nnn 5.0 is here: Lean terminal file manager for Linux, macOS, Unix

With version 5.0, nnn gets some new functions: Among other things, the free file manager for the terminal can now display relative line numbers when jumping between entries – Users no longer have to count them themselves. In addition, users can always force a deletion via the keybinder using rm -rf. The command recursively deletes all data in the active path, i.e. directories and contained files. Furthermore, nnn can now write the file name to a log when deleting with rm, and it displays the selected file name and the number of files to be removed. The deletion process can now be canceled with n or N.

For macOS users, version 5.0 now supports the clipboard via the extensions cbcopy-mac and cbpaste-mac. In addition, nnn can now handle the history of the Unix shell zsh thanks to the new plugin fzhist. preview-tui now relies on eza instead of exa, both tools are alternatives to the classic ls. In addition, the preview plugin now has full SVG support. If users compile nnn with libreadline, they can use the native prompt via the -N option.

All changes and fixes can be found in the project's release notes on GitHub. nnn is released as free software for many operating systems; the previous major version 4.0 was released in 2021.

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