도스 시절엔 엠(M) 유틸리티가 있어야 컴퓨터가 돌아가는줄 아는 사람들이 많을 정도로 필수 유틸리티였다. 윈도우로 오면서는 토털커맨더라는 유틸리티 프로그램이 그 자리를 대신할 만큼 필수 프로그램이 되었다. 하지만 화려하고 사용이 간편한 다른 많은 프로그램들에 밀려서 한동안 기억에서 사라졌던 토털커맨더를 얼마전 다시 설치했다. 단축키는 이미 다 잊었지만 역시 강력한 예전느낌 그대로 였다.
Both 32 bit and 16 bit versions available!Long filenames in Windows 95/98 and Windows NT (16 and 32-bit version)!Direct access to Network NeighbourhoodSupports Drag & Drop with Explorer/the Desktop etc.Command line for starting of programs with parameters, simply by typing the program name or by pressing CTRL+ENTER or CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.Configurable button bar and Start menu (User-defined commands) to place your frequently used DOS or Windows programs into a drop-down menu. The actual directory and/or the file under the cursor can be delivered to the application.Configurable main menu.Built in file viewer (Lister) to view files of ANY SIZE in hex, binary or text format, using either the ASCII- (DOS) or the ANSI- (Windows) character set. The line width and font size can now be changed. You can even view files inside archives! New: Support for Unicode UTF-8 format.Bitmap viewer in Lister, additional formats through Irfanview (see addons).HTML- and Unicode-Viewer in Lister.Parallel port transfer function (direct cable connection), works between Win95/98/NT/2000/3.1 and DOS!Thumnbails view shows preview images in file lists.Custom columns view allow to show additional file details.Multi-rename tool to rename many files with specific rules, or by editing the names in a text editorTotal Commander comes in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, and now also Hebrew, Greek, Afrikaans, Catalan, Turkish and Ukrainian!The help is available in English, German and French (separately).