Buffer Movement |
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J |
Go one entry down on the current directory. |
K |
Go one entry up on the current directory. |
Shift + J |
Move the selection cursor halfway down the directory listing. |
Shift + K |
Move the selection cursor halfway up the directory listing. |
GG |
Go to the top of the current directory listing. |
Shift + G |
Go to the bottom of the current directory listing. |
Shift + H |
Go back to the last open directory in the current session. |
Shift + L |
Go forward to the most recent open directory in the current session. |
File and Directory Manipulation |
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L |
Open the currently selected directory. |
H |
Leave the currently open directory. |
Enter |
Open the currently selected file. |
R |
Open the manual file prompt for the currently selected file. |
Z, then H |
Display all the hidden files in the current directory. |
O |
Print all the available sorting options for the current directory. |
Y, then Y |
Place a copy of the currently selected file into the system clipboard. |
Y, then P |
Copy the path of the currently selected file instead of the actual binary. |
Y, then D |
Copy the name of the current directory. |
Y, then N |
Copy the name of the currently selected file. |
Y, then Period (.) |
Copy the file extension of the currently selected file. |
P, then P |
Paste the file in the system clipboard to the current directory. |
D, then D |
Cut the currently selected file to the system clipboard. |
Equals (=) |
Change the permission bits of the currently selected file. |
A |
Rename the currently selected file. |
D, then Shift + D |
Delete the selected file in the current directory. |
File and Directory Searching |
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Forward Slash (/) |
Open the search prompt for Ranger. |
N |
Go to the next instance of the current search query. |
Shift + N |
Go back to the previous instance of the current search query. |
File and Directory Marking |
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M + A |
Create a new marker on the selected file and save it to the “A” register. |
Single Quote Mark (‘) + A |
Jump to the location marked on the “A” register. |
U + M, then A |
Remove the marker on the “A” register. |
Directory Movement |
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G, then H |
Go to the home directory of the current user. |
G, then E |
Go to the “/etc” directory. |
G, then U |
Go to the “/usr” directory. |
G, then D |
Go to the “/dev” directory. |
G, then O |
Go to the “/opt” directory. |
G, then V |
Go to the “/var” directory. |
G, then Shift + M |
Go to the “/mnt” directory. |
G, then P |
Go to the “/tmp” directory. |
G, then Forward Slash (/) |
Go to the root directory. |
Interface Manipulation |
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G, then N |
Create a new tab on the current directory. |
Tab |
Switch to the right of the currently open tab. |
Shift + Tab |
Switch to the left of the currently open tab. |
Z |
Open the Settings pane for Ranger. |
Z, then M |
Enable mouse cursor support for the current session. |
R |
Refresh the contents of the current directory. |
S |
Nest a new terminal window inside the current session. |
Ctrl + L |
Redraw the terminal interface. |
Shift + Backtick (`) |
Toggle the multi-pane view for the current session. |
Ctrl + C |
Cancel the currently running process inside Ranger. |
Q |
Exit the current Ranger session. |
Filtering |
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Period (.) + D |
Show all the folders in the current directory. |
Period (.) + F |
Show all the files in the current directory. |
Period (.) + L |
Show all the symbolic links in the current directory. |
Period (.) + Double Quote Mark (“) |
Show all the duplicate files and folders in the current directory. |
Period (.) + Single Quote Mark |
Show all the unique files and folders in the current directory. |
Period (.) + Bar (|) |
Enable the “OR” logic for the currently active filters. |
Period (.) + Ampersand (&) |
Enable the “AND” logic for the currently active filters. |
Period (.) + Exclamation Mark (!) |
Enable the “NOT” logic for the currently active filters. |
Period (.) + Period (.) |
Print all the active filters in the current session. |
Period (.) + C |
Remove all the active filters in the current session. |
Task View |
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W |
Open Ranger’s task view pane. |
Down Arrow |
Move the selection cursor one row down. |
Up Arrow |
Move the selection cursor one row up. |
End |
Move the selection cursor to the bottom of the pane. |
Home |
Move the selection cursor to the top of the pane. |
Q |
Close the task view pane. |
Help System |
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Shift + Forward Slash (/) |
Print Ranger’s in-client help system. |
Shift + Forward Slash (/), then M |
Print the manual page for Ranger. |
Shift + Forward Slash (/), then C |
Print the documentation for available Ranger commands. |
Shift + Forward Slash (/), then S |
Print a list of the current settings for Ranger. |