Far Manager

Use Unicode version of Far (v2.x), downloadable from here.
Unicode plugins can be found here.
- Colorer (view all released files here)
- Calc
- Torrent View
- Registry Browser
- NetBox – SFTP/SCP/FTP/FTPS/WebDAV client
- 7-zip
  v16.04 is the last one which is known to work smoothly, so keep the copy of that version in Far\Plugins\7-Zip\7z.dll (it should also be ×32 binary, i.e. match Far platform). Also v17.00 of 7-Zip is not compatible with Notepad++ plugin.
~~WinSCP plugin for Far~~ (superseded by NetBox)
- There is timestamp problem. Should be solved in Windows 7, but users of previous versions (e.g. XP) have to leave with 1-hour time difference.
Unicode font discussions are here, here, here. Problems are:
- bi-spaced fonts cause incorrect text width calculation
Far Git Autocomplete plugin

Shortcuts:

`Alt-Shift-Insert`	Copy full file path to clipboard
`Ctrl-F`	Insert full file path to CMD line
`Alt-+`	Select same files
`Ctrl-M`	Restore selection
`Shift-F12`	Move selected files to the top
`Alt-Insert`	Enter the console selection mode

FarCmds: быстрые префиксы:

: = cd: (Named folders)
/ = far:macro
? = far:whereIs
< = far:edit <
> = far:goto
| = net: \\ (Network browser)
* = start /max (Windows command)
& = %COMSPEC% /k (Windows command interpreter)

Fonts:

Terminus Font
Hack 2.0 – оптимизирован для использования в редакторах кода
Fantasque Sans Mono – a font family with a great monospaced variant
Fira Code – monospaced font with programming ligatures
JetBrains Mono – a typeface for developers

Alternatives for Linux:

Файл Менеджер "Wal Commander" – графический двухпанельный файл менеджер для Unix подобных ОС (C++, OSS but not GNU)
trolCommander (Java, GNU)
Krusader (GNU)
Double Commander (Pascal, GNU)
Necromancer DOS Navigator

Questions answered

Far Search&Replace plugin fails with message “Can't allocate memory!”

Patch is provided at forum:

Patch "Can't allocate memory!" error. Allows S&R 2.5 to allocate 256MB RAM only for replace from panels.

Compare s_and_r.dll original vs. patched:

000161B4: 8B BA
000161B5: 55 00
000161B6: D8 00
000161B7: C1 00
000161B8: EA 10
000161B9: 02 90

Far Netbox plugin fails with message “Server protocol violation: unexpected SSH2_MSG_UNIMPLEMENTED packet” when trying to open SSH connection

From this post: Edit session → KEX tab → move “Diffie-Hellman group exchange” to the bottom.

7-zip