command line file managers (simple)

[Tom Fowle]

Jude,
Havn't seen vsweep, but will look, maybe it's an offshoot of my fav dos
newsweep
Thanks
Tom

On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 11:00:51PM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Another file manager vsweep if available may be helpful.
> On Sun, 28 Jun 2015, Tom Fowle wrote:
> 
> >Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 22:15:33
> >From: Tom Fowle <wa6ivgtf at fastmail.fm>
> >Reply-To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> >    <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> >To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. <speakup at linux-speakup.org>
> >Subject: Re: command line file managers (simple)
> >
> >Hi Janina,
> >Good to knnow someone with your experience is also still looking.
> >
> >I often just use
> >rm -i *.*
> >for file-by-file keep or delete.
> >
> >Seems to me should be possible to build something in a shell script that
> >would do much of what we need.
> >I'll mess with that.
> >
> >thanks
> >Tom
> >
> >On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 06:40:56PM -0400, Janina Sajka wrote:
> >>Hi, Tom:
> >>
> >>I regret I don't have a good anwer for you. In fact, I have the same
> >>need and have never satisfied it.
> >>
> >>I never used "New Sweep." My nostaliga is for the "select copy," "select
> >>delete," and "select move" commands built into the old 4DOS shell. Those
> >>were the days.
> >>
> >>Probably the best console level solution is via Emacspeak, which I don't
> >>use enough to make that my solution.
> >>
> >>I do sometimes use lynx on a directory. It doesn't do everything I used
> >>to do in 4DOS, but it does let me look at the directory listing, one at
> >>a time, and decide to keep or delete.
> >>
> >>Janina
> >>
> >>Tom Fowle writes:
> >>> O.K. folks, laughter is encouraged, but---
> >>> Is there a truly simple command line file manager? that works well with
> >>> speakup?
> >>> > Tried MC and suppose I could learn it but it still does too
> >>much.
> >>> Now for the laughs?
> >>> Does anybody remember the old dos program
> >>> "new sweep?"
> >>> Tried to install edbrowse and no luck on debian Wheezie
> >>> Thanks
> >>> tom
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