Python Midnight-Commander-Like File Manager with Enhanced Editor

A modern, cross-platform terminal file manager inspired by Midnight Commander, featuring:

• Dual-panel file manager with active panel highlighting
• Internal Nano-style editor with syntax highlighting via Pygments
• Undo/Redo, Cut/Paste, Ctrl/Cmd shortcuts
• Material Design-inspired theming using YAML
• RobbyRussell Oh-My-Zsh inspired theme available
• Fully cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows

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Features

File Manager

• Dual panels side-by-side
• Active panel clearly highlighted
• Scrollable file list
• Navigate directories (Enter / ..)
• Open files in enhanced editor (Enter / e)
• Switch panels with Tab
• Quit with q

Internal Editor

• Nano-style shortcuts:
  • Ctrl-O / ⌘-O → Save
  • Ctrl-X / ⌘-X → Quit
  • Ctrl-Z / ⌘-Z → Undo
  • Ctrl-Y / ⌘-Y → Redo
  • Ctrl-K / ⌘-K → Cut line
  • Ctrl-U / ⌘-U → Paste line
• Syntax highlighting auto-detects file type
• Undo/Redo with 100-step history
• YAML-based theme support

Theming

• YAML-based themes for panels, borders, highlights, and status bar
• Default Material Design-inspired theme
• RobbyRussell Oh-My-Zsh inspired theme (themes/default.yml)
• Easy to create custom themes by editing YAML

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/charithmadhuranga/py-commander.git
cd py-commander/py_cmd/
uv venv
. .venv/bin/activate
uv sync
cd ../
python3 -m py_cmd.app