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  • Been jumping back and forth between lf and vifm
* Thought I should give some more extended thoughts

Table of Contents

Things I Like

  • Folder previews
* lf just shows you what's in folder * vifm can preview however you want * Maybe you only care about permissions and size * show example

  • Default Settings
* Besides fixing High middle low * Most settings left default

  • Amazing documentation
* Best for any terminal file manager * Ranger is the only closest * Besides good external docs * Default config is incredibly well documented * Some might say too much * I would never agree * Alacritty does the same

  • Undo and redo is amazing
* Should be a feature in every file manager

Configuration

  • On that topic
* Vim style configuration is amazing * Some may not like but from someone who uses vim a lot * Well understood easy to convert lf bindings to

Don't Like

  • Selection doesn't toggle
* I know you can use visual mode * Sometimes doesn't want to select full list * I may be missing something * Even if I am, lf was super intuitive * 2 visual blocks * I know this is vim behavior * Makes some operations harder * Visual - selection works * Not other direction

Performance

  • File previews induce performance drop
* Mentioned in original video * Only got more annoying * Generally fine on folders like home * On videos it's unusably slow * Fine once cached * Can't make lf do this * Loads in background rather than pausing app

  • Slow at bringing combinations
* I get that there's a lot of bindings * Shouldn't take nearly a second to load * lf does this instantly

Aesthetics

  • I know it's minor
  • I really like the bar borders of lf
* Can be tweaked in vifm * Vertical border doesn't seem possible

Don't Care About

  • Bulk renaming
* It's an awesome feature when I need it * But I've had it working in lf for months

  • Sessions are a neat feature
* But I want file manager to always open where I open it * If I don't I'll tell it where to open * My opinion

Conclusion

  • Don't get me wrong
* This is a really good file manager * But I don't use most of the features * Lf is lightning fast