Audience
Any user requiring a two-pane solution to manage their folders and files in an organized way
About Worker
Worker is a two-pane file manager for the X Window System on UN*X. The directories and files are shown in two independent panels supporting a lot of advanced file manipulation features. The main focus is to make managing files easy with full keyboard control, also assisting in finding files and directories by using the history of accessed directories, live filtering, and access to commands by using the keyboard. Worker is free software developed by Ralf Hoffmann and released under the GNU General Public License V2 or later. VFS support for fast and easy access to archives and remote sites. Execute external programs by entering the name and arguments including unlimited history. Powerful mechanism to bind external programs to buttons, hotkeys, or file types (e.g. gimp, tar, diff, mount), including inserting names of selected files, source and target directories, and much more. Text viewer both separately and in an embedded pane.
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Pricing
Starting Price:
Free
Free Version:
Free Version available.
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Company Information
Ralf Hoffmann
Founded: 2001
United States
www.boomerangsworld.de/cms/worker/
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