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This log documents changes between stable versions.

2013-05-24: Version 1.6.1
* Added support for version control systems, see:
  http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/ranger-users/2013-03/msg00007.html
* Added :scout command as a unified backend to :find, :search, etc
* Added "open_all_images" setting to remove the need for external scripts
  to handle opening of all images in a directory at once.
* Now previewing with "i" uses the whole available width.

2013-02-22: Version 1.6.0
* Overhauled all config files.  Please update them or use the --clean switch
* Added "examples/" directory to source code which contains sample programs or
  plugins that can be used together with ranger
* Added progress bars to copying, moving and directory loading processes
* Added feature to draw images inside the console using w3mimgdisplay (you need
  to add "set preview_images true" in rc.conf)
* Added a plugin system like in the program "anki", i.e. place any python file
  into ~/.config/ranger/plugins/ and it will be imported by ranger
* Added a separate file launcher named "rifle" that is configured through
  rifle.conf and is installed as a standalone program.
  Using "ranger [filename]" from the shell for opening files is deprecated now,
  please use "rifle [filename]" instead.
* Added "uq" keybinding to undo closed tabs
* Added :setlocal command to change settings for specific directories only
* Added :travel command to move more quickly to your destination
* Added 256 color support for scope.sh
* Added a real yes/no prompt for :delete command
* Added settings: confirm_on_delete, draw_progress_bar_in_status_bar,
  preview_images, status_bar_on_top, update_tmux_title
* Added commands: :mark_tag, :unmark_tag
* Added BSD-friendly setsid implementation
* Added as-you-type filtering for :filter command
* Replaced "options.py" file by :set commands in rc.conf
* Replaced "apps.py" file with rifle.conf
* Improved "r" key to interface with rifle
* Rewritten "scope.sh" in POSIX shell
* Changed copying/moving code to work without GNU coreutils
* Changed key to untag files from "T" to "ut"
* Changed the flag "d" (for detached) to "f" (for fork) in program launcher
* Changed appearance of keybinding-hints and bookmarks
* Changed tabs with 4 spaces in the source code (see PEP 8)
* Removed ranger.core.environment class
* Removed settings: colorscheme_overlay, draw_bookmark_borders, init_function,
  load_default_rc
* Fixed zombie process apocalypse
* Fixed draw_borders=true in combination with padding_right=false

2012-08-10: Version 1.5.5
* Ensure that detached programs continue to run when ranger is killed

2012-05-03: Version 1.5.4
* Added exiftool to scope.sh by default
* Fixed a crash when entering a directory with a unicode name
* Speedup in ranger.ext.get_executables

2012-03-05: Version 1.5.3
* Added --selectfile option that selects a certain file on startup
* Added --list-tagged-files option
* Added --cmd option to run commands on startup
* Added --profile option for additional debug information on exit
* Added a visual mode (activate with "V", deactivate with Esc)
* Added a reversed visual mode (activate with "uV")
* Added $RANGER_LEVEL environment variable which ranger sets to "1" or higher
  so programs can know that they were spawned from ranger
* Added run flag "r" for running with root privileges (needs sudo)
* Added run flag "t" for running in a new terminal (as specified in $TERMCMD)
* Added :relink command to change destinations of symlinks
* Added "dc" binding for getting the cumulative size of a directory
* Added "autoupdate_cumulative_size" option
* Added "pht" binding to Paste Hardlinked subTrees (like cp -l)
* Improved sorting speed of signals (noticable when caching many directories)
* Improved drawing speed
* Fixed unexpected behavior when displaying nonprintable characters
* Fixed :bulkrename to work with files starting with a minus sign
* Fixed RangerChooser example in man page
* Fixed crash when opening images with sxiv/feh by running "ranger <image>"

2011-10-23: Version 1.5.2
* Fixed graphical bug that appears in certian cases when drawing
  characters at the right edge.

2011-10-23: Version 1.5.1
* Added fm.select_file(path)
* Added --choosefiles option (like --choosefile, but chooses multiple files)
* Fixed --list-unused-keys
* Fixed Zombie processes
* Fixed handling of filenames with undecodable bytes (unicode surrogates)
* Fixed crashes due to incomplete loading of directories
* Fixed tab completion of the command "shell"
* Fixed "ot" and "oT" keys in rc.conf
* Fixed parsing of chained commands (like in the binding "om")

2011-10-11: Version 1.5.0
* Full python3.2 compatibility
* Added new configuration file "rc.conf" which contains a list
  of commands that are executed on startup - mainly used for keybindings
* Added --list-unused-keys
* Added new program handlers to apps.py
* Added pop-up window for keychains and bookmarks
* Added load_default_rc option
* Fixed all known unicode issues
* Fixed crash when $TERM is unknown to the system
* Fixed scrolling in colored preview
* Changed the default column_ratios to 1/3/4 and sorting method to "natural"
* Changed :rename so it doesn't overwrite existing files
* Internal actions are now accessible as commands
* Replaced unittests by doctests
* Replaced integrated help with an extended man page and dynamic lists
  of keybindings, commands and settings.
* Removed "keys.py" configuration file in favor of "rc.conf"
* Removed "texas" colorscheme
* apps.py: Now able to define programs that only run with Xorg
* commands.py: Using parse(self.line) to parse the line is unnecessary now.
  parse(self.line).rest(n) is now written as self.rest(n).
  However, parse(self.line).chunk(n) has been renamed to self.arg(n).
* commands.py: parse(self.line) + X is now self.firstpart + X
* commands.py: New special attribute "resolve_macros" which decides whether
  strings like %f should be expanded to the name of the current file, etc.
* commands.py: New special attribute "escape_macros_for_shell" to toggle
  whether or not macros should be escaped, so you can use them in other
  commands than :shell, for example :edit %f
* Countless small fixes and improvements

2011-10-02: Version 1.4.4
* Added keys for chmod (like +ow for "chmod o+w", etc)
* Added "c" flag for running files
* Added various key bindings
* Added wavpack and webm types to mime.types
* Added option "display_tags_in_all_columns"
* Added command.cancel method which is called when pressing ESC in console
* Added sorting and cycling by ctime and atime
* Added custom tags (press "x)
* Added bittorrent preview
* Fixed blocking when using interactive scripts in scope.sh
* Fixed issues with ALT key
* Fixed pager crash when trying to read non-readable file
* Forbid piping things into ranger
* Improved hints

2011-04-05: Version 1.4.3
* Fixed mimetype checking when invoking ranger with a filename
* Fixed loss of bookmarks when disk is full
* Minor improvements

2011-03-05: Version 1.4.2
* Added --choosefile and --choosedir flag
* Added use of bookmarks in tab completion of the :cd command
* Fixed bug with detached programs and python 3.2

2011-01-04: Version 1.4.1
* Fixed crash when preview failed under some circumstances
* Fixed graphical bug when pressing i

2010-12-22: Version 1.4.0
* Added option to use any external scripts for previews (see scope.sh)
* Added key: zv to toggle the use of the external script
* Added indicator for the used filter (type "zf")
* Added option padding_right to remove whitespace if theres no preview
* Added command :search_inc for incremental search
* Added commands :save_copy_buffer and :load_copy_buffer to share
  the copied files between ranger instances
* Added mimeopen as a fallback if no useful application can be found
* Added natural sort, sorts 1foo before 10foo. (type "on")
* Added keys: yp, yd and yb to copy path, dirname or basename to seleciton
* Let open_with use the selection, not just one file
* Run files with right mouse click
* Implemented copying via coreutils rather than internal python code
* Improved handling of unicode
* Some restructuration of the source code

2010-12-13: Version 1.2.3
* Enable binding to alt-keys
* Fixed memory leak in garbage collecting of old, unused directory objects
* Fixed python3 incompatibilities
* Fixed problems with identifying changes of files
* Fixed lazy lookup of some FSObject attributes

2010-10-10: Version 1.2.2
* Prevent currently used directories from being garbage collected
* Disable mouse buttons when console is open
* Fixed :cd command: Without arguments, cd's into $HOME
* Fixed bug which prevented pydoc to work on some config files
* Fixed some bugs in "snow" and "jungle" colorschemes
* Several other clean-ups and fixes

2010-09-16: Version 1.2.1
* Fixed yy/pp bug when yanking multiple directories

2010-09-13: Version 1.2.0
* !!! Changed the default configuration directory to ~/.config/ranger !!!
* Removed "Console Modes", each old mode is now a simple command
* Disabled file previews by default if ranger is used by root
* Allow to jump to specific help sections by typing two numbers, e.g. 13?
* Added keys: da, dr, ya, yr for adding and removing files from copy buffer
* Added keys: gl and gL to resolve links, see 11?
* Added key: pL to create a relative symlink
* Added %<LETTER> and %<N><LETTER> macros for the console, see 33?
* Fixed ansi codes for colors in the pager
* Use the file ~/.mime.types for mime type detection
* Several clean-ups and fixes

2010-07-17: Version 1.1.2
* Fix crash when using scrollwheel to scroll down in some cases
* The command "ranger dir1 dir2 ..." opens multiple directories in tabs
* Removed pydoc html documentation by default, re-create it with "make doc"
* Minor fixes

2010-06-18: Version 1.1.1
* New install script, "setup.py"
* New flag for running programs: "w" (waits for enter press)
* Minor fixes

2010-06-09: Version 1.1.0
* Added a man page
* Tab support
* Improved directory loading performance
* Commands are definable in ~/.ranger/commands.py
* Case insensitive sorting (type zs)
* Better UTF support
* Possibility to turn off previews (zp and zP)
* Changing options with :set (e.g. :set column_ratios=1,2,3,4)
* Ask for confirmation when using :delete
* New invocation flag: --fail-unless-cd
* New hotkeys, commands, options.
* New syntax for ~/.ranger/keys.py
* Several user contributions
* And tons of general improvements

NOTE: The syntax for configuration is still subject to change.