"I can’t imagine working on a computer without Total Commander. [...] . Total Commander is what separates boys from men."
Every other pieces of software on the list is optional for me, except Total Commander. It's the only software I ever miss when not on windows (and fortunately I'm rarely on windows anymore these days). I have found nothing that comes even close to it on linux/macos.
On Windows, my tasks generally involve using Visual Studio for editing files and Remote Desktop for deployment. On Linux, I think a lot more before I type out that one liner.
So, what value does Total Commander provide? I'm always interested in being more efficient.
It's like the vi or emacs of file managers. It's kinda hard to explain. It's value increases exponentially with the amount of customization you put into it. I polished my settings for years until I got to what I'm using now; but from then on, I never changed a single setting, I'm using the same settings file as for version 4 - current version is 7; It's got everything from different colors by file type to shortcuts for different folders, ftp, scp, crc verification, multiple file rename, viewers for lots of formats, tons of plugins...
Every other pieces of software on the list is optional for me, except Total Commander. It's the only software I ever miss when not on windows (and fortunately I'm rarely on windows anymore these days). I have found nothing that comes even close to it on linux/macos.