ranger / ranger

Ranger 1.9.4 ============ Ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic and nice curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy. It ships with , a file launcher that is good at automatically finding out which program to use for what file type. For aficionados there's also the multi-pane viewmode. This file describes ranger and how to get it to run. For instructions on the usage, please read the man page ( in a terminal). See for development-specific information. For configuration, check the files in or copy the default config to with (see instructions). The directory contains several scripts and plugins that demonstrate how ranger can be extended or combined with other programs. These files can be found in the git repository or in . A note to packagers: Versions meant for packaging are listed in the changelog on the website. About ----- • Authors: see file • License: GNU General Public License Version 3 • Website: https://ranger.fm/ • Download: https://ranger.fm/ranger-stable.tar.gz • Bug reports: https://github.com/ranger/ranger/issues • git clone https://github.com/ranger/ranger.git Design Goals ------------ • An easily maintainable file manager in a high level language • A quick way to switch directories and browse the file system • Keep it small but useful, do one thing and do it well • Console-based, with smooth integration into the unix shell Features -------- • UTF-8 Support (if your Python copy supports it) • Multi-column display • Preview of the selected file/directory • Common file operations (create/chmod/copy/delete/...) • Renaming multiple files at once • VIM-like console and hotkeys • Automatically determine file types and run them with correct programs • Change the directory of your shell after exiting ranger • Tabs, bookmarks, mouse support... Dependencies ------------ • Python ( or ) with the module and (optionally) wide-unicode support • A pager ( by default) Optional dependencies For general usage: • for determining file types • (Python package) for improved encoding detection of text files • to use the "run as root" feature • (Python package) to display right-to-left file names correctly (Hebrew, Arabic) For enhanced file previews (with ): • (from ) for ASCII-art image previews • , , , , (or other terminal supporting the Kitty graphics protocol), or for image previews • (from ) to auto-rotate images and for image previews • (from ) for SVG previews • , or for video thumbnails • , or for syntax highlighting of code • , , and/or to preview archives • , , , and/or (and ) to preview archives as their first image • , or to preview html pages • or (and ) for textual previews, to preview as image • for textual DjVu previews, to preview as image • or for image previews of ebooks • for viewing BitTorrent information • or for viewing information about media files • for OpenDocument text files ( , , and ) • or for JSON files • for listing tables in SQLite database (and optionally for fancier box drawing.) • for Jupyter Notebooks • for font previews • for 3D model previews ( , , , , ) • for draw.io diagram previews ( extension) Installing ---------- Use the package manager of your operating system to install ranger. You can also install ranger through PyPI: . However, it is recommended to use instead (to benefit from isolated environments). Use to install and run ranger in one step. Check current version: Installing from a clone Note that you don't *have* to install ranger; you can simply run . To install ranger manually: This translates roughly to: This also saves a list of all installed files to , which you can use to uninstall ranger. Getting Started --------------- After starting ranger, you can use the Arrow Keys or to navigate, to open a file or to quit. The third column shows a preview of the current file. The second is the main column and the first shows the parent directory. Ranger can automatically copy default configuration files to if you run it with the switch . See for a description of that switch. Also check for the default configuration. Going Further --------------- • To get the most out of ranger, read the Official User Guide. • For frequently asked questions, see the FAQ. • For more information on customization, see the wiki. Community --------------- For help, support, or if you just want to hang out with us, you can find us here: • **IRC**: channel **#ranger** on Libera.Chat. Don't have an IRC client? Join us via the webchat! • **Reddit**: r/ranger