Add option 'save_backtick_bookmark', fixes #947

7 files changed, 37 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ranger.1 b/doc/ranger.1
index 91f10a58..1e745fb6 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.1
+++ b/doc/ranger.1
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "RANGER 1"
-.TH RANGER 1 "ranger-1.9.0b5" "09/26/2017" "ranger manual"
+.TH RANGER 1 "ranger-1.9.0b5" "10/01/2017" "ranger manual"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
@@ -839,6 +839,10 @@ to disable this feature.
 Which script should handle generating previews?  If the file doesn't exist, or
 use_preview_script is off, ranger will handle previews itself by just printing
 the content.
+.IP "save_backtick_bookmark [bool]" 4
+.IX Item "save_backtick_bookmark [bool]"
+Save the \f(CW\*(C`\`\*(C'\fR bookmark to disk.  This bookmark is used to switch to the last
+directory by typing \f(CW\*(C`\`\`\*(C'\fR.
 .IP "save_console_history [bool]" 4
 .IX Item "save_console_history [bool]"
 Should the console history be saved on exit?  If disabled, the console history
diff --git a/doc/ranger.pod b/doc/ranger.pod
index 2ec98d2b..f7053361 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.pod
+++ b/doc/ranger.pod
@@ -841,6 +841,11 @@ Which script should handle generating previews?  If the file doesn't exist, or
 use_preview_script is off, ranger will handle previews itself by just printing
 the content.
 
+=item save_backtick_bookmark [bool]
+
+Save the C<`> bookmark to disk.  This bookmark is used to switch to the last
+directory by typing C<``>.
+
 =item save_console_history [bool]
 
 Should the console history be saved on exit?  If disabled, the console history
diff --git a/doc/rifle.1 b/doc/rifle.1
index c9ffbf5f..4d501df0 100644
--- a/doc/rifle.1
+++ b/doc/rifle.1
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 .\" ========================================================================
 .\"
 .IX Title "RIFLE 1"
-.TH RIFLE 1 "rifle-1.9.0b5" "09/26/2017" "rifle manual"
+.TH RIFLE 1 "rifle-1.9.0b5" "10/01/2017" "rifle manual"
 .\" For nroff, turn off justification.  Always turn off hyphenation; it makes
 .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents.
 .if n .ad l
diff --git a/ranger/config/rc.conf b/ranger/config/rc.conf
index 92428312..27c094a1 100644
--- a/ranger/config/rc.conf
+++ b/ranger/config/rc.conf
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ set padding_right true
 # When false, bookmarks are saved when ranger is exited.
 set autosave_bookmarks true
 
+# Save the "`" bookmark to disk.  This can be used to switch to the last
+# directory by typing "``".
+set save_backtick_bookmark true
+
 # You can display the "real" cumulative size of directories by using the
 # command :get_cumulative_size or typing "dc".  The size is expensive to
 # calculate and will not be updated automatically.  You can choose
diff --git a/ranger/container/bookmarks.py b/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
index cba07367..e470a486 100644
--- a/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
+++ b/ranger/container/bookmarks.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ class Bookmarks(FileManagerAware):
     autosave = True
     load_pattern = re.compile(r"^[\d\w']:.")
 
-    def __init__(self, bookmarkfile, bookmarktype=str, autosave=False):
+    def __init__(self, bookmarkfile, bookmarktype=str, autosave=False,
+            nonpersistent_bookmarks=()):
         """Initializes Bookmarks.
 
         <bookmarkfile> specifies the path to the file where
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class Bookmarks(FileManagerAware):
         self.original_dict = {}
         self.path = bookmarkfile
         self.bookmarktype = bookmarktype
+        self.nonpersistent_bookmarks=set(nonpersistent_bookmarks)
 
     def load(self):
         """Load the bookmarks from path/bookmarks"""
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ class Bookmarks(FileManagerAware):
             self.fm.notify('Bookmarks error: {0}'.format(str(ex)), bad=True)
             return
         for key, value in self.dct.items():
-            if isinstance(key, str) and key in ALLOWED_KEYS:
+            if isinstance(key, str) and key in ALLOWED_KEYS \
+                    and key not in self.nonpersistent_bookmarks:
                 fobj.write("{0}:{1}\n".format(str(key), str(value)))
         fobj.close()
 
@@ -189,6 +192,16 @@ class Bookmarks(FileManagerAware):
 
         self._update_mtime()
 
+    def enable_saving_backtick_bookmark(self, boolean):
+        """
+        Adds or removes the ' from the list of nonpersitent bookmarks
+        """
+        if boolean:
+            if "'" in self.nonpersistent_bookmarks:
+                self.nonpersistent_bookmarks.remove("'")  # enable
+        else:
+            self.nonpersistent_bookmarks.add("'")  # disable
+
     def _load_dict(self):
         if self.path is None:
             return {}
diff --git a/ranger/container/settings.py b/ranger/container/settings.py
index 08a9c10c..6ffa5e2d 100644
--- a/ranger/container/settings.py
+++ b/ranger/container/settings.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ ALLOWED_SETTINGS = {
     'preview_images_method': str,
     'preview_max_size': int,
     'preview_script': (str, type(None)),
+    'save_backtick_bookmark': bool,
     'save_console_history': bool,
     'save_tabs_on_exit': bool,
     'scroll_offset': int,
diff --git a/ranger/core/fm.py b/ranger/core/fm.py
index 76aa7876..a7f78f75 100644
--- a/ranger/core/fm.py
+++ b/ranger/core/fm.py
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ class FM(Actions,  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
                 bookmarktype=Directory,
                 autosave=self.settings.autosave_bookmarks)
             self.bookmarks.load()
+            self.bookmarks.enable_saving_backtick_bookmark(
+                    self.settings.save_backtick_bookmark)
 
         self.ui.setup_curses()
         self.ui.initialize()
@@ -190,6 +192,10 @@ class FM(Actions,  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
             'setopt.metadata_deep_search',
             lambda signal: setattr(signal.fm.metadata, 'deep_search', signal.value)
         )
+        self.settings.signal_bind(
+            'setopt.save_backtick_bookmark',
+            lambda signal: signal.fm.bookmarks.enable_saving_backtick_bookmark(signal.value)
+        )
 
     def destroy(self):
         debug = ranger.args.debug