CHANGELOG.md

This log documents changes between stable versions.

2017-01-08: version 1.8.1

• Fixed :scout break due to incompatible change in python 3.6

2016-12-24: version 1.8.0

• scope.sh is now needed for the now fully scriptable image previews
• Overhaul of version control system integration, now with threads
• Fixed ranger not finding the location of w3mimgdisplay in most cases
• Fixed many minor bugs
• Added midnight-commander like multipane view, toggleable with ~ key. It displays the current directory of all the open tabs next to each other.
• Added autodetect for 256 color support in scope.sh source code preview
• Added macro %confdir that expands to ~/.config/ranger by default
• Added possibility to toggle/cycle through options with set <option_name>!
• Added Mm/Ms key to enable the linemode showing modification time
• Added yt/dt keys to toggle whether file is in copy/cut buffer
• Added line_numbers setting showing absolute/relative line numbers
• Added Alt-Left and Alt-Right key bindings to move by words in console
• Added previews for libreoffice files with odt2txt
• Added preview_images_method=urxvt option for previewing images by changing the urxvt background (requires urxvt compiled with pixbuf support)
• Added clear_filters_on_dir_change option
• Added Travis-CI integration
• Changed zi key to toggle preview_images option
• Improved PEP8 compliance
• Improved documentation
• Improved UI by separating file path in titlebar with a space from the username/hostname for quick copy&pasting by shift+double-clicking on it.

2015-10-04: version 1.7.2

• Fixed file name arguments passed to sxiv and feh when using :flat
• Fixed removal of empty directories when using :rename
• Fixed free disk space display on Mac OS X
• Fixed examples/vim_file_chooser to work with gvim too
• Fixed some other rare crashes and bugs
• Fixed downward mouse wheel scrolling
• Fixed warning about regex splits being drawn in titlebar since python3.5
• Really fixed S key binding not working when SHELL=fish
• Improved doc/cheatsheet.svg
• Added some entries to rifle.conf
• Added key bindings pO and pP which work like po and pp but queue the operation in a first-in-first-out order.

2015-05-04: version 1.7.1

• Added doc/cheatsheet.svg
• Added examples/rc_emacs.conf, a config file adding emacs-like key bindings
• Added env keyword in rifle.conf
• Fixed :bulkrename command in python3
• Fixed S key binding not working when SHELL=fish

2015-04-13: version 1.7.0

• The default editor is now vim instead of nano
• Added automatic updates of tags when a file is renamed from within ranger
• Added preview_images_method which can be set to iterm2 to use native iTerm2 image previews
• Added :rename_append command to rename files without the file extension
• Added :linemode command to change the way the files are displayed Try this out by pressing M followed by one of the suggested keys. New linemodes can be added with ranger.api.register_linemode().
• Added :filter_inode_type command to only show directories, files or links
• Added :meta command for managing custom file metadata
• Added :flat command for displaying subdirectories
• Added solarized colorscheme
• Added generic ability to use scope.sh for image previews
• Added video previews in scope.sh
• Added option sort_unicode to sort according to unicode, not ASCII
• :mkdir can now create multiple directory levels (like mkdir -p)
• :help (key binding ?) is now interactive
• :find (key binding /) is now case insensitive by default
• ranger --copy-config=all now copies a short sample commands.py rather than the full one, so that you can update ranger without having broken commands. The full commands.py is still copied to ~/.config/ranger/commands_full.py.
• Fixed broken copying of symlinks

2013-05-24: Version 1.6.1

• Added support for version control systems, see: http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/ranger-users/2013-03/msg00007.html
• Added :scout command as a unified backend to :find, :search, etc
• Added open_all_images setting to remove the need for external scripts to handle opening of all images in a directory at once.
• Now previewing with i uses the whole available width.

2013-02-22: Version 1.6.0

• Overhauled all config files. Please update them or use the --clean switch
• Added examples/ directory to source code which contains sample programs or plugins that can be used together with ranger
• Added progress bars to copying, moving and directory loading processes
• Added feature to draw images inside the console using w3mimgdisplay (you need to add set preview_images true in rc.conf)
• Added a plugin system like in the program anki, i.e. place any python file into ~/.config/ranger/plugins/ and it will be imported by ranger
• Added a separate file launcher named rifle that is configured through rifle.conf and is installed as a standalone program. Using ranger [filename] from the shell for opening files is deprecated now, please use rifle [filename] instead.
• Added uq keybinding to undo closed tabs
• Added :setlocal command to change settings for specific directories only
• Added :travel command to move more quickly to your destination
• Added 256 color support for scope.sh
• Added a real yes/no prompt for :delete command
• Added settings: confirm_on_delete, draw_progress_bar_in_status_bar, preview_images, status_bar_on_top, update_tmux_title
• Added commands: :mark_tag, :unmark_tag
• Added BSD-friendly setsid implementation
• Added as-you-type filtering for :filter command
• Replaced options.py file by :set commands in rc.conf
• Replaced apps.py file with rifle.conf
• Improved r key to interface with rifle
• Rewritten scope.sh in POSIX shell
• Changed copying/moving code to work without GNU coreutils
• Changed key to untag files from T to ut
• Changed the flag d (for detached) to f (for fork) in program launcher
• Changed appearance of keybinding-hints and bookmarks
• Changed tabs with 4 spaces in the source code (see PEP 8)
• Removed ranger.core.environment class
• Removed settings: colorscheme_overlay, draw_bookmark_borders, init_function, load_default_rc
• Fixed zombie process apocalypse
• Fixed draw_borders=true in combination with padding_right=false

2012-08-10: Version 1.5.5

• Ensure that detached programs continue to run when ranger is killed

2012-05-03: Version 1.5.4

• Added exiftool to scope.sh by default
• Fixed a crash when entering a directory with a unicode name
• Speedup in ranger.ext.get_executables

2012-03-05: Version 1.5.3

• Added --selectfile option that selects a certain file on startup
• Added --list-tagged-files option
• Added --cmd option to run commands on startup
• Added --profile option for additional debug information on exit
• Added a visual mode (activate with V, deactivate with Esc)
• Added a reversed visual mode (activate with uV)
• Added $RANGER_LEVEL environment variable which ranger sets to 1 or higher so programs can know that they were spawned from ranger
• Added run flag r for running with root privileges (needs sudo)
• Added run flag t for running in a new terminal (as specified in $TERMCMD)
• Added :relink command to change destinations of symlinks
• Added dc binding for getting the cumulative size of a directory
• Added autoupdate_cumulative_size option
• Added pht binding to Paste Hardlinked subTrees (like cp -l)
• Improved sorting speed of signals (noticeable when caching many directories)
• Improved drawing speed
• Fixed unexpected behavior when displaying nonprintable characters
• Fixed :bulkrename to work with files starting with a minus sign
• Fixed RangerChooser example in man page
• Fixed crash when opening images with sxiv/feh by running ranger <image>

2011-10-23: Version 1.5.2

• Fixed graphical bug that appears in certain cases when drawing characters at the right edge.

2011-10-23: Version 1.5.1

• Added fm.select_file(path)
• Added --choosefiles option (like --choosefile, but chooses multiple files)
• Fixed --list-unused-keys
• Fixed Zombie processes
• Fixed handling of filenames with undecodable bytes (unicode surrogates)
• Fixed crashes due to incomplete loading of directories
• Fixed tab completion of the command shell
• Fixed ot and oT keys in rc.conf
• Fixed parsing of chained commands (like in the binding om)

2011-10-11: Version 1.5.0

• Full python3.2 compatibility
• Added new configuration file rc.conf which contains a list of commands that are executed on startup - mainly used for keybindings
• Added --list-unused-keys
• Added new program handlers to apps.py
• Added pop-up window for keychains and bookmarks
• Added load_default_rc option
• Fixed all known unicode issues
• Fixed crash when $TERM is unknown to the system
• Fixed scrolling in colored preview
• Changed the default column_ratios to 1/3/4 and sorting method to natural
• Changed :rename so it doesn't overwrite existing files
• Internal actions are now accessible as commands
• Replaced unittests by doctests
• Replaced integrated help with an extended man page and dynamic lists of keybindings, commands and settings.
• Removed keys.py configuration file in favor of rc.conf
• Removed texas colorscheme
• apps.py: Now able to define programs that only run with Xorg
• commands.py: Using parse(self.line) to parse the line is unnecessary now. parse(self.line).rest(n) is now written as self.rest(n). However, parse(self.line).chunk(n) has been renamed to self.arg(n).
• commands.py: parse(self.line) + X is now self.firstpart + X
• commands.py: New special attribute resolve_macros which decides whether strings like %f should be expanded to the name of the current file, etc.
• commands.py: New special attribute escape_macros_for_shell to toggle whether or not macros should be escaped, so you can use them in other commands than :shell, for example :edit %f
• Countless small fixes and improvements

2011-10-02: Version 1.4.4

• Added keys for chmod (like +ow for chmod o+w, etc)
• Added c flag for running files
• Added various key bindings
• Added wavpack and webm types to mime.types
• Added option display_tags_in_all_columns
• Added command.cancel method which is called when pressing ESC in console
• Added sorting and cycling by ctime and atime
• Added custom tags (press "x)
• Added bittorrent preview
• Fixed blocking when using interactive scripts in scope.sh
• Fixed issues with ALT key
• Fixed pager crash when trying to read non-readable file
• Forbid piping things into ranger
• Improved hints

2011-04-05: Version 1.4.3

• Fixed mimetype checking when invoking ranger with a filename
• Fixed loss of bookmarks when disk is full
• Minor improvements

2011-03-05: Version 1.4.2

• Added --choosefile and --choosedir flag
• Added use of bookmarks in tab completion of the :cd command
• Fixed bug with detached programs and python 3.2

2011-01-04: Version 1.4.1

• Fixed crash when preview failed under some circumstances
• Fixed graphical bug when pressing i

2010-12-22: Version 1.4.0

• Added option to use any external scripts for previews (see scope.sh)
• Added key: zv to toggle the use of the external script
• Added indicator for the used filter (type zf)
• Added option padding_right to remove whitespace if theres no preview
• Added command :search_inc for incremental search
• Added commands :save_copy_buffer and :load_copy_buffer to share the copied files between ranger instances
• Added mimeopen as a fallback if no useful application can be found
• Added natural sort, sorts 1foo before 10foo. (type on)
• Added keys: yp, yd and yb to copy path, dirname or basename to seleciton
• Let open_with use the selection, not just one file
• Run files with right mouse click
• Implemented copying via coreutils rather than internal python code
• Improved handling of unicode
• Some restructuration of the source code

2010-12-13: Version 1.2.3

• Enable binding to alt-keys
• Fixed memory leak in garbage collecting of old, unused directory objects
• Fixed python3 incompatibilities
• Fixed problems with identifying changes of files
• Fixed lazy lookup of some FSObject attributes

2010-10-10: Version 1.2.2

• Prevent currently used directories from being garbage collected
• Disable mouse buttons when console is open
• Fixed :cd command: Without arguments, cd's into $HOME
• Fixed bug which prevented pydoc to work on some config files
• Fixed some bugs in snow and jungle colorschemes
• Several other clean-ups and fixes

2010-09-16: Version 1.2.1

• Fixed yy/pp bug when yanking multiple directories

2010-09-13: Version 1.2.0

• !!! Changed the default configuration directory to ~/.config/ranger !!!
• Removed Console Modes, each old mode is now a simple command
• Disabled file previews by default if ranger is used by root
• Allow to jump to specific help sections by typing two numbers, e.g. 13?
• Added keys: da, dr, ya, yr for adding and removing files from copy buffer
• Added keys: gl and gL to resolve links, see 11?
• Added key: pL to create a relative symlink
• Added % and % macros for the console, see 33?
• Fixed ansi codes for colors in the pager
• Use the file ~/.mime.types for mime type detection
• Several clean-ups and fixes

2010-07-17: Version 1.1.2

• Fix crash when using scrollwheel to scroll down in some cases
• The command ranger dir1 dir2 ... opens multiple directories in tabs
• Removed pydoc html documentation by default, re-create it with make doc
• Minor fixes

2010-06-18: Version 1.1.1

• New install script, setup.py
• New flag for running programs: w (waits for enter press)
• Minor fixes

2010-06-09: Version 1.1.0

• Added a man page
• Tab support
• Improved directory loading performance
• Commands are definable in ~/.ranger/commands.py
• Case insensitive sorting (type zs)
• Better UTF support
• Possibility to turn off previews (zp and zP)
• Changing options with :set (e.g. :set column_ratios=1,2,3,4)
• Ask for confirmation when using :delete
• New invocation flag: --fail-unless-cd
• New hotkeys, commands, options.
• New syntax for ~/.ranger/keys.py
• Several user contributions
• And tons of general improvements