nnn (file manager)

{{Short description|Free and open-source terminal file manager}}

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{{Infobox software

| name = nnn

| logo = nnn logo.svg

| title = nnn

| screenshot = nnn-screenshot.png

| caption =

| collapsible =

| developer = Arun Prakash Jana{{cite web|url=https://github.com/jarun/nnn|title= Official repository |work=nnn - file manager|access-date=22 September 2019}}

| released = {{Start date and age|2017|04|13}}

| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309}}

| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}

| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q51930650}}

| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q69904311|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}

| programming language = C

| operating system = Linux
FreeBSD
macOS
OpenBSD
Haiku

| size = 243 KB (tar.gz source){{cite web|url=https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases|title=Releases - jarun/nnn|access-date=28 September 2022|via=GitHub}}

| language = English only

| genre = File manager

| license = BSD-2-Clause{{cite web|url=https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/LICENSE|title=License - jarun/nnn|access-date=22 September 2019|via=GitHub}}

| website = {{URL|https://github.com/jarun/nnn}}

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nnn (shortened as n³) is a free and open-source, text-based file manager for Unix-like systems. It is a fork of noice{{cite web|url=https://git.2f30.org/noice/|title=Noice git repository|website=git.2f30.org|access-date=6 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://itsfoss.com/nnn-file-browser-linux/|title=nnn: A Blazing Fast Terminal File Browser For Pro Linux Users|website=It's FOSS|date=25 April 2017 |access-date=6 October 2019}} and provides several additional features,{{Cite magazine|date=July 2018|title=Full Circle: Issue #135|url=http://dl.fullcirclemagazine.org/issue135_en.pdf|magazine=Full Circle|pages=37–38|access-date=4 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxlinks.com/bestconsolefilemanagers/|title=7 Excellent Console Linux File Managers|website=Linux Links|access-date=15 July 2020}} while using a minimal memory footprint{{cite web|url=https://www.linuxlinks.com/excellent-system-tools-nnn-portable-terminal-file-manager/5/|title=Memory Usage & Comparison with other console-based file managers|website=Linux Links|date=24 February 2020 |access-date=15 July 2020}}{{better source|date=July 2020}} It uses low-level functions to access the file system and keeps the number of reads to a minimum, allowing it to perform well on embedded devices.{{cite web|url=https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Performance|title=Performance|access-date=6 October 2019|via=GitHub}}{{primary source inline|date=July 2020}} As the base program follows a minimal design philosophy, additional features and functionality are available via user plugins.{{cite web|url=https://www.ghacks.net/2019/11/01/nnn-is-an-excellent-command-line-based-file-manager-for-linux-macos-and-bsds/|title=nnn is an excellent command line based file manager for Linux, macOS and BSDs|date=1 November 2019|website=gHacks Tech News|access-date=31 May 2020}}{{better source|date=July 2020}}