forklift を Homebrew Cask でインストール

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プロジェクトの歴史

BinaryNights first released ForkLift in 2007 as a Mac file-transfer application with multi-threaded transfers. Later generations expanded it into a general dual-pane file manager and Finder replacement.

ForkLift 4 combines local file operations with SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, major cloud-storage services, network filesystems, synchronization, workspaces, remote editing, Git awareness, and command-line-tool integration.

採用の歴史

ForkLift has remained part of the independent Mac-software ecosystem across multiple major generations. Its combination of Finder replacement, remote-transfer client, folder synchronizer, and power-user utilities has made it useful to developers, administrators, and users managing files across local and hosted systems.

使われ方

Users browse and manipulate local or remote files in two panes, connect to server and cloud protocols, synchronize directory trees, edit remote files, manage archives, and save frequently used connections as favorites.

ForkLift can synchronize favorites through iCloud. Remote passwords and refresh tokens may be stored in the macOS Keychain; private SSH keys remain at user-selected paths. No official fixed configuration-file path was verified.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

ForkLift packages a broad set of traditionally separate command-line and graphical workflows—local file management, FTP-family transfers, cloud access, synchronization, archive browsing, Git status, remote editing, and terminal handoff—into one native dual-pane Mac application.

Its Homebrew cask makes a commercial Finder replacement reproducibly installable, while saved remote credentials remain protected by the macOS Keychain rather than a documented plaintext credentials file.

タイムライン

• 2007: ForkLift first appeared with multi-threaded file-transfer support.
• 2020s: ForkLift 4 broadened the dual-pane client with modern cloud, synchronization, workspace, and remote-editing workflows.

Related projects

• ForkLift overlaps with dedicated transfer clients such as Transmit and Cyberduck while retaining a broader Finder-replacement role. It can also invoke external comparison applications such as Kaleidoscope for selected files.

ソース

• https://binarynights.com/
• https://binarynights.com/manual
• https://blog.binarynights.com/2018/08/17/best-ftp-clients-compared-speed-test/