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Vifm vi-like file manager

Version 0.14.4 · source

Vifm, Postcard, light preview Light · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Vifm, Postcard, dark preview Dark · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF Vifm, Postcard, ink saver preview Ink saver · Postcard 102 × 152 mm · PDF
Vifm, A5, light preview Light · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Vifm, A5, dark preview Dark · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF Vifm, A5, ink saver preview Ink saver · A5 148 × 210 mm · PDF
Vifm, A4, light preview Light · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Vifm, A4, dark preview Dark · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF Vifm, A4, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 210 × 297 mm · PDF
Vifm, A4 landscape, light preview Light · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Vifm, A4 landscape, dark preview Dark · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF Vifm, A4 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A4 landscape 297 × 210 mm · PDF
Vifm, A3, light preview Light · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Vifm, A3, dark preview Dark · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF Vifm, A3, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 297 × 420 mm · PDF
Vifm, A3 landscape, light preview Light · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Vifm, A3 landscape, dark preview Dark · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF Vifm, A3 landscape, ink saver preview Ink saver · A3 landscape 420 × 297 mm · PDF
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Start here

j / k
Move down / up
h / l
Parent / enter or open
Tab
Switch pane
t
Select file
yy p
Copy to other pane
dd
Delete (to trash)
/
Search names
:
Command line

Concepts

Left directory
Right directory
Left pane and right pane; Tab switches, p puts here
j / k
Down / up
h
Go to parent directory
l / Enter
Open file or enter directory
gg / G
First / last entry
Ctrl+F / Ctrl+B
Page down / up
Ctrl+D / Ctrl+U
Half page down / up
H / M / L
Top / middle / bottom of window
Ctrl+O / Ctrl+I
Back / forward in directory history
Ctrl+I is the same key as Tab; see the cpoptions tip.
gh
Go up a directory, also from custom views
n%
Jump to n percent of the list
:cd <path>
Change directory
:pushd <path>
Push directory on the stack
:popd
Pop directory from the stack
:siblnext / :siblprev
Next / previous sibling directory

Panes & Tabs

Tab
Switch to other pane
Switches panes when cpoptions has t; otherwise it goes forward in history.
Ctrl+W h/j/k/l
Focus pane left / down / up / right
Ctrl+W o
Leave only the current pane
Ctrl+W s / Ctrl+W v
Split horizontally / vertically
Ctrl+W x
Exchange the two panes
Ctrl+W |
Maximise current pane
Ctrl+W =
Equal pane sizes
Ctrl+W z
Close preview or view mode
:tabnew [path]
Open a new tab
gt / gT
Next / previous tab
:tabclose
Close current tab
:tabname <name>
Name current tab
:tabonly
Close all other tabs
:sync
Point other pane to this directory
:only
Show a single pane
e
Explore file in the pane (quick view)
:tree
Toggle tree view

Selection

t
Toggle selection of current file
v / V
Visual mode: select a range
Move with j/k, then act (y, d, ...), or Esc to cancel.
av
Visual mode keeping current selection
gv
Restore last visual selection
gs
Restore saved selection
:select <pattern>
Select files matching pattern
:unselect <pattern>
Deselect files matching pattern
:invert s
Invert the selection
Esc / Ctrl+C
Cancel and clear selection
[s / ]s
Previous / next selected entry

File Operations

yy
Yank file(s)
p
Put yanked files here (copy)
P
Put yanked files here (move)
dd
Delete (to trash if enabled)
DD
Delete permanently, skip trash
cw
Rename file(s) in an editor
With several selected files it opens all names in your editor; save and quit to apply.
cW
Rename without the extension
C
Clone file
u / Ctrl+R
Undo / redo last file operation
:mkdir <name>
Create directory
:touch <name>
Create empty file
:rename!
Rename recursively in an editor
:substitute/<re>/<repl>/
Rename by pattern
:restore
Restore file from trash
:empty
Empty trash for good
al / rl
Make absolute / relative symlink
cp
Change permissions
Ctrl+A / Ctrl+X
Increment / decrement number in name
ga
Compute directory size
Ctrl+G
Show file details

Search & Filter

/ <pattern>
Search forward
? <pattern>
Search backward
n / N
Next / previous match
f <c> / F <c>
Jump to name starting with char
; / ,
Repeat f / F forward / back
= <regex>
Filter list by regex
zr
Clear the local filter
za
Toggle dot files
zf
Hide selected files permanently
:find <pattern>
Search with find, list in menu
:grep <pattern>
Search file contents
:locate <pattern>
Search via locate
:sort
Open sort dialog

Marks & Commands

m <a-z>
Set mark
' <a-z>
Jump to mark
''
Back to previous location
:marks
List marks
:bmark <tag>
Bookmark current directory
:bmgo
Pick a bookmark to go to
!!
Run shell command
:!<cmd>
Run shell command
%f is current file, %F selected files, %d current dir, %D other pane's dir.
:shell
Start a shell
q:
Edit command line in editor
.
Repeat last : command
:copy / :move
Copy / move to other pane
:compare
Compare the two panes
:help
Open built-in help
:history
Show history
ZZ
Quit
ZQ
Quit without saving state
:q
Quit

Configuration

:set dotfiles
Show hidden files
:set vicmd=<editor>
Set editor
:set trash
Enable trash
:set vifminfo=...
What to remember between runs
:filetype <pattern> <cmd>
Associate programs with files
:fileviewer <pattern> <cmd>
Preview command for files
:nnoremap <keys> <cmd>
Map a normal-mode key
:command <name> <cmd>
Define user command
:colorscheme <name>
Switch color scheme
:source <file>
Run commands from file
:restart
Reload config and state

Recipes

Basic vifmrc
" ~/.config/vifm/vifmrcset vicmd=vimset trashset dotfilesset vifminfo=savedirs,tabsnnoremap <f3> :view<cr>filetype *.pdf zathura %c %i &
Copy selection to the other pane
t on each file (or v ... Esc)yyTabp
Bulk rename
V  (select the files with j/k)cw# edit names in editor, :wq
Open in a running instance
vifm --remote -c 'cd /srv'vifm --server-list