Gnome Commander

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Gnome Commander

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Screenshot
The main Gnome Commander window
Basic data

developer The Gnome Commander Working Group
Current  version 1.10.3
( June 19, 2020 )
operating system Unix derivatives ( Linux , BSD and others, via Cygwin also under Windows )
programming language C , C ++
category File manager
License GPL ( Free Software )
German speaking Yes
gcmd.github.io

Gnome Commander is a two-column graphical file manager for Linux that integrates particularly well into the Gnome desktop environment . It is based on the GIMP Toolkit (GTK +) and the Gnome Virtual File System (GnomeVFS). In addition to Linux, BSD and Cygwin are supported. The latter also enables use under Windows operating systems. The program is distributed under the GNU General Public License and has been translated into over 30 languages. The program is part of the package of some Linux distributions such as Fedora or Gentoo .

Features and functionality

The Gnome Commander is one of the file managers with a two-part main window. This enables the simultaneous view of a source and target directory for moving or copying files or directories, for example. This reduces the number of windows on the desktop. The function is also known as Splitview and is based on the file manager Norton Commander , which supported this mode as early as 1984. In Gnome Commander you can choose either a horizontal or a vertical arrangement in two-window mode.

The Gnome Commander integrates seamlessly into the Gnome desktop environment and can therefore serve as an alternative to the Nautilus , which is preinstalled as standard in this environment . In contrast to the Gnome Commander, Nautilus offers a so-called spatial view , which means that the contents of a directory are displayed in a new window.

It is operated either only with the keyboard, which enables very fast work through the use of key combinations, or in combination with a mouse. Key combinations and the behavior when a certain mouse button is pressed are freely configurable.

Since the Gnome Commander supports GnomeVFS, network interfaces such as FTP , SMB , WebDAV and SSH can be accessed .

Buttons provide quick access to storage devices with automatic mounting and unmounting. There is also a bookmark system for folders and an integrated file viewer for text and image documents. The contents of folders can be compared and modified. An integrated command line enables command line commands to be entered directly like in a terminal .

The integrated File Roller plug-in supports numerous data compression and packing programs and the corresponding file formats such as ZIP files. Furthermore, support for metadata systems such as Exif , IPTC and ID3 tags for sound and video files and other documents (e.g. PDF) is integrated. This metadata can be used, for example, with the help of an advanced tool for renaming files. With the support of Gnome MIME types , it is possible to open files with context-sensitive programs. It is also possible to define actions depending on certain file extensions and to start these actions via a pop-up menu after right-clicking on the file.

history

The first public version of the Gnome Commander was made available for download on August 2, 2001 (Version 0.90-pre1 Released). Almost 2 years later, in June 2003, version 1.0, the first version to be declared stable, was released. The Gnome Commander was developed from the first published version until January 2004 (version 1.1.6) by Marcus Bjurman. In 2006 Piotr Eljasiak and Assaf Gordon took over the development. After Piotr Eljasiak died in January 2012 and Assaf Gordon apparently left the project, Uwe Scholz took over the care of the Gnome Commander.

See also

Web links

Commons : GNOME Commander  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Uwe Scholz: Gnome Commander 1.10.3 released . June 19, 2020 (accessed June 19, 2020).
  2. ^ The gnome-commander Open Source Project on Open Hub: Languages ​​Page . In: Open Hub . (accessed on September 6, 2018).
  3. ↑ Gnome Commander in Fedora
  4. ^ Gnome Commander in Gentoo
  5. ^ A b Christian Meyer: Alternative file manager for Gnome Divide and Conquer. Linuxuser, Issue 85, pp. 82-84
  6. ↑ Jack M. Germain: Gnome Commander Whips Files Into Shape LinuxInsider 04/28/10.
  7. ↑ a b Mayank Sharma: 6 best orthodox file managers for Linux . June 8, 2009
  8. ↑ Metadata in Gnome Commander