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%f the highlighted file %d the path of the current directory %s the selected files in the current directory %t all tagged files in the current directory %c the full paths of the currently copied/cut files %p the full paths of selected files

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 images/pdf/… 

map ,cp shell pdf2png %f
map ,cc shell convert-file %f

Magit Status 

map ,gs shell emacsclient -create-frame --alternate-editor="" -n --eval '(magit-status)'

Open SXIV on current directory 

map ,s shell nohup sxiv -t %d &

Upload with 0x0 / self hosted Tansfer.sh 

map ,t shell upload %f
map ,T shell share %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 &

Backup to NAS 

map ,B shell ~/.config/ranger/scripts/backup-to-nas.sh %s &

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

Backup to NAS

  • Arguments are the files to be backup to the NAS
if [ $TMUX ]; then
    tmux split -v -l 2 rsync -a --inplace --info=progress2 --rsh='ssh -p10022' "$@" nas:/volume1/Data/Downloads/Backup/ && tmux select-pane -U
else
    rsync -a --info=progress2 --inplace --rsh='ssh -p10022' "$@" nas:/volume1/Data/Downloads/Backup/
fi

Paste with Rsync

  • First argument is the directory where to copy files
  • All other arguments are files that are to be copied
if [ $TMUX ]; then
    tmux split -v -l 1 rsync -a --info=progress2 "${@:2}" "$1" && tmux select-pane -U
else
    rsync -a --info=progress2 "${@:2}" "$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

Paste with Rsync 

map pr shell ~/.config/ranger/scripts/paste-rsync.sh %d %c

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)

Author: Dehaeze Thomas

Created: 2021-01-08 ven. 01:33