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Veedrac

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Registered: 2011-07-19

Posts: 81

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

lfm didn't crash on my system. It was pretty stable and opened ( and opens) several compressed files for me without error.

I got it to crash under one circumstance. The file could have just been bad, but it should have caught that error.

I believe this is the only option missing in ranger, otherwise it's complete in all aspects.

Fair enough....

Atleast an option should be given to enable or disable this functionality, so that who want to use it will use it and those who don't want it, they disable it.

I never said I disliked the idea. All I said was that it will take a lot of effort, and no-one's stepped up to help Hut with it.

My aside about lfm's implementation was just that - an aside comment meant to be taken humorously (but with a kernel of point). I have a feeling you took it to mean I don't want the functionality - I do want the functionality, I just don't want to put the effort in (yet; there's always next year :-P).

I only want to see this option added to ranger otherwise it covers all the functionality needed by me. And, also, i think, many would welcome this functionality if I'm not wrong.

On the basis that others have asked, you are not wrong. I don't use archives that much, though, so it wouldn't be that big of a deal to me.

darkfeline

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Registered: 2012-02-14

Posts: 94

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,

Just something I ran into, it gets annoying sometimes.  When you yy and pp a directory in its parent directory, it copies itself into itself instead of renaming itself.  Sorry, it's hard to explain in words.

With the example setup

/test/hi

if you are in

/

and you yy

/test

and pp into

/

you end up with

/test/hi
/test/test/hi

instead of

/test/hi
/test.~1~/hi

Is this intended behavior?  It runs contrary to pasting files and is somewhat counterintuitive.

hituni

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Registered: 2012-10-27

Posts: 2

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hello!
I rename some files with the "rrname" command from my commands.py:

class rrname(Command):
	def execute(self):
		filenames = [f.basename for f in self.fm.thistab.get_selection()]
		for f in filenames:
			new_name = '-' + f
			self.fm.rename(f, new_name)

		# attempt to do something with renamed files
                self.fm.reload_cwd()
		with open('out', 'w') as log:
			cwd = self.fm.thisdir
			for fileobj in cwd.files:
				filename = fileobj.basename
				log.write(str(filename))

[...]

Thank you as well for this awesome and informative reply! Another question concerning this: Would it be possible to draw small borders between the different file type groups? I'm thinking of something similar to Windows' 'group by file type' option which separates the individual groups by showing small borders: Screenshot (Image found via Google, source is here, I don't own a copy of Windows to reproduce this, sorry.)

PotatoesMaster

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From: France

Registered: 2010-08-26

Posts: 54

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi there!

I recently discovered slmenu, a dmenu clone for the console.
I wanted to use it in ranger, in this function I added to my options.py:

class locate(Command):
	"""
	:locate <name_part>

	Search in current directory and subdirs for a file whose name contains the
	given string (case insensitive) and prompt for the one to select in ranger
	using slmenu (press escape 2 times to cancel).
	"""
	def execute(self):
		import subprocess
		from ranger.core.loader import safeDecode
		import sys
		import os.path

		if self.rest(1):
			command = 'find . -iname ' + shell_quote('*' + self.rest(1) + '*') + \
					'| slmenu -t -i -l $(($(tput lines)-1)) -p locate '
			self.fm.ui.suspend()
			try:
				p = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
				filename = p.communicate()[0]
			finally:
				self.fm.ui.initialize()
			if p.poll() == 0: # no error returned
				if sys.version >= '3':
					filename = safeDecode(filename)
				# remove the newline
				filename = filename.rstrip('\n')
				# make the path absolute
				filename = os.path.join(self.fm.thisdir.path, filename.lstrip('./'))
				# select the file
				self.fm.select_file(filename)
		else:
			self.fm.notify('usage: locate <name_part>', bad=True)

There is the problem: the line self.fm.select_file(filename) changes the working directory but does not select the file.
Is there something I missed?

Edit: fm.select_file() works better with an absolute path.
Code above is fixed.

Last edited by PotatoesMaster (2012-10-30 11:08:41)

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ccc1

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Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 111

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,

just a quick question:
i use btrfs and copying a file in ranger doesn't use copy-on-write, i.e. the file is just copied and therefore wasting space.
In the terminal, i use the alias 'alias cp="cp --reflink=auto"' in my bashrc to enable copy-on-write.
How can i configure ranger to use the cp option "--reflink=auto"?  I could modify actions.py. But the problem with this solution is that i'll have to modify actions.py everytime ranger is updated.

ccc1

Veedrac

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Registered: 2011-07-19

Posts: 81

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,

just a quick question:
i use btrfs and copying a file in ranger doesn't use copy-on-write, i.e. the file is just copied and therefore wasting space.
In the terminal, i use the alias 'alias cp="cp --reflink=auto"' in my bashrc to enable copy-on-write.
How can i configure ranger to use the cp option "--reflink=auto"?  I could modify actions.py. But the problem with this solution is that i'll have to modify actions.py everytime ranger is updated.

The problem here is that Ranger moved to an internal copy system in order to have progress bar support. This would only work if we actually copied. The only option is to make your own command to use the built-in cp.

Fortunately it should be as simple as map pp shell cp --reflink=auto -- %c in your rc.conf [COMPLETELY UNTESTED].

However, you lose a lot of the benefits that the new (and previous implementations) have, so you'd likely want something more complex.

ccc1

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Registered: 2009-04-16

Posts: 111

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Ok, i see. Then i'll just use the command line if i want to copy a file with copy-on-write. Isn't such a big deal.

ccc1

loop

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Registered: 2011-05-06

Posts: 58

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hello!

First of all, thank you, @hut, for cm/ca key fix, in works perfect.
Also I have to confess, some new "features" drove me here again. Hope my report will help you to make ranger even more better.

1. Strange behaviour of %S:
Conditions:

Have files:
    /tmp/testdir/testfile1
    /tmp/testfile2

Do:
    1. :cd /tmp/testdir/
    2. :tab_new %d
    3. <tab> to get the previous tab back
    4. <h> to uplevel
    5. some <j> of <k> to stay on testfile2
    6. <tab> to switch tabs again
    7. :shell -w echo %S
            got /tmp/testdir/ instead of /tmp/testfile2

2. Not sure if bug, but just in case:
If I do
    :tab_new %%d

ranger crashes:

ranger version: 1.5.5, executed with python 2.7.3rc2
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Current file: None
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/core/main.py", line 130, in main
    fm.loop()
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/core/fm.py", line 263, in loop
    ui.redraw()
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/ui.py", line 248, in redraw
    self.draw()
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/ui.py", line 274, in draw
    DisplayableContainer.draw(self)
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/displayable.py", line 254, in draw
    displayable.draw()
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/widgets/titlebar.py", line 39, in draw
    self._calc_bar()
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/widgets/titlebar.py", line 84, in _calc_bar
    self._get_left_part(bar)
  File "/home/loop/.ranger/ranger/gui/widgets/titlebar.py", line 106, in _get_left_part
    self.fm.thisdir.path.startswith(self.fm.home_path):
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'path'

CREED0R

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Registered: 2012-11-24

Posts: 16

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,
I'm relatively new to textbased file managers but have tested some of them over the last couple of days and I really really like ranger.
Unfortunately (and I know that's contrary to the whole idea) I don't really like editing my code files with vim.

How can I customize ranger to use a different (non terminal based) editor for editing files so that it open's them in a new window?

-CREED0R

@Edit:
Never mind, I figured it out. In 'apps.py' I changed

return self.either(c, 'vim', 'emacs', 'nano')

to

return self.either(c, 'sublime', 'vim', 'emacs', 'nano')

Great FM!

Last edited by CREED0R (2012-11-24 14:28:57)

loop

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Registered: 2011-05-06

Posts: 58

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

@CREED0R
Also you can use ~/.config/ranger/rifle.conf for filetype associations (development version of ranger).

Last edited by loop (2012-11-24 19:26:00)

ryzion

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Registered: 2012-03-20

Posts: 95

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

I'm having trouble cutting(dd) and pasting(pp) large files (>800MB) to a mounted network share. 5-10 % of the file is stored to the new location, the old file still exists after op. any ideas? any information I can provide?

OK100

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From: [U==]

Registered: 2010-04-26

Posts: 455

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

When the option draw_borders is set to True and option padding_right to False, two vertical lines are used to separate columns:

draw_borders = True
padding_right = False

Is it a bug?

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Unia

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From: Stockholm, Sweden

Registered: 2010-03-30

Posts: 2,486

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

^ Bug or not, it looks cool

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hut

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From: Hanover, Germany

Registered: 2010-03-12

Posts: 569

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

[marquee][blink]NOTE[/blink][/marquee]: the chances for a quick reply (from me) are higher if you use the "official channels", which are the mailing list ( https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/ranger-users ) and the bug tracker ( http://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=ranger ).

When the option draw_borders is set to True and option padding_right to False, two vertical lines are used to separate columns:
http://ompldr.org/tZ2d2bg

draw_borders = True
padding_right = False

Is it a bug?

I guess "draw_borders = True" is really only supported with "collapse_preview = False". It looks broken for me if I don't turn off the latter option. (ranger-1.5.5-master). I'll fix it at some point.

I'm having trouble cutting(dd) and pasting(pp) large files (>800MB) to a mounted network share. 5-10 % of the file is stored to the new location, the old file still exists after op. any ideas? any information I can provide?

Does it happen every time? Maybe you stop the transfer with ctrl+C? Does it work with "!cp %c ." (while you are in the target directory in ranger)?

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ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,358

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Notwithstanding the above message, just a simple question, any way to have completion of shell commands? It seems it SHOULD be supported but the only completions I get are file names, not other shell completion (for example the options for netcfg etc.).

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hut

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From: Hanover, Germany

Registered: 2010-03-12

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Notwithstanding the above message, just a simple question, any way to have completion of shell commands? It seems it SHOULD be supported but the only completions I get are file names, not other shell completion (for example the options for netcfg etc.).

There's no bash (or any other shell) embedded in ranger, so it would have to parse the completion files and make sense of them somehow. The place to put this code in would be the function "tab" of the class "shell" in ~/.config/ranger/commands.py but I wouldn't know what to write since i have no experience with autocompleting options of programs in the shell.

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antywey

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Registered: 2012-11-29

Posts: 2

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hello,

I'm trying to open all text file (wich are open with VIM) in another terminal (to keep Ranger open and usable).
For that, I tried to change in apps.py the method app_editor() by adding just before the return line : c += 'td'.

That don't work (as you can guess...), and I don't understand why. Someone can help me?

Thank you in advance,

Denis

ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Notwithstanding the above message, just a simple question, any way to have completion of shell commands? It seems it SHOULD be supported but the only completions I get are file names, not other shell completion (for example the options for netcfg etc.).

There's no bash (or any other shell) embedded in ranger, so it would have to parse the completion files and make sense of them somehow. The place to put this code in would be the function "tab" of the class "shell" in ~/.config/ranger/commands.py but I wouldn't know what to write since i have no experience with autocompleting options of programs in the shell.

Thanks, I guess I'll just keep the shell open elsewhere then. Which makes me think of a feature request, would here be better or the bug tracker?

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mentat

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From: France

Registered: 2009-01-13

Posts: 138

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hello,

I'm trying to open all text file (wich are open with VIM) in another terminal (to keep Ranger open and usable).
For that, I tried to change in apps.py the method app_editor() by adding just before the return line : c += 'td'.

That don't work (as you can guess...), and I don't understand why. Someone can help me?

Thank you in advance,

Denis

Denis, maybe you need to use rifle.conf file instead apps.py

Create the default one:

ranger --copy-config

edit

vim ~/.config/ranger/rifle.conf

find the "text file" part (line 27?)

# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
...

The first command line is the default one.
The other line appear in the menu (when you press "l" for this file type) if conditions are true.

So you can modify the first one to add a flag ft

mime ^text,      label editor, flag ft = "$EDITOR" -- "$@"

antywey

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Registered: 2012-11-29

Posts: 2

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Thanks!

I finally achieve my goal by chaging in rifle.conf the mime line :
mime ^text,  label editor, flag f = xterm -e vim "$@"

hut

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From: Hanover, Germany

Registered: 2010-03-12

Posts: 569

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Notwithstanding the above message, just a simple question, any way to have completion of shell commands? It seems it SHOULD be supported but the only completions I get are file names, not other shell completion (for example the options for netcfg etc.).

There's no bash (or any other shell) embedded in ranger, so it would have to parse the completion files and make sense of them somehow. The place to put this code in would be the function "tab" of the class "shell" in ~/.config/ranger/commands.py but I wouldn't know what to write since i have no experience with autocompleting options of programs in the shell.

Thanks, I guess I'll just keep the shell open elsewhere then. Which makes me think of a feature request, would here be better or the bug tracker?

Go ahead and abuse the bug tracker as feature request tracker

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ryzion

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Registered: 2012-03-20

Posts: 95

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

[marquee]

I guess "draw_borders = True" is really only supported with "collapse_preview = False". It looks broken for me if I don't turn off the latter option. (ranger-1.5.5-master). I'll fix it at some point.

I'm having trouble cutting(dd) and pasting(pp) large files (>800MB) to a mounted network share. 5-10 % of the file is stored to the new location, the old file still exists after op. any ideas? any information I can provide?

Does it happen every time? Maybe you stop the transfer with ctrl+C? Does it work with "!cp %c ." (while you are in the target directory in ranger)?

The error seemed to occur due to false permissions. The target directory was ro ... still don't understand why ranger copied the first 10%....

Something completely different: Is it possible to yank a selection in multiple directories? eg: file "foo" in home and file "bar" in /home/dir?(booth files are selected via <space>

loop

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Registered: 2011-05-06

Posts: 58

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Something completely different: Is it possible to yank a selection in multiple directories? eg: file "foo" in home and file "bar" in /home/dir?(booth files are selected via <space>

Yes it is possible with 'ya' hotkey (yank add). Same way you can use 'da' to add files for mooving.

cap_sensitive

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Registered: 2010-04-05

Posts: 35

Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,

Ranger seems unable to sort 'week10' after 'week9' (both of them are directories). I've tried

toggle_option sort_directories_first

hut

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From: Hanover, Germany

Registered: 2010-03-12

Posts: 569

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Re: Ranger, a textbased filemanager

Hi,

Ranger seems unable to sort 'week10' after 'week9' (both of them are directories). I've tried

toggle_option sort_directories_first

make sure that this is in your options.py (it's there by default in recent versions):

sort = "natural"

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