Personal File Manager for Unix/Linux

pfm is a terminal-based file manager written in Perl. All pfm commands are one- or two-key commands (case-insensitive). It features colored filenames according to extension or type, a single-file and multiple-file mode, support for executing user-defined commands (including wildcards) with only two keystrokes, and use of the ReadLine library for friendly commandline editing.

For more documentation, see the manual page.

• Download the latest version (v1.93.4) from Sourceforge. Please note that you will also need the dependencies (see below).

New in 1.93.4:

• fixed crash when setting keyboard history in case readline does not allow it
• fixed bug in writing a default config file on Linux
• fixed bug in Link concerning making multiple absolute links
• fixed stat() of currentfile after launch
• fixed bug where mousemode setting is lost when editing config file
• fixed whiteout support, added helper app: listwhite(1)
• fixed module dependencies
• fixed error reporting
• added mkfifo command
• added check on validity of layouts (presence of mandatory fields)
• added recursive delete directories
• added logical/physical directory mode
• added functionality for saving swap directory
• changed user- and groupname caching
• changed "Hit any key to continue" to handle resize events and mouseclicks
• changed escape character handling
• code cleanup
• updated documentation

So, what does it look like?

This program has some dependencies.

It makes use of the module Term::ScreenColor, which was based on Term::Screen, , in turn derived from Term::Cap. Term::ScreenColor is also available on CPAN.

Furthermore, it uses the Term::ReadLine::Gnu module which adds the readline flexibility to the commmand-line editing.

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms described by the GNU General Public License version 2.

As it happens, the original MS-DOS version can still be obtained from some FTP sites.