Open Source Unix Shell File Managers

DocFetcher is an Open Source desktop search application: It allows you to search the contents of files on your computer. — You can think of it as Google for your local files. The application runs on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

Grsync is used to synchronize folders, files and make backups. It is a rsync GUI (Graphical User Interface).

adb-sync is a command-line utility designed to synchronize files between a PC and an Android device over the Android Debug Bridge (ADB). It simplifies the process of transferring and mirroring directories without requiring root access or complex configuration. By comparing file states between the host and the device, adb-sync efficiently updates only changed files, reducing transfer time and bandwidth usage. The tool also supports reverse synchronization, allowing users to copy data from an Android device back to their PC. While this project has been deprecated in favor of better-adb-sync, it remains a lightweight and effective option for managing file transfers and backups over USB debugging connections.

AI File Sorter is a cross-platform desktop application that uses AI (local LLMs run on your computer) to organize files and suggest meaningful file names based on real content, not just filenames or extensions. The app can analyze images locally and propose descriptive rename suggestions (for example, IMG_2048.jpg → clouds_over_lake.jpg). It can also analyze document text to improve categorization and renaming. Supported formats include PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, ODT, ODS, ODP, and common text files. For supported audio and video files, AI File Sorter can read embedded metadata (such as ID3, Vorbis, and MP4 tags) to suggest normalized names like year_artist_album_title.ext. AI analysis runs read-only, and all suggestions must be reviewed before being applied. AI File Sorter can run fully offline using local models like Mistral or LLaMA, so files and metadata stay on your device unless you configure a remote endpoint.

A simple file manager written in bash. Minimal (only requires bash and coreutils). Smooth Scrolling (using vim keybindings). Tab completion for all commands! Automatic CD on exit (see setup). Works as a file picker in vim/neovim (link)! Display images with w3m-img! Supports $CDPATH. You only need to modify the keybindings that you'd like to change from the default. fff will run perfectly fine without any of these defined. When rebinding a key in fff make sure you don't have two bindings with the same value. You can avoid this by setting the other conflicting key-binding to something else or by changing its value to off.

Nueva versión con soporte para pseudo tmpfs. Ahora la cantidad de archivos copiados puede exceder la cantidad de RAM del sistema!!

This tool is intended to manage big files out of your VCS but in your workarea. It's like mercurial largefile extension but independend of any VCS. Instead of the big file itself only a list of filenames with their checksums (md5) are committed to the VCS. The BFM can check for missing or outdated bigfiles and downloads them from a server using CURL.

fstransform is a tool to change a file-system from one format to another, for example from jfs/xfs/reiser to ext2/ext3/ext4, in-place and without the need for backup. Source code is hosted on github: https://github.com/cosmos72/fstransform

Detox is a utility designed to clean up filenames. It replaces non-standard characters, such as spaces, with standard equivalents.

DiscDB is a little program that will use a SQL database to catalog all files in your CDs or DVDs, making it easy to find a file without having to switch discs until you find it. Useful for people who save all their downloads or backups to removable media

File rename utils are robust bash hacks that enable various file renaming actions. These include upper, lowercase, and capitalized conversions, space removal,and a KDE-compatible trash can. Man page documentation is provided

antigift could be used for encryption files & folders on USB-flash or HDD partition. Works on Linux (including Android), Windows, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, DragonFly BSD and other on OSes. Do not required installation. Include WIPE tool for wiping free space and tool for recovery forgotten key. See documentation at http://sourceforge.net/p/antigift/wiki/Home/ antigift простой и кросс-платформенный инструмент для шифрования файлов и папок(с ccrypt в качестве основы) Подробности см. на страничке с русской документацией http://sourceforge.net/p/antigift/wiki/rus/

Extract ed2k links from mldonkey downloads (incomplete/active ones), using files.ini format which is how modern versions of mldonkey store configuration.

SRCDB is a simple database and a utility managing the database. SRCDB (db) is designed to keep track of URLs of tarballs [presumably containing source code] and checksums (md5) of the files contained in the taballs. It is implemented as a filesystem subtree. The key to the database consists of 2 fields: name and version separated by dash. In the filesystem the key is implemented as a 'name/version' subtree. SRCDB (util) is designed to: 1) Populate its database with the data describing tarballs: name of the tarball, URLs of origin and contents checksums. 2) Download and perform integrity checks of tarballs described by the database, given the database key. 3) Inform other tools about location of a tarball in the local filesystem (or its absence), given the database key. SRCDB (util) is implemented as a shell-script for immediate availability. It is meant to be a personal tool for those who like to tweak software themselves.

This is an add-on to stow. If the "make install" didn't work with DESTDIR argument(or use another installer), stow-jail would close the installer command to the sandbox(unionfs+chroot),in this way all go to the "/stow/package_name" directory.

CDriveBack backs up partitions for Novice End Users. If the user boots the Live-CD, waits for it to settle, then hits enter, their C: Drive will be backed up. There are also advanced options.

Move files and/or folders, and create a symbolic link in the original place.

A small utility that allows to recover accidentally removed files as long as they are still open. The "removed" file will be restored consistently - even if it's under heavy I/O - by re-creating the link to the file's i-node in the filesystem.

My scripts I've made (or modified) to make my life easier.

It is a Uruguayan Linux distribution. Can be used from floppy disks, cdroom or you can install it in your hard disk. It has been designed to be fast and effective without leaving of side the graphical aspect for the user.

Covet allows users to take ownership of a file in a group directory, as long as they are a member of that group.

A software to store, (PUT) meteorological data from complex free form text format to databases and and GET stored (and already loaded) data from databases using OPeNDAP protocol. Written using Java6, XSD, and C++. It support OPeNDAP clients thanks to

FEPANA renames files.

Locates files on your computer or network. Like locate on steroids. Indexes not only all the files in your filesystems, but also those inside archives, filesystem images, and disk images as well. NOTE: For full functionality (reading partitions inside disk images, for example), the project "procb" is also required. There has been a tremendous amount of work done on this project (years, including lots of new filetypes) that has yet to be well-tested, cleaned up and uploaded, so please be patient and occasionally check back. NOTE: command line syntax and parameters have changed in newer versions significantly, to incorporate easy searches and easier database (flat file) creation.

For each File lets you run an arbitrary set of GNU BASH commands upon an arbitrary set of objects. The author often uses it to perform repetitive tasks such as renaming, extracting, moving, and manipulating a large number of files.