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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by mekster on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @04:16PM (#25129959)
> endless cd-ls loop

Better to have "chpwd() { ls }" in your .zshrc as this executes ls after cd'ing to save up on your infinite amount of ls typing.

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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by apjana on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @04:51PM (#25130405)
That'll print the list of files even in a populated directory like /usr/bin and leave me at the prompt with the last few files listed above. As soon as you want the list of files not to go away so you can control/manage/examine them, you are talking of a file manager.
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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by mekster on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @05:11PM (#25130622)
Who would regularly cd into /usr/bin/?

If you only work inside messy folders with hundreds of files all the time, maybe it's time to tidy up.

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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by apjana on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @09:03PM (#25132339)
There can be other frequented examples, say, ~/Pictures.
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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by mekster on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:13AM (#25133711)
Might as well "head" the output by 10 lines or something then.
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Re:Show HN: Nnn – unorthodox terminal file manager by apjana on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:05AM (#25133963)
Yes, where there is a will, there is a way! :)
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