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Day 3 of the TUI Challenge is about browsing the web in the terminal. I use to use browsers like
# Day 3 of the TUI Challenge is about browsing the web in the terminal.
I use to use browsers like
[lynx](https://lynx.invisible-island.net) or [elinks](http://elinks.or.cz) back in the early days of the web when I had
a slow connection like dial-up or a wireless modem from the late 1990's. Back then, web sites were much simpler than
today. An advance web site might have tables! So, in those days, a text browser worked well. But, how about now in the

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Day 4: Let the music play! The challenge is stream music from the terminal. Easy. I moved to self-hosting my music by
# Day 4: Let the music play!
The challenge is stream music from the terminal. Easy. I moved to self-hosting my music by
using a server [navidrome](https://www.navidrome.org). I have been happy with this solution for a long time. I have a
[an android client](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/github.daneren2005.dsub) which caches locally so I can listen on the
go without killing my cell bill.

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date: "2025-06-12T04:00:00-07:00"
title: "TUI Challenge: Day 5"
tags: ["cli","tui"]
categories: ["personal","sa"]
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series: ["tuichallenge"]
summary: "A Song For The Terminal"
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# Day 5: File management.
'Wait!' you say 'You live at the terminal, what is wrong with *ls*, *cp*, or *mv*?' Well, most
of the time, that is fine, but there are times when I need to rename a bunch of files (cleaning up my MP3 collection) or
quickly review some source files. In those cases, what do I use?
## vifm
[vifm](https://github.com/vifm/vifm) is a 'file manager with curses interface, which provides Vim-like environment for
managing objects within file systems, extended with some useful ideas from mutt.' When you start it up, you are great
with a split window with directory listing on both side. Using the normal vi keys moving around. You can select
multiple files, and then do things like mass rename or move the file to the other pane. Very quick and easy. I have
used this to bulk rename mp3s in a directory to my new naming standard. I could write a script, but I have messed that
up in the past, and part of why I need this type of tool to clean up.
## ranger
[ranger](https://github.com/ranger/ranger) is a 'VIM-inspired filemanager for the console'. This is a tri-pane
arrangement Contents of the parent directory, current directory, details of what you are looking at. This last part is
the useful part. If you have selected a directory, it will show the contents of the directory. If you are looking at a
text file, it will show the contents of the file. The lets you review many files without using a pager or an editor to
review the contents.
## Daily totals
Score time! [Yesterday](/post/2025/06/tui-challenge-day-4/) left us with 105 points. On the score. Using a tui
filemanager, 10 points. 5 points for the bulk renaming. I have done any scripting with these type of tools, so no more
points there. Total today, 15 points, and a grand running total is now 120.