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diff --git a/code/help.rb b/code/help.rb index 77d93e1d..974039b7 100644 --- a/code/help.rb +++ b/code/help.rb @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module Fm l running files in different ways c creating, deleting, moving, copying o more commands that don't fit elsewhere + z switching to the PWD after exiting ranger To interrupt current operations: <Ctrl-C> To quit: Q or ZZ or <Ctrl-D> or <Ctrl-C><Ctrl-C> (quickly twice in a row) @@ -210,6 +211,30 @@ module Fm + key:z + One possible use of ranger is navigating quickly to a directory, + exit ranger, return to the shell but stay at the location where you + left with ranger. + To use this feature, do the following: + + 1. enter this line into your ~/.bashrc (if you use bash. other + shells should be similar): + alias ranger='cd "`/path/to/ranger --cd 3>&1 1>&2`"' + + 2. reload your bashrc by typing: + source ~/.bashrc + + 3. type in ranger, navigate and quit. in bash, you should still + be in the directory where you left with ranger. + + The --cd switch writes the pwd to the 3rd file descriptor on exit, + the cd command will read from it and change the dir accordingly. + If you decide that you don't want to change the directory after all, + you can toggle the --cd switch inside ranger by typing tc. + Also, typing ZX quits ranger with the --cd switch inverted. + + + END hash = {} |