Lister plug-ins (WLX) Allows Total Commander to show contents of files of various types (like MP3, HTML etc.). File System plug-in (WFX) Allows Total Commander to access other file systems like Linux-formatted partitions, device file systems, or FTP servers. There are four plug-in types: Content plug-in (WDX) Allows Total Commander to show additional details of files (like ID3 track name, or Exif camera model) and use them for search or renaming. The author provides C header files for plug-in authors. The plug-in interface is designed for plug-ins written in C/C++. The Delphi compiler produces C-style executables and libraries. Total Commander itself is written in the Delphi (Object Pascal) language (unmanaged). This article describes how to write a Total Commander plug-in in a managed language (Visual Basic or C#), in general, and with special focus on File System plug-ins (WFX). One of the important features of Total Commander is the ability to be extended via plug-ins. It has the classic two-panes view known from Norton Commander from old DOS times, and supports many file operations. One of the most popular is Total Commander - a shareware file manager for Microsoft Windows.

People who have the same feeling as me can choose of several alternative file managers.

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