Dynamic File Manager
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Spec sheet
- Product
- Dynamic File Manager (dfm) is a simple ncurses based file manager inspired by ranger.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- The repository provides the software under the ISC License, which permits use, copying, modification, and distribution with or without a fee subject to its notice requirements.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Archive browsing
- Archive browsing uses FUSE and temporarily mounts archives while another dfm instance runs in the mount point.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Archive dependencies
- Archive support requires archivemount and rar2fs, and the file utility is needed to distinguish .rar files from other archives.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Archive support
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Build requirement
- Building dfm requires wide-char enabled ncurses.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Clipboard
- Multiple instances can share a clipboard when DFM_CLIPBOARD_DIR is set to a writable directory.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Configuration
- Key bindings can be configured globally in /etc/xdg/dfm/rc or per user in ~/.config/dfm/rc.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Customization
- Open, copy, move, delete, and shell behavior can be customized through handler scripts.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Design goal
- The project aims for a simpler user interface and low memory footprint and CPU usage.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Directory updates
- It uses inotify to keep the current directory view accurate.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- File actions
- Open, copy, move, and delete actions are delegated to external scripts; the default scripts use see (run-mailcap), cp, mv, and rm.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Filtering
- A regular-expression filtered view can show selected file types or exclude dot-files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Linux support
- YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com
- Maintainer location
- The GitHub profile for Christian Glindkamp lists Berlin, Germany.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Navigation
- The program remembers the last selected file in each directory to help users return to previously visited paths.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Release availability
- The GitHub releases page states that there are no releases listed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Shared clipboard
- Multiple instances can share a clipboard when DFM_CLIPBOARD_DIR points to a writable directory.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plans and prices
Dynamic File Manager Free No paid plans stated; build from source Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Terminal File Managers#15 of 298.1
- File managers#24 of 297.5