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VFU File Manager for UNIX

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Description

VFU is console (text mode) file manager for UNIX/Linux.

VFU covers virtually all file managing needs and offer large set of behaviour options.

Press key 'H' inside VFU to get HELP information!

External info about VFU:

Ubuntu VFU Community Help Wiki page.

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Supported platforms

VFU is tested and supported on these platforms: 

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Platform   : Linux
Notes      : Slackware Linux is the original VFU development platform.
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Platform   : Mac OS X
Notes      : Build procedure for Mac OS X is described inside the package.
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Platform   : Linux ( Debian DEB Packages )
Notes      : Debian packages are available here
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Platform   : Cygwin (Windows)
Notes      : Cygwin packages (VFU search @ cygwin)
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Platform   : NetBSD
Notes      : VFU packages for NetBSD can be found here
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Platform   : GNU Hurd
Notes      : I've been told that VFU runs fine on the Hurd platform.
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Platform   : Solaris
Notes      : Compiles flawlessly ( with some header locations changes ),
             but I have no access to Solaris machines.
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Platform   : DOS
Notes      : Supports LFN under Win95/98 when compiled with DJGPP.
             NOTE: DOS support may be dropped soon, but Cygwin version will work on Windows/DOS.
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VFU should compile on any UNIX platform. If you need help with compiling, send me an email. Also, if someone have compiled VFU for some other OS, please, let me know!

Compile from Source

To compile VFU from latest sources, Github snapshots are needed: 

git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vfu-dist.git
cd vfu-dist
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vfu.git
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vslib.git
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vstring.git
make
ls -l vfu/vfu
By default VFU compiles with ncurses library. VFU also can use yascreen screen library instead of ncurses. To compile VFU with yascreen: 

git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vfu-dist.git
cd vfu-dist
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vfu.git
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vslib.git
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/vstring.git
git clone https://github.com/cade-vs/yascreen.git
cd vfu
make vfu.yas
ls -l vfu.yas
After cloning from Github, sources can be updated to latest: 

cd vfu-dist
git pull
git -C vfu      pull
git -C vslib    pull
git -C vstring  pull
git -C yascreen pull
make
ls -l vfu/vfu

Author

1996-2021 (c) Vladi Belperchinov-Shabanski "Cade" 
<[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
http://cade.noxrun.com/projects/vfu
http://github.com/cade-vs/vfu

LICENSE

GPLv2, see COPYING file for full text.

Downloads & screenshots

Below you can find VFU packages and some screenshots.

VFU can be downloaded also at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/

And all of Metalab/Ibiblio mirrors.

VFU packages names are: 

vfu-M.II.src.tgz              -- source pack version M.II
vfu-M.II.tgz                  -- source pack version M.II
vfu-M.II.bin.linux.tgz        -- binary executable pack version M.II
vfu-M.II.bin.linux.static.tgz -- binary (statically linked) executable pack version M.II
i.e.
vfu-ver.packtype.platform.bintype.tgz
[C]
[DIRECTORY]
Dec 19, 2022
[DOS WIN9X]
[DIRECTORY]
Nov 24, 2021
[PREVIOUS RELEASES]
[DIRECTORY]
Nov 24, 2021
[SCREENSHOTS]
[DIRECTORY]
Nov 24, 2021

COPYING 17`976 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
FAQ 12`529 bytes
Jan 30, 2023
GIT HISTORY 26`247 bytes
Nov 23, 2021
GPG README 674 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
HISTORY 34`273 bytes
Jan 30, 2023
icon-big.png 53`234 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
pull-and-build-vfu.sh 504 bytes
Jan 29, 2023
README 4`802 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
vfu-4.21-git-snapshot.tar.gz 770`931 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
vfu-4.21.bin.linux.x86 64.tar.gz 1`886`595 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
vfu-4.21.tar.gz 770`931 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
vfu-4.22-git-snapshot.tar.gz 756`527 bytes
Dec 01, 2021
vfu-4.22.tar.gz 756`527 bytes
Dec 01, 2021
vfu-4.23-git-snapshot.tar.gz 756`858 bytes
Feb 20, 2022
vfu-4.23-last-non-unicode-version.tar.gz 756`858 bytes
Feb 20, 2022
vfu-4.23.tar.gz 756`858 bytes
Feb 20, 2022
vfu-5.00-git-snapshot.tar.gz 382`151 bytes
Jan 30, 2023
vfu-5.00.tar.gz 382`151 bytes
Jan 30, 2023
vfu-5.01-git-snapshot.tar.gz 282`638 bytes
Feb 02, 2023
vfu-5.01.tar.gz 282`638 bytes
Feb 02, 2023
vfu-5.02-git-snapshot.tar.gz 284`764 bytes
Feb 11, 2023
vfu-5.02.tar.gz 284`764 bytes
Feb 11, 2023
vfu-5.03-current-git-snapshot.tar.gz 284`876 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.03-current.tar.gz 284`876 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.04-git-snapshot.tar.gz 284`936 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.04.tar.gz 284`936 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.05-git-snapshot.tar.gz 285`086 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.05.tar.gz 285`086 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.07-git-snapshot.tar.gz 285`154 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.07.tar.gz 285`154 bytes
Feb 12, 2023
vfu-5.09-git-snapshot.tar.gz 287`818 bytes
Jun 22, 2023
vfu-5.09.tar.gz 287`818 bytes
Jun 22, 2023
vfu-icon.png 3`913 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
vfu.lsm 1`189 bytes
Nov 24, 2021
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