command line file managers (simple)

[Jude DaShiell]

It is an offshoot of the dos program nswp, and I remember nswp well.

On Mon, 29 Jun 2015, Tom Fowle wrote:

> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:33:07
> From: Tom Fowle <wa6ivgtf at fastmail.fm>
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> Subject: Re: command line file managers (simple)
> 
> 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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