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## nnn
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Noice is Not Noice, a noicer fork...
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<p align="center">
<a href="https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/jarun/nnn.svg?maxAge=600" alt="Latest release" /></a>
<a href="http://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nnn"><img src="https://img.shields.io/homebrew/v/nnn.svg?maxAge=600" alt="Homebrew" /></a>
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<a href="https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/nnn/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/archlinux-rolling-blue.svg?maxAge=600" alt="Arch Linux" /></a>
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<a href="https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nnn&searchon=names&exact=1"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/debian-10+-blue.svg?maxAge=2592000" alt="Debian Buster+" /></a>
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<a href="https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/nnn"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/fedora-27+-blue.svg?maxAge=2592000" alt="Fedora 27+" /></a>
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<a href="https://software.opensuse.org/package/nnn"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/opensuse%20leap-15.0+-blue.svg?maxAge=2592000" alt="openSUSE Leap 15.0+" /></a>
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<a href="https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=nnn&searchon=names&exact=1"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/ubuntu-17.10+-blue.svg?maxAge=2592000" alt="Ubuntu Artful+" /></a>
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</p>
<p align="center">
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<a href="https://travis-ci.org/jarun/nnn"><img src="https://img.shields.io/travis/jarun/nnn/master.svg" alt="Build Status" /></a>
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<a href="https://github.com/jarun/nnn/blob/master/LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%202--Clause-yellow.svg?maxAge=2592000" alt="License" /></a>
</p>
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[![nnn video](https://i.imgur.com/ZB5UdQ8.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2n5aGqou9E "Click to see nnn in action!")
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<p align="center"><i>nnn in action! (Thanks Luke Smith for the video!)</i></a></p>
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`nnn` is smooth... like butter. It's also probably the [fastest and most lightweight](#comparison) file manager you have ever used.
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`nnn` integrates seamlessly with your DE and favourite GUI utilities, has a unique _navigate-as-you-type_ mode with auto-select, disk usage analyzer mode, bookmarks, contexts, application launcher, familiar navigation shortcuts, subshell spawning, quick notes and much more.
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Integrate utilities like sxiv (image preview) or fzy (fuzzy subtree search) easily, transfer selected files using lftp or use it as a (neo)vim plugin; `nnn` supports as many scripts as you need! Refer to the [How to](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to) section on wiki for more details.
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It runs on Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, BSD, Cygwin, Linux subsystem for Windows and Termux.
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[Quickstart](#quickstart) and see how `nnn` simplifies those long desktop sessions.
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*Love smart and efficient utilities? Explore [my repositories](https://github.com/jarun?tab=repositories). Buy me a cup of coffee if they help you.*
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<p align="center">
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</p>
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#### TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- [Features](#features)
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- [Comparison](#comparison)
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- [Installation](#installation)
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- [Dependencies](#dependencies)
- [From a package manager](#from-a-package-manager)
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- [Release packages](#release-packages)
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- [From source](#from-source)
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- [Shell completion](#shell-completion)
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- [Usage](#usage)
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- [Cmdline options](#cmdline-options)
- [Keyboard shortcuts](#keyboard-shortcuts)
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- [Leader key](#leader-key)
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- [Contexts](#contexts)
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- [Context-specific color](#context-specific-color)
- [Selection](#selection)
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- [Filters](#filters)
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- [Navigate-as-you-type](#navigate-as-you-type)
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- [File indicators](#file-indicators)
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- [Utility dependencies](#utility-dependencies)
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- [Configuration](#configuration)
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- [Help](#help)
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- [Quickstart](#quickstart)
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- [How to](#how-to)
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- [Why fork?](#why-fork)
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- [Mentions](#mentions)
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- [Developers](#developers)
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- [Contributions](#contributions)
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#### FEATURES
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- Modes
- Basic, detail (default), disk usage analyzer (du)
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- File picker, vim (or neovim) plugin
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- Navigation
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- Familiar, easy shortcuts (arrows, `~`, `-`, `&`)
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- *Navigate-as-you-type* with auto-select directory
- Contexts (_aka_ tabs _aka_ workspaces)
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- Bookmarks
- Pin and visit a directory
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- Sorting
- Directories always listed on top
- Sort by file name, modification time, size
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- Numeric order for numeric names (visit _/proc_)
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- Search
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- Instant filtering with *search-as-you-type*
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- Regex and substring match
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- Mimes
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- Open with desktop opener or specify a custom app
- Create, list, extract archives (needs (p)atool)
- Open all text files in EDITOR (optional)
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- Information
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- Detailed stat-like file information
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- Media information (needs mediainfo/exiftool)
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- Convenience
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- Create, rename files and directories
- Select files across directories
- Copy, move, delete selection
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- Create sym/hard link(s) to selection
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- Transfer files using lftp
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- Batch rename/move/delete (needs vidir)
- Show directories in custom color (default: blue)
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- Per-context directory color
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- Spawn a subshell in the current directory
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- Run a command, launch applications
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- Run custom scripts in the current directory
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- Repository of custom scripts
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- Run current file as executable
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- Change directory at exit (*easy* shell integration)
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- Edit file in EDITOR or open in PAGER
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- Take quick notes
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- Terminal locker integration
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- Unicode support
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- Highly optimized, static analysis integrated code
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- Available on many distros
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#### COMPARISON
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Stripped binary (or script) size and memory usage of `nnn` and some other similar utilities while viewing a directory with 13.5K files (0 directories), sorted by size/du:
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<pre>
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<b>BINSZ</b> VIRT <b> RES</b> SHR S %MEM COMMAND
<b> 650K</b> 139720 <b>91220</b> 8460 S 1.1 ranger
<b> 1M</b> 50496 <b>15328</b> 4076 S 0.2 vifm
<b> 1M</b> 72152 <b>12468</b> 7336 S 0.2 mc
<b> 70K</b> 16068 <b> 4620</b> 2408 S 0.1 ncdu
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<b> 55K</b> 15740 <b> 4348</b> 2460 S 0.1 nnn -S
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</pre>
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Intrigued? Find out [HOW](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/performance-factors).
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#### INSTALLATION
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#### Dependencies
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`nnn` needs a curses library with wide character support (like ncursesw) and standard libc.
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#### From a package manager
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- [Alpine Linux](https://pkgs.alpinelinux.org/packages?name=nnn) (`apk add nnn`)
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- [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/nnn/) (`pacman -S nnn`)
- [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=nnn&searchon=names&exact=1) (`apt-get install nnn`)
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- [Fedora](https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/nnn) (`dnf install nnn`)
- [FreeBSD](https://www.freshports.org/misc/nnn) (`pkg install nnn`)
- [Gentoo](https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/app-misc/nnn) (`emerge nnn`)
- [macOS/Homebrew](http://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nnn) (`brew install nnn`)
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- [Milis Linux](https://notabug.org/milislinux/milis/src/master/talimatname/genel/n/nnn/talimat) (`mps kur nnn`)
- [NixOS](https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tree/master/pkgs/applications/misc/nnn) (`nix-env -i nnn`)
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- [OpenBSD](https://cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/ports/sysutils/nnn/) (`pkg_add nnn`)
- [openSUSE](https://software.opensuse.org/package/nnn) (and packages for several other distros) (`zypper in nnn`)
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- [pkgrsc](http://pkgsrc.se/sysutils/nnn) (`pkg_add nnn`)
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- [Raspbian Testing](https://archive.raspbian.org/raspbian/pool/main/n/nnn/) (`apt-get install nnn`)
- [Slackware](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/nnn/) (`slackpkg install nnn`)
- [Solus](https://packages.getsol.us/shannon/n/nnn/) (`eopkg install nnn`)
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- [Source Mage](http://codex.sourcemage.org/test/shell-term-fm/nnn/) (`cast nnn`)
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- [Termux](https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/tree/master/packages/nnn) (`pkg in nnn`)
- [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=nnn&searchon=names&exact=1) (`apt-get install nnn`)
- [Ubuntu PPA](https://launchpad.net/~twodopeshaggy/+archive/ubuntu/jarun/) (`apt-get install nnn`)
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- [Void Linux](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/nnn) (`xbps-install -S nnn`)
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#### Release packages
Packages for Arch Linux, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, Solus, and Ubuntu are available with the [latest stable release](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/latest).
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#### From source
To cook yourself, download the [latest stable release](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/releases/latest) or clone this repository (*risky*). Then install the dependencies and compile (e.g. on Ubuntu 16.04):
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$ sudo apt-get install pkg-config libncursesw5-dev
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$ make
$ sudo make install
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`PREFIX` is supported, in case you want to install to a different location.
- Compilation information for [Raspberry Pi](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/issues/182)
- Instructions for [Cygwin](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Cygwin-instructions)
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#### Shell completion
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Search keyword and option completion scripts for Bash, Fish and Zsh can be found in respective subdirectories of [`scripts/auto-completion/`](scripts/auto-completion). Please refer to your shell's manual for installation instructions.
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#### USAGE
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#### Cmdline options
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```
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usage: nnn [-b key] [-C] [-e] [-i] [-l]
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[-p file] [-S] [-v] [-h] [PATH]
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The missing terminal file manager for X.
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positional args:
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PATH start dir [default: current dir]
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optional args:
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-b key open bookmark key
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-C disable directory color
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-e use exiftool for media info
-i nav-as-you-type mode
-l light mode
-p file selection file (stdout if '-')
-S disk usage mode
-v show version
-h show help
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```
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`>` indicates the currently selected entry in `nnn`.
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#### Keyboard shortcuts
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Press <kbd>?</kbd> in `nnn` to see the list anytime.
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```
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NAVIGATION
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↑, k, ^P Up PgUp, ^U Scroll up
↓, j, ^N Down PgDn, ^D Scroll down
←, h, ^H Parent dir ~ Go HOME
↵, →, l, ^M Open file/dir & Start dir
Home, g, ^A First entry - Last visited dir
End, G, ^E Last entry . Toggle show hidden
/ Filter Ins, ^T Toggle nav-as-you-type
b Pin current dir ^W Go to pinned dir
Tab, ^I Next context d Toggle detail view
`, ^/ Leader key N, LeadN Go to/create context N
Esc Exit prompt ^L Redraw/clear prompt
^G Quit and cd q Quit context
Q, ^Q Quit ? Help, config
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FILES
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^O Open with... n Create new/link
D File details ^R Rename entry
⎵, ^K Copy entry path r Open dir in vidir
Y, ^Y Toggle selection y List selection
P Copy selection X Delete selection
V Move selection ^X Delete entry
f Archive entry F List archive
^F Extract archive m, M Brief/full media info
e Edit in EDITOR p Open in PAGER
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ORDER TOGGLES
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^J Disk usage S Apparent du
t Modification time s Size
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MISC
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!, ^] Spawn SHELL in dir C Execute entry
R, ^V Run custom script L Lock terminal
^S Run a command N Take note
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```
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Help & settings, file details, media info and archive listing are shown in the PAGER. Please use the PAGER-specific keys in these screens.
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#### Leader key
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The Leader key (<kbd>`</kbd> or <kbd>^/</kbd>) provides a powerful multi-functional navigation mechanism. It is case-sensitive and understands contexts, bookmarks and handy location shortcuts.
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| Key | Function |
|:---:| --- |
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| <kbd>1-4</kbd> | Go to/create selected context |
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| <kbd>></kbd>, <kbd>.</kbd> | Go to next active context |
| <kbd><</kbd>, <kbd>,</kbd> | Go to previous active context |
| key | Go to bookmarked location |
| <kbd>~</kbd> | Go to HOME directory |
| <kbd>-</kbd> | Go to last visited directory |
| <kbd>&</kbd> | Go to start directory |
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| <kbd>q</kbd> | Quit context |
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#### Contexts
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Contexts serve the purpose of exploring multiple directories simultaneously. 4 contexts are available. The status of the contexts are shown in the top left corner:
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- the current context is in reverse
- other used contexts are underlined
- rest are unused
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To switch to a context press the Leader key followed by the context number (1-4).
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The first time a context is entered, it copies the state of the last visited context. Each context remembers its start directory and last visited directory.
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When a context is quit, the next active context is selected. If the last active context is quit, the program quits.
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##### Context-specific color
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Each context can have its own color for directories specified:
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export NNN_CONTEXT_COLORS='1234'
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colors: 0-black, 1-red, 2-green, 3-yellow, 4-blue (default), 5-magenta, 6-cyan, 7-white
#### Selection
Use <kbd>^K</kbd> to copy the absolute path of the file under the cursor.
To copy multiple absolute file paths:
- press <kbd>^Y</kbd> (or <kbd>Y</kbd>) to enter selection mode. In this mode it's possible to
- cherry-pick individual files one by one by pressing <kbd>^K</kbd> on each entry (works across directories and contexts); or,
- navigate to another file in the same directory to select a range of files
- press <kbd>^Y</kbd> (or <kbd>Y</kbd>) _again_ to copy the paths and exit the selection mode
The files in the list can now be copied (<kbd>P</kbd>), moved (<kbd>V</kbd>) or removed (<kbd>X</kbd>).
To list the file paths copied to memory press <kbd>y</kbd>.
File paths are copied to the temporary file `DIR/.nnncp`, where `DIR` (by priority) is:
$HOME or,
$TMPDIR or,
/tmp
The path is shown in the help and configuration screen.
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#### Filters
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Filters support regexes by default to instantly (search-as-you-type) list the matching entries in the current directory.
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Common use cases:
- to list all matches starting with the filter expression, start the expression with a `^` (caret) symbol
- type `\.mkv` to list all MKV files
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- use `.*` to match any character (_sort of_ fuzzy search)
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To filter entries by substring match:
export NNN_PLAIN_FILTER=1
If `nnn` is invoked as root or the environment variable `NNN_SHOW_HIDDEN` is set the default filter will also match hidden files.
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#### Navigate-as-you-type
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In this mode directories are opened in filter mode, allowing continuous navigation. Works best with the **arrow keys**.
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In case of only one match and it's a directory, `nnn` auto selects the directory and enters it in this mode. To disable this behaviour,
export NNN_NO_AUTOSELECT=1
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#### File indicators
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The following indicators are used in the detail view:
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| Indicator | File Type |
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|:---:| --- |
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| `/` | Directory |
| `*` | Executable |
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| <code>&#124;</code> | Fifo |
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| `=` | Socket |
| `@` | Symbolic Link |
| `@/` | Symbolic Link to directory |
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| `b` | Block Device |
| `c` | Character Device |
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#### Utility dependencies
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| External dependency | Operation |
| --- | --- |
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| xdg-open (Linux), open(1) (macOS), cygstart (Cygwin) | desktop opener |
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| file | determine file type |
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| cp, mv, rm, xargs (from findutils on Linux) | copy, move and remove files |
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| mediainfo, exiftool | multimedia file details |
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| atool, patool ([integration](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to#integrate-patool)) | create, list and extract archives |
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| vidir (from moreutils) | batch rename, move, delete dir entries |
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| vlock (Linux), bashlock (macOS), lock(1) (BSD) | terminal locker |
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| $EDITOR (overridden by $VISUAL, if defined) | edit files (fallback vi) |
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| $PAGER | page through files (fallback less) |
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| $SHELL | spawn a shell, run script (fallback sh) |
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To specify a custom file opener:
export NNN_OPENER=mimeopen
To edit all text files in EDITOR (preferably CLI, fallback vi):
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export NNN_USE_EDITOR=1
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Arguments to the `$PAGER` and `$SHELL` should be combined together.
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The option `open with` takes 1 combined argument.
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#### Configuration
`nnn` supports the following environment variables for configuration.
| Example `export` | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `NNN_BMS='d:~/Documents;D:~/Docs archive/'` | specify bookmarks (max 10) |
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| `NNN_OPENER=mimeopen` | custom file opener |
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| `NNN_CONTEXT_COLORS='1234'` | specify per context color [default: '4444' (all blue)] |
| `NNN_IDLE_TIMEOUT=300` | idle time to lock terminal [default: disabled] |
| `NNN_COPIER='copier.sh'` | system clipboard copier script [default: none] |
| `NNN_SCRIPT=/home/user/scripts[/script.sh]` | path to script dir or a single script |
| `NNN_NOTE=/home/user/Dropbox/Public/notes` | path to note file [default: none] |
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| `NNN_TMPFILE=/tmp/nnn` | file to write current open dir path to for cd on quit |
| `NNN_USE_EDITOR=1` | Open text files in `$EDITOR` (`$VISUAL`, if defined; fallback vi) |
| `NNN_SHOW_HIDDEN=1` | show hidden (.) files [default: do not show hidden if not root ] |
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| `NNN_NO_AUTOSELECT=1` | do not auto-select matching dir in _nav-as-you-type` mode |
| `NNN_RESTRICT_NAV_OPEN=1` | open files on <kbd></kbd>, not <kbd></kbd> or <kbd>l</kbd> |
| `NNN_RESTRICT_0B=1` | do not open 0-byte files |
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| `NNN_PLAIN_FILTER=1` | use substring match in filer mode [default: regex] |
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#### Help
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$ nnn -h
$ man nnn
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To lookup keyboard shortcuts at runtime, press <kbd>?</kbd>.
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#### QUICKSTART
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1. Install the [utilities required](#utility-dependencies) for your regular activities.
2. Configure [cd on quit](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to#cd-on-quit).
3. Optionally open all text files in EDITOR (fallback vi):
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export NNN_USE_EDITOR=1
4. Run `n`.
5. Press <kbd>?</kbd> for help on keyboard shortcuts anytime.
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6. For additional functionality [setup custom scripts](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to#run-custom-scripts).
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#### HOW TO
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Please visit the [How to](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/How-to) wiki page.
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#### WHY FORK?
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`nnn` was initially forked from [noice](http://git.2f30.org/noice/) but is significantly [different](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/nnn-vs.-noice) today. I chose to fork because:
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- one can argue my approach deviates from the goal of the original project - keep the utility `suckless`. `noice` was rudimentary. In my opinion evolution is the taste of time.
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- I would like to have a bit of control on what features are added in the name of desktop integration. A feature-bloat is the last thing in my mind. Check out [nnn design considerations](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/nnn-design-considerations) for more details.
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#### MENTIONS
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- [FOSSMint](https://www.fossmint.com/nnn-linux-terminal-file-browser/)
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- [Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18520898)
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- [It's FOSS](https://itsfoss.com/nnn-file-browser-linux/)
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- [LinuxLinks](https://www.linuxlinks.com/nnn-fast-and-flexible-file-manager/)
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- [Suckless Rocks](https://suckless.org/rocks/)
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- [Ubuntu Full Circle Magazine - Issue 135](https://fullcirclemagazine.org/issue-135/)
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#### DEVELOPERS
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1. Copyright © 2014-2016 Lazaros Koromilas
2. Copyright © 2014-2016 Dimitris Papastamos
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3. Copyright © 2016-2019 [Arun Prakash Jana](https://github.com/jarun)
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#### CONTRIBUTIONS
We need contributors. Please visit the [ToDo list](https://github.com/jarun/nnn/issues/137).