A console file manager with VI key bindings. Ships with rifle, a file launcher that automatically maps programs to file types. Contained here are some of the more useful commonly used out-of-the-box key bindings.
General
Shortcut | Description |
ranger | Start Ranger |
Q | Quit Ranger |
R | Reload current directory |
? | Ranger Manpages / Shortcuts |
Movement
Shortcut | Description |
k | up |
j | down |
h | parent directory |
l | subdirectory |
gg | go to top of list |
G | go t bottom of list |
J | half page down |
K | half page up |
H | History Back |
L | History Forward |
~ | Switch the view |
File Operations
Shortcut | Description |
<Enter> | Open |
r | open file with |
z | toggle settings |
o | change sort order |
zh | view hidden files |
cw | rename current file |
yy | yank / copy |
dd | cut |
pp | paste |
/ | search for files :search |
n | next match |
N | prev match |
<delete> | Delete |
Commands
Shortcut | Description |
: | Execute Range Command |
! | Execute Shell Command |
chmod | Change file Permissions |
du | Disk Usage Current Directory |
S | Run the terminal in your current ranger window (exit to go back to ranger) |
Tabs
Shortcut | Description |
C-n | Create new tab |
C-w | Close current tab |
tab | Next tab |
shift + tab | Previous tab |
alt + [n] | goto / create [n] tab |
File Substituting
Shortcut | Description |
%f | Substitute highlighted file |
%d | Substitute current directory |
%s | Substitute currently selected files |
%t | Substitute currently tagged files |
Marker
Shortcut | Description |
m + <letter> | Create Marker |
um + <letter> | Delete Marker |
' + <letter> | Go to Marker |
t | tag a file with an * |
t"<any> | tag a file with your desired mark |