A short brief about ranger

• Ranger is a file manager with emphasis on using keyboard. It goes way beyond the edges, beyond you imagination.
• Important: please make sure that you caps lock is not turn on. Ranger is case-sensitive
• A good reference

Create new file/directory

1. Press Esc
2. To create
   • A new directory type mkdir dir-name
   • A new file type touch file-name.ext
   • A file in a directory which does not exists type my-touch path/to/file-name.ext

Show/Hide hidden files/directories

1. Press Esc
2. type :set show_hidden!

Select multiple file or directory

• Stay on the file/directory and Press space

Copy file/directory name into clipboard

• Stay on the file/directory
• Press y.

Copy file/directory full path

• Stay on the file/directory
• Press yp

Cut a file or director to another place

1. Stay on the file or directory
2. Press dd
3. Navigate to the target place
4. Press pp

Delete a file or directory

1. Stay on the file or directory
2. Press d+shift+d and hit enter

Rename file/directory

1. Stay on the file/directory
2. Press cw
3. Type new name

Change file/directory name a little

• ref

1. Stay on the file/directory
2. Press cw
3. Change rename to rename_append and press enter
4. Update it and press enter

Search with name

• Turn off filter: zf and press enter.
• ref

1. Go into your directory
2. Press zf and type
3. Press enter to keep the filtered result

See selected directory/file size:

1. Stay on it and press dc
2. Read the directory size