Ranger Configuration
Table of Contents
Config
Options
# Which viewmode should be used? Possible values are: # miller: Use miller columns which show multiple levels of the hierarchy # multipane: Midnight-commander like multipane view showing all tabs next # to each other set viewmode miller # How many columns are there, and what are their relative widths? set column_ratios 1,1 # Which files should be hidden? (regular expression) set hidden_filter ^\.|\.(?:pyc|vrb|pyo|lof|bak|swp|aux|log|nav|out|snm|toc|bcf|run\.xml|synctex\.gz|blg|bbl)$|^lost\+found$|^__(py)?cache__$ # Show hidden files? You can toggle this by typing 'zh' set show_hidden false # Ask for a confirmation when running the "delete" command? # Valid values are "always", "never", "multiple" (default) # With "multiple", ranger will ask only if you delete multiple files at once. set confirm_on_delete multiple # Which script is used to generate file previews? # ranger ships with scope.sh, a script that calls external programs (see # README.md for dependencies) to preview images, archives, etc. set preview_script /home/thomas/.config/ranger/scope.sh # Use the external preview script or display simple plain text or image previews? set use_preview_script true # Automatically count files in the directory, even before entering them? set automatically_count_files true # Open all images in this directory when running certain image viewers set open_all_images true # Be aware of version control systems and display information. set vcs_aware false # Use one of the supported image preview protocols set preview_images true # Set the preview image method set preview_images_method ueberzug set colorscheme default # Preview files on the rightmost column? # And collapse (shrink) the last column if there is nothing to preview? set preview_files true set preview_directories true set collapse_preview true # Draw the status bar on top of the browser window (default: bottom) set status_bar_on_top false # Draw a progress bar in the status bar which displays the average state of all # currently running tasks which support progress bars? set draw_progress_bar_in_status_bar true # Draw borders around columns? set draw_borders true # Display the directory name in tabs? set dirname_in_tabs false # Enable the mouse support? set mouse_enabled true # Display the file size in the main column or status bar? set display_size_in_main_column true set display_size_in_status_bar false # Display files tags in all columns or only in main column? set display_tags_in_all_columns false # Set a title for the window? set update_title false # Set the title to "ranger" in the tmux program? set update_tmux_title true # Shorten the title if it gets long? The number defines how many # directories are displayed at once, 0 turns off this feature. set shorten_title 3 # Abbreviate $HOME with ~ in the titlebar (first line) of ranger? set tilde_in_titlebar true # How many directory-changes or console-commands should be kept in history? set max_history_size 20 set max_console_history_size 50 # Try to keep so much space between the top/bottom border when scrolling: set scroll_offset 8 # Flush the input after each key hit? (Noticeable when ranger lags) set flushinput true # Padding on the right when there's no preview? # This allows you to click into the space to run the file. set padding_right true set autosave_bookmarks false set autoupdate_cumulative_size false # Turning this on makes sense for screen readers: set show_cursor false # One of: size, natural, basename, atime, ctime, mtime, type, random set sort natural # Additional sorting options set sort_reverse false set sort_case_insensitive true set sort_directories_first true set sort_unicode false # Enable this if key combinations with the Alt Key don't work for you. # (Especially on xterm) set xterm_alt_key false # Whether to include bookmarks in cd command set cd_bookmarks false # Avoid previewing files larger than this size, in bytes. Use a value of 0 to # disable this feature. set preview_max_size 5000000 # Add the highlighted file to the path in the titlebar set show_selection_in_titlebar true # The delay that ranger idly waits for user input, in milliseconds, with a # resolution of 100ms. Lower delay reduces lag between directory updates but # increases CPU load. set idle_delay 2000 # When the metadata manager module looks for metadata, should it only look for # a ".metadata.json" file in the current directory, or do a deep search and # check all directories above the current one as well? set metadata_deep_search false # Clear all existing filters when leaving a directory set clear_filters_on_dir_change false # Disable displaying line numbers in main column set line_numbers false
Command Aliases in the Console
alias q quit alias filter scout -prt alias find scout -aeit alias mark scout -mr alias unmark scout -Mr alias search scout -rs alias search_inc scout -rts alias travel scout -aefiklst
Some Custom Keybindings
Extract
map ,x shell ~/.config/ranger/scripts/extract.sh %f
Compress
map ,z shell ~/.config/ranger/scripts/compress.sh %f
Get Bibtex from PDF
map ,b shell pdf2bib %f
Delete first page of pdf
map ,d shell pdf-delete-first-page %f
Convert PDF to PNG
map ,cp shell pdf2png %f
Magit Status
map ,gs shell emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor="" -n --eval '(magit-status)'
Upload with 0x0 (previously Tansfer.sh)
map ,t shell upload %f
Open current folder with PCManFM
map ,o shell nohup pcmanfm %d &
Open with Emacs
map ,e shell emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor="" -n %f
Print on Rnice
map ,p shell print-rnice %f &
Scripts
Extract Script
if [ $TMUX ]; then
    tmux split -v -l 2 atool -x $1 && tmux select-pane -U
else
    atool -x $1
fi
Compress Script
if [ $TMUX ]; then
    tmux split -v -l 2 apack ${1%.*}.zip $1 && tmux select-pane -U
else
    apack ${1%.*}.zip $1
fi
Define keys for the browser
Basic
map Q quit!
map q eval fm.execute_console("shell tmux detach") if 'TMUX' in os.environ.keys() else fm.execute_console("quit")
map <C-c> abort map <esc> change_mode normal map ~ set viewmode!
map ? help
map : console map ; console
map ! console shell%space
map @ console -p6 shell %%s
Open Shell in current directory
map s shell $SHELL map S shell nohup $TERMINAL &
Open With
map O chain draw_possible_programs; console open_with%space
Filter
map f console filter%space # Reset filter map F filter
Tagging / Marking
map <Space> mark_files toggle=True map v mark_files all=True toggle=True
VIM-like
copymap <UP> k copymap <DOWN> j copymap <LEFT> h copymap <RIGHT> l copymap <HOME> gg copymap <END> G
Jumping around
map H history_go -1 map L history_go 1
map ] move_parent 1 map [ move_parent -1
map } traverse
map cd console cd%space
Go to special folders
map gh cd ~/ map gb cd ~/Cloud/brain map gm cd ~/Cloud/thesis map gp cd ~/Pictures map gP cd ~/Cloud/personal map gT cd ~/.local/share/Trash/files map gd cd ~/Downloads map gc cd ~/Cloud map gV cd ~/.config/literate-dotfiles
Get size of folders
# Get size of all folders map du shell -p du --max-depth=1 -h --apparent-size # Get size of all folders and sort them map dU shell -p du --max-depth=1 -h --apparent-size | sort -rh
Yank path of directory/file
# Yank path of current directory/file map yp shell -f echo -n %d/%f | xsel -i; xsel -o | xsel -i -b # Yank path of directory map yd shell -f echo -n %d | xsel -i; xsel -o | xsel -i -b # Yank filename map yn shell -f echo -n %f | xsel -i; xsel -o | xsel -i -b
Drag and Drop
map D shell dragon-drag-and-drop -a -x %p
Rename files
map a  rename_append
map C  eval fm.execute_console("bulkrename") if fm.thisdir.marked_items else fm.open_console("rename ")
map A  eval fm.open_console('rename ' + fm.thisfile.relative_path.replace("%", "%%"))
map I  eval fm.open_console('rename ' + fm.thisfile.relative_path.replace("%", "%%"), position=7)
Paste files
map pp paste map po paste overwrite=True map pP paste append=True map pO paste overwrite=True append=True map pl paste_symlink relative=False map pL paste_symlink relative=True map phl paste_hardlink map pht paste_hardlinked_subtree
Delete and move files
map dD shell -s trash-put %s map dd cut map du uncut
Copy files
map yy copy map yu uncut
Searching
map / console search%space map n search_next map N search_next forward=False
Tabs
map <C-n> tab_new ~ map <C-w> tab_close map <TAB> tab_move 1 map <S-TAB> tab_move -1 map gn tab_new ~ map gt tab_move 1
Settings
map zh set show_hidden! map zi set preview_images! map zv set use_preview_script!
Bookmarks
map `<any> enter_bookmark %any map '<any> enter_bookmark %any map m<any> set_bookmark %any map um<any> unset_bookmark %any map m<bg> draw_bookmarks copymap m<bg> um<bg> `<bg> '<bg>
FZF
map <C-f> fzf_select
Define keys for the console
Basic
cmap <tab> eval fm.ui.console.tab() cmap <s-tab> eval fm.ui.console.tab(-1) cmap <ESC> eval fm.ui.console.close() cmap <CR> eval fm.ui.console.execute() cmap <C-l> redraw_window copycmap <ESC> <C-c> copycmap <CR> <C-j>
Move around
cmap <up> eval fm.ui.console.history_move(-1) cmap <down> eval fm.ui.console.history_move(1) cmap <left> eval fm.ui.console.move(left=1) cmap <right> eval fm.ui.console.move(right=1) cmap <home> eval fm.ui.console.move(right=0, absolute=True) cmap <end> eval fm.ui.console.move(right=-1, absolute=True)
Line Editing
cmap <backspace> eval fm.ui.console.delete(-1) cmap <delete> eval fm.ui.console.delete(0) cmap <C-w> eval fm.ui.console.delete_word() cmap <C-y> eval fm.ui.console.paste() copycmap <home> <C-a> copycmap <end> <C-e>
Rifle
# This is the configuration file of "rifle", ranger's file executor/opener.
# Each line consists of conditions and a command.  For each line the conditions
# are checked and if they are met, the respective command is run.
#
# Syntax:
#   <condition1> , <condition2> , ... = command
#
# The command can contain these environment variables:
#   $1-$9 | The n-th selected file
#   $@    | All selected files
#
# If you use the special command "ask", rifle will ask you what program to run.
#
# Prefixing a condition with "!" will negate its result.
# These conditions are currently supported:
#   match <regexp> | The regexp matches $1
#   ext <regexp>   | The regexp matches the extension of $1
#   mime <regexp>  | The regexp matches the mime type of $1
#   name <regexp>  | The regexp matches the basename of $1
#   path <regexp>  | The regexp matches the absolute path of $1
#   has <program>  | The program is installed (i.e. located in $PATH)
#   env <variable> | The environment variable "variable" is non-empty
#   file           | $1 is a file
#   directory      | $1 is a directory
#   number <n>     | change the number of this command to n
#   terminal       | stdin, stderr and stdout are connected to a terminal
#   X              | $DISPLAY is not empty (i.e. Xorg runs)
#
# There are also pseudo-conditions which have a "side effect":
#   flag <flags>  | Change how the program is run. See below.
#   label <label> | Assign a label or name to the command so it can
#                 | be started with :open_with <label> in ranger
#                 | or `rifle -p <label>` in the standalone executable.
#   else          | Always true.
#
# Flags are single characters which slightly transform the command:
#   f | Fork the program, make it run in the background.
#     |   New command = setsid $command >& /dev/null &
#   r | Execute the command with root permissions
#     |   New command = sudo $command
#   t | Run the program in a new terminal.  If $TERMCMD is not defined,
#     | rifle will attempt to extract it from $TERM.
#     |   New command = $TERMCMD -e $command
# Note: The "New command" serves only as an illustration, the exact
# implementation may differ.
# Note: When using rifle in ranger, there is an additional flag "c" for
# only running the current file even if you have marked multiple files.
#-------------------------------------------
# Websites
#-------------------------------------------
# Rarely installed browsers get higher priority; It is assumed that if you
# install a rare browser, you probably use it.  Firefox/konqueror/w3m on the
# other hand are often only installed as fallback browsers.
ext x?html?, has qutebrowser,    X, flag f = qutebrowser -- "$@"
ext x?html?, has firefox,        X, flag f = firefox -- "$@"
ext x?html?, has elinks,          terminal = elinks "$@"
ext x?html?, has links2,          terminal = links2 "$@"
ext x?html?, has links,           terminal = links "$@"
ext x?html?, has lynx,            terminal = lynx -- "$@"
ext x?html?, has w3m,             terminal = w3m "$@"
#Spreadsheets for scim
ext sc|csv|sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, = sc-im -- "$@"
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
ext org                       = emacsclient -c "$1"
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text,  label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@"
mime ^text,  label pager  = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager,  ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
ext 1                         = man "$1"
ext s[wmf]c, has zsnes, X     = zsnes "$1"
ext s[wmf]c, has snes9x-gtk,X = snes9x-gtk "$1"
ext nes, has fceux, X         = fceux "$1"
ext exe                       = wine "$1"
name ^[mM]akefile$            = make
#--------------------------------------------
# Code
#-------------------------------------------
ext py  = python -- "$1"
ext pl  = perl -- "$1"
ext rb  = ruby -- "$1"
ext js  = node -- "$1"
ext sh  = sh -- "$1"
ext php = php -- "$1"
#--------------------------------------------
# Video/Audio with a GUI
#-------------------------------------------
mime ^video,       has mpv,      X, flag f = mpv -- "$@"
mime ^video,       has mpv,      X, flag f = mpv --fs -- "$@"
mime ^video,       has mpv,      X, flag f = mpv --loop -- "$@"
#--------------------------------------------
# Audio without X
#-------------------------------------------
mime ^audio|ogg$, terminal, has mpv      = mpv --no-audio-display -- "$@"
mime ^audio|ogg$   = tag "$@"
mime ^audio|ogg$, terminal, has mpv      = mpv -- "$@"
#--------------------------------------------
# Video without X:
#-------------------------------------------
mime ^video, terminal, !X, has mpv       = mpv -- "$@"
mime ^video, terminal, !X, has mplayer2  = mplayer2 -- "$@"
mime ^video, terminal, !X, has mplayer   = mplayer -- "$@"
#-------------------------------------------
# Documents
#-------------------------------------------
ext pdf, has zathura,  X, flag f = zathura -- "$@"
ext pdf, has llpp,     X, flag f = llpp "$@"
ext pdf, has mupdf,    X, flag f = mupdf "$@"
ext pdf, has mupdf,    X, flag f = mupdf -I "$@"
ext pdf, has mupdf-x11,X, flag f = mupdf-x11 "$@"
ext pdf, has apvlv,    X, flag f = apvlv -- "$@"
ext pdf, has xpdf,     X, flag f = xpdf -- "$@"
ext pdf, has evince,   X, flag f = evince -- "$@"
ext pdf, has atril,    X, flag f = atril -- "$@"
ext pdf, has okular,   X, flag f = okular -- "$@"
ext pdf, has epdfview, X, flag f = epdfview -- "$@"
ext pdf, has qpdfview, X, flag f = qpdfview "$@"
ext epub, has zathura,  X, flag f = zathura -- "$@"
ext epub, has mupdf, X, flag f = mupdf "$@"
ext docx?, has wps, X, flag f = wps "$@"
ext docx?, has catdoc,       terminal = catdoc -- "$@" | "$PAGER"
  ext pptx?|od[dfgpst]|docx?|sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has wpp,         X, flag f = wpp "$@"
ext                        sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has gnumeric,    X, flag f = gnumeric -- "$@"
ext                        sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has kspread,     X, flag f = kspread -- "$@"
ext pptx?|od[dfgpst]|docx?|sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has libreoffice, X, flag f = libreoffice "$@"
ext pptx?|od[dfgpst]|docx?|sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has soffice,     X, flag f = soffice "$@"
ext pptx?|od[dfgpst]|docx?|sxc|xlsx?|xlt|xlw|gnm|gnumeric, has ooffice,     X, flag f = ooffice "$@"
ext djvu, has zathura,X, flag f = zathura -- "$@"
ext djvu, has evince, X, flag f = evince -- "$@"
ext djvu, has atril,  X, flag f = atril -- "$@"
#-------------------------------------------
# Image Viewing:
#-------------------------------------------
mime ^image/svg, has inkscape, X, flag f = inkscape -- "$@"
mime ^image/svg, has display,  X, flag f = display -- "$@"
mime ^image/gif, has mpv, X, flag f = mpv --loop -- "$@"
mime ^image/gif, has viewnior, X, flag f = viewnior -- "$@"
mime ^image/gif, has qutebrowser, X, flag f = qutebrowser -- "$@"
ext xcf,                    X, flag f = gimp -- "$@"
mime ^image, has sxiv,      X, flag f = sxiv -- "$@"
mime ^image, has feh,       X, flag f = feh --scale-down --auto-zoom --image-bg black -- "$@"
mime ^image, has feh,       X, flag f = feh --scale-down --auto-zoom -- "$@"
mime ^image, has mirage,    X, flag f = mirage -- "$@"
mime ^image, has ristretto, X, flag f = ristretto "$@"
mime ^image, has eog,       X, flag f = eog -- "$@"
mime ^image, has eom,       X, flag f = eom -- "$@"
mime ^image, has gimp,      X, flag f = gimp -- "$@"
mime ^image, has pinta,     X, flag f = pinta -- "$@"
mime ^image, has mypaint,     X, flag f = mypaint -- "$@"
mime ^image, has kolourpaint,     X, flag f = kolourpaint -- "$@"
#-------------------------------------------
# Archives
#-------------------------------------------
# This requires atool
ext jar = java -jar "$@"
ext 7z|ace|ar|arc|bz2?|cab|cpio|cpt|deb|dgc|dmg|gz,  has als     = als -- "$@" | "$PAGER"
ext iso|jar|msi|pkg|rar|shar|tar|tgz|xar|xpi|xz|zip, has als     = als -- "$@" | "$PAGER"
ext 7z|ace|ar|arc|bz2?|cab|cpio|cpt|deb|dgc|dmg|gz,  has aunpack = aunpack -- "$@"
ext iso|jar|msi|pkg|rar|shar|tar|tgz|xar|xpi|xz|zip, has aunpack = aunpack -- "$@"
# Fallback:
ext tar|gz, has tar = tar vvtf "$@" | "$PAGER"
ext tar|gz, has tar = tar vvxf "$@"
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
label wallpaper, number 11, mime ^image, has feh, X = feh --bg-scale "$1"
label wallpaper, number 12, mime ^image, has feh, X = feh --bg-tile "$1"
label wallpaper, number 13, mime ^image, has feh, X = feh --bg-center "$1"
label wallpaper, number 14, mime ^image, has feh, X = feh --bg-fill "$1"
# Define the editor for non-text files + pager as last action
              !mime ^text, !ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php  = ask
label editor, !mime ^text, !ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php  = $EDITOR -- "$@"
label pager,  !mime ^text, !ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php  = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
ext blend, has blender, X, flag f =  blender -- "$@"
has dragon-drag-and-drop, X, flag f = dragon-drag-and-drop -a -x "$@"
Ranger Commands
Import
from ranger.api.commands import * import os
fzf_select
class fzf_select(Command):
    """
    :fzf_select
    Find a file using fzf.
    With a prefix argument select only directories.
    See: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf
    """
    def execute(self):
        import subprocess
        import os.path
        if self.quantifier:
            # match only directories
            command="find -L . \( -path '*/\.*' -o -fstype 'dev' -o -fstype 'proc' \) -prune \
            -o -type d -print 2> /dev/null | sed 1d | cut -b3- | fzf +m"
        else:
            # match files and directories
            command="find -L . \( -path '*/\.*' -o -fstype 'dev' -o -fstype 'proc' \) -prune \
            -o -print 2> /dev/null | sed 1d | cut -b3- | fzf +m"
        fzf = self.fm.execute_command(command, universal_newlines=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        stdout, stderr = fzf.communicate()
        if fzf.returncode == 0:
            fzf_file = os.path.abspath(stdout.rstrip('\n'))
            if os.path.isdir(fzf_file):
                self.fm.cd(fzf_file)
            else:
                self.fm.select_file(fzf_file)