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

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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
`z`	toggle settings
`o`	change sort order
`zh`	view hidden files
`cw`	rename current file
`yy`	yank / copy
`/`	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

---|--- %f | Substitute highlighted file %d | Substitute current directory %s | Substitute currently selected files %t | Substitute currently tagged files

Example for substitution

:bulkrename %s

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