.Dd Apr 13, 2021 .Dt NNN 1 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm nnn .Nd The unorthodox terminal file manager. .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Ar -aAcCdDeEfFgHJKlnQrRSuUVwxh .Op Ar -b key .Op Ar -p file .Op Ar -P key .Op Ar -s name .Op Ar -t secs .Op Ar -T key .Op Ar PATH .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm .Pq Nnn's Not Noice is a performance-optimized, feature-packed fork of noice .Em http://git.2f30.org/noice/ with seamless desktop integration, simplified navigation, .Em type-to-nav mode with auto select, disk usage analyzer mode, bookmarks, contexts, application launcher, familiar navigation shortcuts, subshell spawning and much more. It remains a simple and efficient file manager that stays out of your way. .Pp .Nm opens the current working directory by default if .Ar PATH is not specified. .Sh KEYBINDS .Pp Press .Ql \&? in .Nm to see the list of keybinds. .Sh OPTIONS .Pp .Nm supports the following options: .Pp .Fl a auto-setup temporary NNN_FIFO (described in ENVIRONMENT section) .Pp .Fl A disable directory auto-select in type-to-nav mode .Pp .Fl "b key" specify bookmark key to open .Pp .Fl c indicates that the opener is a cli-only opener (overrides -e) .Pp .Fl C earlier colorscheme - color directories by context, disable file colors .Pp .Fl d detail mode .Pp .Fl D show directories in context color with \fBNNN_FCOLORS\fR set .Pp .Fl e open text files in $VISUAL (else $EDITOR, fallback vi) [preferably CLI] .Pp .Fl E use $EDITOR for internal undetached edits .Pp .Fl f use readline history file .Pp .Fl F show fortune in help and settings screen .Pp .Fl g use regex filters instead of substring match .Pp .Fl H show hidden files .Pp .Fl J disable auto-proceed on select .Pp .Fl K test for keybind collision .Pp .Fl "l val" number of lines to move per mouse wheel scroll .Pp .Fl n start in type-to-nav mode .Pp .Fl o open files only on Enter key .Pp .Fl "p file" copy (or \fIpick\fR) selection to file, or stdout if file='-' .Pp .Fl "P key" specify plugin key to run .Pp .Fl Q disable confirmation on quit with multiple contexts active .Pp .Fl r show cp, mv progress (Linux-only, needs advcpmv; '^T' shows the progress on BSD/macOS) .Pp .Fl R disable rollover at edges .Pp .Fl "s name" load a session by name .Pp .Fl S persistent session .Pp .Fl "t secs" idle timeout in seconds to lock terminal .Pp .Fl "T key" sort order keys: 'a'u / 'd'u / 'e'xtension / 'r'everse / 's'ize / 't'ime / 'v'ersion .Pp .Fl u use selection if available, don't prompt to choose between selection and hovered entry .Pp .Fl U show user and group names in status bar .Pp .Fl V show version and exit .Pp .Fl w place hardware cursor on hovered entry .Pp .Fl x show notis on selection cp, mv, rm completion copy path to system clipboard on select show xterm title .Pp .Fl h show program help and exit .Sh CONFIGURATION There is no configuration file. Associated files are at .Pp .Pa ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/ .Pp Configuration is done using a few optional (set if you need) environment variables. See ENVIRONMENT section. .Pp .Nm uses \fIxdg-open\fR (on Linux), \fIopen(1)\fR (on macOS), \fIcygstart\fR on (Cygwin) and \fIopen\fR on (Haiku) as the desktop opener. It's also possible to specify a custom opener. See ENVIRONMENT section. .Sh CONTEXTS Open multiple locations with 4 contexts. The status is shown in the top left corner: .Pp - the current context is in reverse video .br - other active contexts are underlined .br - rest are inactive .Pp A new context copies the state of the previous context. Each context can have its own color. See ENVIRONMENT section. .Sh SESSIONS Sessions are a way to save and restore states of work. A session stores the settings and contexts. .Pp Sessions can be loaded dynamically at runtime or with a program option. .Pp When a session is loaded dynamically, the last working session is saved automatically to a dedicated -- "last session" -- session file. The "last session" is also used in persistent session mode. .Pp Listing input stream has a higher priority to session options (-s/-S). Sessions can be loaded explicitly at runtime. Session option \fIrestore\fR would restore the persistent session at runtime. .Pp All the session files are located by session name in the directory .Pp \fB${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/nnn/sessions\fR .Pp "@" is the "last session" file. .Sh FILTERS Filters are strings (or regex patterns) to find matching entries in the current directory instantly (\fIsearch-as-you-type\fR). Matches are case-insensitive by default. The last filter in each context is persisted at runtime or in saved sessions. .Pp Special keys at filter prompt: .Bd -literal -------- + --------------------------------------- Key | Function -------- + --------------------------------------- ^char | Usual keybind functionality Esc | Exit filter prompt but skip dir refresh Alt+Esc | Exit filter prompt and refresh dir -------- + --------------------------------------- .Ed .Pp Special keys at \fBempty filter prompt\fR: .Bd -literal ------ + --------------------------------------- Key | Function ------ + --------------------------------------- ? | Show help and config screen / | Toggle between string and regex : | Toggle case-sensitivity ^L | Clear filter (\fIif prompt is non-empty\fR) | OR apply last filter Bksp | Stay at filter prompt and refresh dir Del | Stay at filter prompt and refresh dir ------ + --------------------------------------- .Ed .Pp Additional special keys at \fBempty filter prompt\fR in \fBtype-to-nav\fR mode: .Bd -literal ------ + ------------------------ Key | Function ------ + ------------------------ ' | Go to first non-dir file + | Toggle auto-advance , | Mark CWD - | Go to last visited dir . | Show hidden files ; | Run a plugin by its key = | Launch a GUI application > | Export file list @ | Visit start dir ] | Show command prompt ` | Visit / ~ | Go HOME ------ + ------------------------ .Ed .Pp Common regex use cases: .Pp (1) To list all matches starting with the filter expression, start the expression with a '^' (caret) symbol. .br (2) Type '\\.mkv' to list all MKV files. .br (3) Use '.*' to match any character (\fIsort of\fR fuzzy search). .br (4) Exclude filenames having 'nnn' (compiled with PCRE lib): '^(?!nnn)' .Pp In the \fItype-to-nav\fR mode directories are opened in filter mode, allowing continuous navigation. .br When there's a unique match and it's a directory, .Nm auto selects the directory and enters it in this mode. Use the relevant program option to disable this behaviour. .Sh SELECTION .Nm allows file selection across directories and contexts! .Pp There are 3 groups of keybinds to add files to selection: .Pp (1) hovered file selection toggle - deselects if '+' is visible before the entry, else adds to selection .br (2) add a range of files to selection - repeat the range key on the same entry twice to clear selection completely .br (3) add all files in the current directory to selection .Pp A selection can be edited, copied, moved, removed, archived or linked. .Pp Absolute paths of the selected files are copied to \fB.selection\fR file in the config directory. The selection file is shared between multiple program instances. Selection from multiple insances are not merged. The last instance writing to the file overwrites earlier contents. If you have 2 instances of .Nm \fIopen\fR in 2 panes of a terminal multiplexer, you can select in one pane and use the selection in the other pane. .Pp .Nm clears the selection after an operation with the selection. Plugins are allowed to define the behaviour individually. .Pp .Nm doesn't match directory entries for selected files after a redraw or after the user navigates away from the directory. An attempt to do so will increase memory consumption and processing significantly as .Nm allows selection across directories. So the selection marks are cleared. The selection can still be edited in the same instance. .Pp To edit the selection use the _edit selection_ key. Use this key to remove a file from selection after you navigate away from its directory or to remove duplicates. Editing doesn't end the selection mode. You can add more files to the selection and edit the list again. If no file is selected in the current session, this option attempts to list the selection file. .Sh FIND AND LIST There are two ways to search and list: .Pp - feed a list of file paths as input .br - search using a plugin (e.g. \fIfinder\fR) and list the results .Pp File paths must be NUL-separated ('\\0'). Paths and can be relative to the current directory or absolute. Invalid paths in the input are ignored. Input limit is 65,536 paths or 256 MiB of data. .Pp To list the input stream, start .Nm by writing to its standard input. E.g., to list files in current directory larger than 1M: .Bd -literal find -maxdepth 1 -size +1M -print0 | nnn .Ed .Pp or redirect a list from a file: .Bd -literal nnn < files.txt .Ed .Pp Handy bash/zsh shell function to list files by mime-type in current directory: .Bd -literal # to show video files, run: list video list () { find . -maxdepth 1 | file -if- | grep "$1" | awk -F: '{printf "%s\0", $1}' | nnn } .Ed .Pp A temporary directory will be created containing symlinks to the given paths. Any action performed on these symlinks will be performed only on their targets, after which they might become invalid. .Pp Right arrow or 'l' on a symlink in the listing dir takes to the target file. Press '-' to return to the listing dir. Press 'Enter' to open the symlink. .Pp Listing input stream can be scripted. It can be extended to pick (option -p) selected entries from the listed results. .Sh UNITS The minimum file size unit is byte (B). The rest are K, M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y (powers of 1024), same as the default units in \fIls\fR. .Sh ENVIRONMENT The SHELL, VISUAL (else EDITOR) and PAGER environment variables are used. A single combination of arguments is supported for SHELL and PAGER. .Pp \fBNNN_OPTS:\fR binary options to .Nm .Bd -literal export NNN_OPTS="cEnrx" .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_OPENER:\fR specify a custom file opener. .Bd -literal export NNN_OPENER=nuke NOTE: 'nuke' is a file opener available in the plugin repository. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_BMS:\fR bookmark string as \fIkey_char:location\fR pairs separated by \fI;\fR: .Bd -literal export NNN_BMS='d:~/Documents;u:/home/user/Cam Uploads;D:~/Downloads/' .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_PLUG:\fR directly executable plugins as \fIkey_char:plugin\fR pairs separated by \fI;\fR: .Bd -literal export NNN_PLUG='f:finder;o:fzopen;p:mocplay;d:diffs;t:nmount;v:imgview' NOTES: 1. To run a plugin directly, press \fI;\fR followed by the key. 2. Alternatively, combine with \fIAlt\fR (i.e. \fIAlt+key\fR). 3. To skip directory refresh after running a plugin, prefix with \fB-\fR. export NNN_PLUG='m:-mediainf' .Ed .Pp To assign keys to arbitrary non-background non-shell-interpreted cli commands and invoke like plugins, add \fI_\fR (underscore) before the command. .Bd -literal export NNN_PLUG='x:_chmod +x $nnn;g:_git log;s:_smplayer $nnn' To pick and run an unassigned plugin, press \fBEnter\fR at the plugin prompt. To run a plugin at startup, use the option `-P` followed by the plugin key. NOTES: 1. Use single quotes for $NNN_PLUG so $nnn is not interpreted 2. $nnn should be the last argument (IF used) 3. (Again) add \fB_\fR before the command 4. To disable directory refresh after running a \fIcommand as plugin\fR, prefix with \fB-_\fR 5. To skip user confirmation after command execution, suffix with \fB*\fR Note: Do not use \fB*\fR with programs those run and exit e.g. cat export NNN_PLUG='y:-_sync*' 6. To run a \fIGUI app as plugin\fR, add a \fB|\fR after \fB_\fR export NNN_PLUG='m:-_|mousepad $nnn' EXAMPLES: ----------------------------------- + ------------------------------------------------- Key:Command | Description ----------------------------------- + ------------------------------------------------- g:-_git diff | Show git diff k:-_fuser -kiv $nnn* | Interactively kill process(es) using hovered file l:-_git log | Show git log n:-_vi /home/user/Dropbox/dir/note* | Take quick notes in a synced file/dir of notes p:-_less -iR $nnn* | Page through hovered file in less s:-_|smplayer -minigui $nnn | Play hovered media file, even unfinished download x:_chmod +x $nnn | Make the hovered file executable y:-_sync* | Flush cached writes ----------------------------------- + ------------------------------------------------- .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_COLORS:\fR string of color numbers for each context, e.g.: .Bd -literal # 8 color numbers: # 0-black, 1-red, 2-green, 3-yellow, 4-blue (default), 5-magenta, 6-cyan, 7-white export NNN_COLORS='1234' # xterm 256 color numbers (converted to hex, 2 symbols per context): # see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Xterm_256color_chart.svg export NNN_COLORS='#0a1b2c3d' # both (256 followed by 8 as fallback, separated by ';') export NNN_COLORS='#0a1b2c3d;1234' NOTE: If only 256 colors are specified and the terminal doesn't support, default is used. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_FCOLORS:\fR specify file-type specific colors: .Bd -literal export NNN_FCOLORS='c1e2272e006033f7c6d6abc4' Specify file-specific colors with decimal xterm 256 color numbers converted to 2 hex symbols per color. Order is strict, use 00 to omit/use default terminal color. Defaults: ------------------------- + --- + ------------- Order | Hex | Color ------------------------- + --- + ------------- Block device | c1 | DarkSeaGreen1 Char device | e2 | Yellow1 Directory | 27 | DeepSkyBlue1 Executable | 2e | Green1 Regular | 00 | Normal Hard link | 60 | Plum4 Symbolic link | 33 | Cyan1 Missing OR file details | f7 | Grey62 Orphaned symbolic link | c6 | DeepPink1 FIFO | d6 | Orange1 Socket | ab | MediumOrchid1 Unknown OR 0B regular/exe | c4 | Red1 ------------------------- + --- + ------------- If the terminal supports xterm 256 colors or more, file-specific colors will be rendered. To force the earlier colorscheme use option -C. If xterm 256 colors aren't supported, earlier colorscheme will be used. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_ARCHIVE:\fR archive extensions to be handled silently (default: bzip2, (g)zip, tar). .Bd -literal export NNN_ARCHIVE="\\\\.(7z|bz2|gz|tar|tgz|zip)$" NOTE: Non-default formats may require a third-party utility. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_SSHFS:\fR specify custom sshfs command with options: .Bd -literal export NNN_SSHFS='sshfs -o reconnect,idmap=user,cache_timeout=3600' NOTE: The options must be comma-separated without any space between them. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_RCLONE:\fR pass additional options to rclone command: .Bd -literal export NNN_RCLONE='rclone mount --read-only --no-checksum' NOTE: The options must be preceded by "rclone" and max 5 flags are supported. .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_TRASH:\fR trash (instead of \fIrm -rf\fR) files to desktop Trash. .Bd -literal export NNN_TRASH=n # n=1: trash-cli, n=2: gio trash .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_SEL:\fR absolute path to custom selection file. .Pp \fBNNN_FIFO:\fR path of a named pipe to write the hovered file path: .Bd -literal export NNN_FIFO='/tmp/nnn.fifo' NOTES: 1. Overridden by a temporary path with -a option. 2. If the FIFO file doesn't exist it will be created, but not removed (unless it is generated by -a option). .Ed .Pp .Em https://github.com/jarun/nnn/wiki/Live-previews .Pp \fBNNN_LOCKER:\fR terminal locker program. .Bd -literal export NNN_LOCKER='bmon -p wlp1s0' export NNN_LOCKER='cmatrix' .Ed .Pp \fBNNN_MCLICK:\fR key emulated by a middle mouse click. .Bd -literal export NNN_MCLICK='^R' NOTE: Only the first character is considered if not a \fICtrl+key\fR combo. .Ed .Pp \fBnnn:\fR this is a special variable. .Bd -literal Set to the hovered file name before starting the command prompt or spawning a shell. .Ed .Pp \fBNO_COLOR:\fR disable ANSI color output (overridden by \fBNNN_COLORS\fR). .Sh KNOWN ISSUES .Nm may not handle keypresses correctly when used with tmux (see issue #104 for more details). Set \fBTERM=xterm-256color\fR to address it. .Sh AUTHORS .An Arun Prakash Jana Aq Mt engineerarun@gmail.com , .An Lazaros Koromilas Aq Mt lostd@2f30.org , .An Dimitris Papastamos Aq Mt sin@2f30.org . .Sh HOME .Em https://github.com/jarun/nnn