File browser

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A file manager is a software tool that provides an user interface to work with computer files.  The most common operations on files are Create, Open, Edit, View, Play, Rename, Move, Copy, Delete, Attributes.

Typically files are displayed in a hierarchy. File managers may contain browser capabilities, including forward and back naviagational buttons.

Examples

• DOSShell
• FAR Manager
• Finder
• Konqueror
• Midnight Commander
• Nautilus
• Norton Commander
• ROX-Filer
• Total Commander
• ViewMAX
• Volkov Commander
• Windows Explorer
• XTree

See also

• Spatial file manager