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ranger: console file manager with VI/VIM key bindings

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What is ranger ? ๐Ÿ”—

ranger is a console file manager with VI/VIM key bindings.

See also: clifm, vifm, mc, dolphin.

More information: https://github.com/ranger/ranger .

Usage ๐Ÿ”—

Launch ranger:

ranger

Show only directories:

ranger --show-only-dirs

Change the configuration directory:

ranger --confdir=path/to/directory

Change the data directory:

ranger --datadir=path/to/directory

Print CPU usage statistics on exit:

ranger --profile

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