astrogeek |
12-16-2014 10:26 PM |
First let me say that my original post was largely in good humor, but serious and intended as a reminder that not all file management tools are GUI based or dedicated to the single purpose. So no intent to be argumentative here.
That said...
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Originally Posted by Keith Hedger
(Post 5285837)
No its a shell just because you can use it to manipulate files doesn't make it a file manager, I can use gimp to manipulate files that doesn't make it a file manager, all thumbs are fingers but not all fingers are thumbs!
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The same could fairly be said about Konqueror, it is a web browser - the fact that it is "also" a file manager does not exclude it from appearing in the "Browser of the year" category. (Gimp or any of thousands of applications which also provide their own file features would be specious comparisons at best.)
Filesystem access and file management is a singular primary function of any shell, so not surprisingly, many people use their shell of choice as their file manager of choice - mine happens to be bash. The shell is literally the original file manager in the *nix context.
So perhaps "Shell", as opposed to any particular shell, would be a suitable option for File manager of the year. It would be very interesting to see how many still use a shell as their file manager of choice.
A quick search for "shell as file manager" turns up many good hits that will demonstrate that the shell is in fact considered to be a file manager, particularly within the Unix/Linux context (including an Arch forum thread titled, "Using bash as your file manager?").
So in all serious good humor I do think that "Shell" or "System Console" would be a valid option for this category - otherwise, those who run primarily outside an X environment won't have a choice! ;)
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