+C, or :q - exit
Mouse support
Optional mouse input is available (set OPT_MOUSE in config.h to enable)
  • Left click - select file/directory; clicking an already-selected item opens it
  • Middle click - enter directory or open file
  • Right click - go to parent directory
  • Scroll wheel - move up/down through the file list
Hold Shift while dragging to select text in the terminal.
Preview/open
To show file previews, it calls a script named scope in your $PATH. The arguments are: name of the current file, columns of the preview window and lines of the preview window. If scope is not found, it falls back to head -n $LINES for previews.
For opening files, it will call a script named opener in your $PATH. The argument is: name of the current file. If opener fails, it falls back to vi.
Image previews
Optional sixel image previews can be enabled by setting OPT_IMAGE_SIXEL to 1 in config.h. This requires a terminal with sixel support and a scope script that outputs sixel escape sequences for image files (e.g. using chafa or img2sixel).
Shell integration
Run shell commands with : and navigate command history with Ctrl+P/Ctrl+N or Up/Down. Clear the current command with Ctrl+U; use Ctrl+A/Home to go to the beginning of the line and Ctrl+E/End to go to the end. Return to normal mode with ESC and execute current command with Enter. The executed command will receive the currently selected file in the $f environment variable.
Shell integration with : in clf works similarly to % in LF, where the output is piped back and displayed inside the program.
If the executed shell command changes the working directory, the file manager will move to that directory when the command completes. This can be used for bookmarks.
Usage
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Limero/clf

Run make release and optionally make install to install it to ~/.local/bin.
For developers, there are additional commands in the Makefile, see make help.
Design decisions
  • Follows the suckless philosophy. However, unlike other official suckless software, code is separated into multiple files, there are tests and optional features can be toggled through configuration instead of requiring patches
  • Configuration is done at build time, like with other suckless software. See configuration options in config.h. Character keybinds are configured through the KEY_COMMANDS[] array in config.h. Named-key binds (arrows, enter, etc.) use TB_KEY_x macros in nav.c.
  • No non-core features that would require adding significant extra code or complexity
  • Stateless - nothing is saved, so command history is not persistent
  • Focuses on POSIX - Linux/BSD/macOS only
  • Not using filesystem watchers (inotify/kqueue). Directory changes are detected through polling (500ms by default), since the extra platform-specific code isn't worth it.
  • Single binary with no runtime dependencies
  • Once all core features are added, the program will be considered complete and will focus only on bug fixes and performance/efficiency improvements. See TODO for a list of some of the remaining items
License
MIT
About
clf is a terminal file manager that aims to be super-minimal and portable
Topics
cc99file-managerlfrangersucklessterminal
Resources
Readme
MIT license
Activity
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