Ranger

Ranger
1 Installation
2 Usage
3 Configuration
4 Tips and tricks
See also

1 Installation

$ sudo pacman -S ranger

2 Usage

Change the default editor to Neovim

~/.bashrc
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export EDITOR=nvim

Key bindings and hints

s for :shell command
! for :shell command
r for :open_with command
y for yank(copy)
d for cut/delete
p for paste
z for changing settings
u for "undo"
S for open a shell at current directory
[ for move at parent directory
] for move at parent directory

Working with Files

i = Display file (useful if you'd like to view a text file in a pager instead of editing it)
r = Open file with… (allows you to choose program to use)
zh = View hidden files
[space] = Select current file
cw = Rename current file
yy = Yank (copy) file
dd = Mark file for cut operation

Tabbed Browsing

[ctrl]-n = Create new tab
[ctrl]-w = Close current tab
[tab] = Next tab
[shift][tab] = Previous tab

Command Interface

! = Execute a command from the shell (non-ranger commands)
: = Execute a ranger command

Using shell

Ranger allows you to use shell. Just type your shell command in ranger's console after :shell and press Enter to run it. - s for :shell command
- ! for :shell command

3 Configuration

$ ranger --copy-config=all

4 Tips and tricks

4.1 Hidden files

To make this permanent, add the setting to your configuration file:

rc.conf
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set show_hidden true

Alternatively, hidden files can be toggled by pressing zh.

4.2 Shell tips

4.2.1 Preventing nested ranger instances

You can start a shell in the current directory with S, when you exit the shell you get back to your ranger instance.
When you however forget that you already are in a ranger shell and start ranger again you end up with ranger running a shell running ranger. To prevent this you can create the following function in your shell's startup file:

~/.bashrc at ArchLinux
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ranger() {
    if [ -z "$RANGER_LEVEL" ]; then
        /usr/bin/ranger "$@"
    else
        exit
    fi
}


~/.zshrc at Mac and Homebrew
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ranger() {
    if [ -z "$RANGER_LEVEL" ]; then
        /opt/homebrew/bin/ranger "$@"
    else
        exit
    fi
}