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
h|k|j|l	parent dir | down | up | sub dir
gg	go to top of list
G	go t bottom of list
J | K	half page down | half page up
H | L	History Back | History Forward

File Operations

Shortcut	Description
<Enter>	Open
r	open file with
z	toggle settings
o	change sort order
zh || C-h	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

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 & Selection

Shortcut	Description
m + <letter>	Create Marker
um + <letter>	Delete Marker
' + <letter>	Go to Marker location
space	Select a file
v	Select files
V	Toggle select files

Example for substitution

:bulkrename %s