clifm Command Examples

The command-line file manager. See also: vifm, ranger, mc, nautilus. More information: https://github.com/leo-arch/clifm.

• Start CliFM:

clifm

• Open the file or directory whose ELN (entry list number) is 12:

12

• Create a new file and a new directory:

n file dir/

• Search for PDF files in the current directory:

/*.pdf

• Select all PNG files in the current directory:

s *.png

• Remove the previously selected files (use t to send the files to the recycle bin instead):

r sel

• Display help:

?

• Exit CliFM:

q