Ranger Cheatsheet
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) |
| 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 |
Example for substitution
:bulkrename %s
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 |
thx to the comments section for additional shortcuts! post your suggestions there!
