When comparing WCM Commander vs Vifm, the Slant community recommends Vifm for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for UNIX-like systems?” Vifm is ranked 12th while WCM Commander is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Vifm is:
Since it runs in a terminal, it may live within ssh sessions, tmux/screen sessions, etc.
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Pros
Pro Built-in terminal
Has a built-in terminal from which users can run any kind of command.
Pro Virtual file system
WCM Commander has a virtual file system for smb, ftp and sftp.
Pro Built-in editor
WCM Commander has a built-in text editor with syntax highlighting included.
Pro Allows you to stay in the terminal
Since it runs in a terminal, it may live within ssh sessions, tmux/screen sessions, etc.
Pro Nice Themes for a terminal app
Vifm has a lot of good themes that you can easily grab from the main site and use with the :colorscheme command.
Pro Configurable
You can easily configure almost all aspects of vifm by just editing the dotfile which is pretty easy is you are comfortable with configuring apps.
Pro Great integration with vim
The vifm.vim plugin allows you to use vifm as a powerful filepicker for vim.
Pro Default key mappings will be comfortable to vim users
Vifm uses vim-esque key mappings. Makes for extremely efficient and---perhaps more importantly---intuitive interactions. The key mappings can be changed.
Pro Dual pane
The dual pane nature of vifm makes copy paste and moving files from one folder to another super easy.
Cons
Con File editing on virtual file systems not supported
You cannot edit files in the virtual file system.
Con Useless for non-vi users
Even to quit one has to use ":q".
Con Very high learning curve for newbies
Con Can only be used in terminal
Vifm lacks a standalone GUI option.