Yazi

Tabbed file manager with preview supporting numerous file types.

The install instructions are here. Don't forget to add the shell wrapper. Plugins are also available.

Add a shortcut ! to drop to the shell in current directory. Type exit to return to yazi. Add this keybinding to your keymap.toml file:

[[manager.prepend_keymap]]
on   = "!"
run  = 'shell "pwsh.exe" --block'
desc = "Open PowerShell here"

mpv for video playback is recommended. Edit yazi.toml accordingly.

yazi

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For all keybindings, see the default keymap.toml file.

To navigate between files and directories you can use the arrow keys ←, ↓, ↑ and → or Vim-like keys such as h, j, k, l:

Key binding	Alternate key	Action
`k`	`↑`	Move the cursor up
`j`	`↓`	Move the cursor down
`l`	`→`	Enter hovered directory
`h`	`←`	Leave the current directory and into its parent

Further navigation commands can be found in the table below.

Key binding	Action
`K`	Seek up 5 units in the preview
`J`	Seek down 5 units in the preview
`g` ⇒ `g`	Move cursor to the top
`G`	Move cursor to the bottom
`z`	Jump to a directory using zoxide
`Z`	Jump to a directory or reveal a file using fzf

Selection

To select files and directories, the following commands are available.

Key binding	Action
`Space`	Toggle selection of hovered file/directory
`v`	Enter visual mode (selection mode)
`V`	Enter visual mode (unset mode)
`Ctrl` + `a`	Select all files
`Ctrl` + `r`	Inverse selection of all files
`Esc`	Cancel selection

To interact with selected files/directories use any of the commands below.

Key binding	Action
`o`	Open selected files
`O`	Open selected files interactively
`Enter`	Open selected files
`Shift` + `Enter`	Open selected files interactively (some terminals don't support it yet)
`Tab`	Show the file information
`y`	Yank selected files (copy)
`x`	Yank selected files (cut)
`p`	Paste yanked files
`P`	Paste yanked files (overwrite if the destination exists)
`Y` or `X`	Cancel the yank status
`d`	Trash selected files
`D`	Permanently delete selected files
`a`	Create a file (ends with / for directories)
`r`	Rename selected file(s)
`.`	Toggle the visibility of hidden files

Further file operation commands can be found in the table below.

Key binding	Action
`;`	Run a shell command
`:`	Run a shell command (block until finishes)
`-`	Symlink the absolute path of yanked files
`_`	Symlink the relative path of yanked files
`Ctrl` + `-`	Hardlink yanked files

To copy paths, use any of the following commands below.

Observation: c ⇒ d indicates pressing the c key followed by pressing the d key.

Key binding	Action
`c` ⇒ `c`	Copy the file path
`c` ⇒ `d`	Copy the directory path
`c` ⇒ `f`	Copy the filename
`c` ⇒ `n`	Copy the filename without extension

Key binding	Action
`f`	Filter files

Key binding	Action
`s`	Search files by name using fd
`S`	Search files by content using ripgrep
`Ctrl` + `s`	Cancel the ongoing search

To sort files/directories use the following commands.

Observation: , ⇒ a indicates pressing the , key followed by pressing the a key.

Key binding	Action
`,` ⇒ `m`	Sort by modified time
`,` ⇒ `M`	Sort by modified time (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `b`	Sort by birth time
`,` ⇒ `B`	Sort by birth time (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `e`	Sort by file extension
`,` ⇒ `E`	Sort by file extension (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `a`	Sort alphabetically
`,` ⇒ `A`	Sort alphabetically (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `n`	Sort naturally
`,` ⇒ `N`	Sort naturally (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `s`	Sort by size
`,` ⇒ `S`	Sort by size (reverse)
`,` ⇒ `r`	Sort randomly

Key binding	Action
`t`	Create a new tab with CWD
`1`, `2`, ..., `9`	Switch to the N-th tab
`[`	Switch to the previous tab
`]`	Switch to the next tab
`{`	Swap current tab with previous tab
`}`	Swap current tab with next tab
`Ctrl` + `c`	Close the current tab