[Ranger Cheatsheet] Cheatsheet for common Ranger commands #ranger # cheatsheet

ranger-cheatsheet.md

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

File Operations

Shortcut	Description
<Enter>	Open
r	open file with
ef	open file in new tmux window
z	toggle settings
o	change sort order (e = extension, c = date, n = name)
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

Sorting and Filtering

Shortcut	Description
oc/C	Sort by creation date ascending/descending
on/N	Sort by filename ascending/descending
oe/E	Sort by file extension
zf <substring>	Filter for files containing a substring
zh	Show hidden files

Commands

Shortcut	Description
:	Execute Range Command
!	Execute Shell Command
chmod	Change file Permissions
du	Disk Usage Current Directory
td	Open current directory in tmux split
S	Exit to shell in current directory

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>	Delete Marker

Example for substitution

:bulkrename %s