How can I see a folder and a subfolder in the same window?

Question

How can I navigate folders and subfolders at the same time?

Like "column view" in Mac OS X.

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Edit 2: I use Ubuntu 14.04 and I couldn't install Marlin, so I installed "Pantheon File Manager" instead.

http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20081224191928555/FileManagers.html — Uri Herrera, Mar 18 '12 at 20:37
But of those 14 only dolphin has miller columns as far as i see. Did I overlook something? — user50910, Mar 19 '12 at 01:18
Shouldn't this be reported as a bug in Dolphin? Miller columns should always use single click. — Alfredo Hernández, Mar 21 '12 at 22:10
I hope you are aware of tabs in the file broswer. If not press Ctrl + t for a new tab in the same window. — jobin, Apr 03 '14 at 15:55
I mean column view, and thank you for adding the image, i can't because i have less that 10 rep. — Ihab, Apr 03 '14 at 16:12
possible duplicate of Decent file manager with miller columns? — Glutanimate, Apr 04 '14 at 20:24

Saurav Kumar · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-08T09:12:47.153

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Yes I got it.. It's marlin file manager

If you want to install execute following commands in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:marlin-devs/marlin-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install marlin

Hope it helps you..

edited Mar 08 '17 at 09:12

answered Apr 03 '14 at 16:09

Saurav Kumar

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Yeah, the same but in column view not tree. – Ihab Apr 03 '14 at 16:13
@Jobin: It's ctrl + 2 in nautilus installed in 12.04.. :P Actually there is a file manager which shows exactly the same way as OP wants.. But I'm not able to remember it.. – Saurav Kumar Apr 03 '14 at 16:15
Yes, that's what i mean, thank you, i will install marlin now. – Ihab Apr 03 '14 at 16:30
That's lame because you have to add a repository, which is a security risk. – Darth Egregious Apr 03 '14 at 20:31
I use "Pantheon File Manager" now because I couldn't install Marlin in Ubuntu 14.04. – Ihab Apr 03 '14 at 22:05
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/marlin-devs/marlin-daily/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-amd64/Packages 404 Not Found
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/marlin-devs/marlin-daily/ubuntu/dists/trusty/main/binary-i386/Packages 404 Not Found
– Todd Baur Jun 27 '14 at 14:27

score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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This is one of the main reasons I always use List View:

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It's not always ideal.

Some file managers have a multi-pane option. Nautilus used to but this was stripped back. There has been a bit of a struggle to get it back but I'm not sure how viable that is now.

I use Dolphin these days (I'm also a KDE user so that makes sense for me) which might be an option if you're doing this a lot. List view plus split screen FTW:

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

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answered Apr 03 '14 at 16:13

Oli

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Hmmm, i like list view, but it confuse me when i have lot files, so am looking for "column view", similar to multi-pane that you said. – Ihab Apr 03 '14 at 16:27

score 7 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You can use Marlin, which is much less buggy than it was before, or Pantheon Files, which is forked from Marlin for the elementaryOS.

Installation instructions may be found on the following Q&A:

How can I colour code my files like on a Mac?

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Dec 31 '12 at 16:58

RolandiXor

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I just gave marlin another try, segfault after 15 seconds. I fear it still isn't ready for prime time. – user50910 Apr 05 '13 at 00:11

score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 23 '12 at 04:25

4

Your best choice is ranger, which is terminal based.

answered Sep 23 '12 at 04:25

chascon

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Can you provide more information about how to install ranger (and perhaps also how to use it)? – Eliah Kagan Oct 01 '12 at 03:22
ranger is available from the Ubuntu repos since 11.10. – user50910 Apr 05 '13 at 00:21

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 18 '20 at 14:36

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According to wikipedia, Marlin does not have any download files registered with Launchpad as of November 2016.

This was still true as of April 2019, and currently in 2020, so entering the following in the terminal will probably not work:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:marlin-devs/marlin-daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install marlin

...and most likely you will get an error like Unable to locate package marlin

Instead try the following:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:elementary-os/daily
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pantheon-files

f.y.i. pantheon files is the file manager for Elementary OS, and is forked from Marlin:

Thanks @jmunsch

answered Apr 18 '20 at 14:36

Thank you, that's why I left Ubuntu and now I'm using Elementary OS. – Ihab Apr 19 '20 at 00:17
@IhabShoully how is it? it was sort of buggy last time i played around with it ~3 years ago. ...for what it's worth, I've sort of taken a liking to MX Linux lately. – Apr 19 '20 at 09:42
Yes, it was buggy then but now it's stable. – Ihab Apr 23 '20 at 01:30
Cool! i'll have to give it a second look... – Apr 23 '20 at 02:04

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 03 '14 at 15:58

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Nautilus, the file browser in Ubuntu supports mutliple tabs. You can have multiple locations open in the same window, but in different tabs.

To open a new tab in Nautilus, press Ctrl+t.
To open a folder in a new tab, focus on the folder and type Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
To close a tab, press Ctrl+w

answered Apr 03 '14 at 15:58

jobin

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Yes, thank you, but i mean "columnview" like this: http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/chap4_9780321857880/elementLinks/04_25_columnview.jpg – Ihab Apr 03 '14 at 16:08

How can I see a folder and a subfolder in the same window?

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Instead try the following:

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