Midnight Commander

       What is your file manager ? It can be Nautilus, Thunar or Dolphin. All these file managers are quite popular in most of the Linux distributions. If you are using the core installation of any Linux distribution (install the OS without a Desktop Manager) for a server or any kind of secure system, you might have problems with managing files using the terminal. Midnight Commander is a good tool for terminal base file manager. It doesn't require a X-window system.

Installation : you can use your mirrors to download.

ex : in Debian type apt-get install mc

Usage : type mc command and you are in. use function keys to manage files / folders.

ex : to view a file use F3

More : for more info, type man mc