examples/bash_automatic_cd.sh


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# Automatically change the directory in bash after closing ranger
#
# This is a bash function for .bashrc to automatically change the directory to
# the last visited one after ranger quits.
# To undo the effect of this function, you can type "cd -" to return to the
# original directory.

function ranger-cd {
    tempfile='/tmp/chosendir'
    /usr/bin/ranger --choosedir="$tempfile" "${@:-$(pwd)}"
    test -f "$tempfile" &&
    if [ "$(cat -- "$tempfile")" != "$(echo -n `pwd`)" ]; then
        cd -- "$(cat "$tempfile")"
    fi
    rm -f -- "$tempfile"
}

# This binds Ctrl-O to ranger-cd:
bind '"\C-o":"ranger-cd\C-m"'