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Ploppz

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[Solved] Need apps for this simple task

I have a recovery directory of at least 2000 jpg files. I need to find the few (maybe 100) files I want and copy them to another directory. I don't have a desktop environment and wonder what application I should use for this. I imagine some sort of program with a file browser with thumbnail previews. Or something.. Thanks.

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drcouzelis

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Re: [Solved] Need apps for this simple task

Like "geeqie"? It's an image viewer with a built in file manager. It's very fast and powerful.

You can select multiple files by holding the Ctrl (or Shift) key. Right click the selection to copy or move them.

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bstaletic

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Re: [Solved] Need apps for this simple task

I think that any GUI file manager will do the job. Every one of GUI file managers I've used have thumbnail view. Check nemo for example, I think it won't have a lot of dependancies.

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Ploppz

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Re: [Solved] Need apps for this simple task

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you I tried geeqie, and if I need more some time I'll take a look at those other GUI file managers.

bstaletic

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Re: [Solved] Need apps for this simple task

Please mark this thread as [SOLVED] by adding it to the beggining of the title.

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karol

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Re: [Solved] Need apps for this simple task

There's also https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xnviewmp/ - a very powerful picture manager / converter.
sxiv has a thumbnail mode and you can use right mouse button to select multiple pictures. It's very light.