How to change the default text editor in ranger?
Currently, ranger will only open text files with nano, and I want it to open them with vim.
As per the Arch Wiki I have tried adding
has xdg-open, flag f = xdg-open "$1"
ext txt = vim "$@"
to rifle.conf, but that didn't work.
vim ranger
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Currently, ranger will only open text files with nano, and I want it to open them with vim.
As per the Arch Wiki I have tried adding
has xdg-open, flag f = xdg-open "$1"
ext txt = vim "$@"
to rifle.conf, but that didn't work.
vim ranger
edited May 26 '17 at 16:56
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asked May 26 '17 at 16:49
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Currently, ranger will only open text files with nano, and I want it to open them with vim.
As per the Arch Wiki I have tried adding
has xdg-open, flag f = xdg-open "$1"
ext txt = vim "$@"
to rifle.conf, but that didn't work.
vim ranger
edited May 26 '17 at 16:56
GAD3R
27.3k1858113
asked May 26 '17 at 16:49
samsam
385315
Currently, ranger will only open text files with nano, and I want it to open them with vim.
As per the Arch Wiki I have tried adding
has xdg-open, flag f = xdg-open "$1"
ext txt = vim "$@"
to rifle.conf, but that didn't work.
vim ranger
vim ranger
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asked May 26 '17 at 16:49
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edited May 26 '17 at 16:56
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I figured it out.
If you are using BASH, add the following to your .bashrc :
VISUAL=vim; export VISUAL EDITOR=vim; export EDITOR
otherwise, follow these instructions
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You don't have to edit .bashrc, only the ranger config. Here is how:
After startup, ranger creates a directory ~/.config/ranger.
You want to edit the rifle.conf file. Rifle is the program that chooses what to open files with. To copy the default configuration for rifle to this directory, issue the following command:
$ ranger --copy-config=rifle.conf
(Alternatively, add all of rangers config files with $ ranger --copy-config=all)
In rifle.conf, find this part. Change the $EDITOR variable on the line pointed to below:
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text, label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@" <============== EDIT THIS LINE
mime ^text, label pager = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
Change it to whatever you want to edit text files with, like vim. I use Kakoune, so mine looks like:
mime ^text, label editor = kak -- "$@"
This was done on ranger version 1.8.1.
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I figured it out.
If you are using BASH, add the following to your .bashrc :
VISUAL=vim; export VISUAL EDITOR=vim; export EDITOR
otherwise, follow these instructions
edited Oct 31 '18 at 19:31
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I figured it out.
If you are using BASH, add the following to your .bashrc :
VISUAL=vim; export VISUAL EDITOR=vim; export EDITOR
otherwise, follow these instructions
edited Oct 31 '18 at 19:31
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I figured it out.
If you are using BASH, add the following to your .bashrc :
VISUAL=vim; export VISUAL EDITOR=vim; export EDITOR
otherwise, follow these instructions
edited Oct 31 '18 at 19:31
alehresmann
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answered May 26 '17 at 16:54
samsam
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I figured it out.
If you are using BASH, add the following to your .bashrc :
VISUAL=vim; export VISUAL EDITOR=vim; export EDITOR
otherwise, follow these instructions
edited Oct 31 '18 at 19:31
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You don't have to edit .bashrc, only the ranger config. Here is how:
After startup, ranger creates a directory ~/.config/ranger.
You want to edit the rifle.conf file. Rifle is the program that chooses what to open files with. To copy the default configuration for rifle to this directory, issue the following command:
$ ranger --copy-config=rifle.conf
(Alternatively, add all of rangers config files with $ ranger --copy-config=all)
In rifle.conf, find this part. Change the $EDITOR variable on the line pointed to below:
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text, label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@" <============== EDIT THIS LINE
mime ^text, label pager = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
Change it to whatever you want to edit text files with, like vim. I use Kakoune, so mine looks like:
mime ^text, label editor = kak -- "$@"
This was done on ranger version 1.8.1.
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You don't have to edit .bashrc, only the ranger config. Here is how:
After startup, ranger creates a directory ~/.config/ranger.
You want to edit the rifle.conf file. Rifle is the program that chooses what to open files with. To copy the default configuration for rifle to this directory, issue the following command:
$ ranger --copy-config=rifle.conf
(Alternatively, add all of rangers config files with $ ranger --copy-config=all)
In rifle.conf, find this part. Change the $EDITOR variable on the line pointed to below:
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text, label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@" <============== EDIT THIS LINE
mime ^text, label pager = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
Change it to whatever you want to edit text files with, like vim. I use Kakoune, so mine looks like:
mime ^text, label editor = kak -- "$@"
This was done on ranger version 1.8.1.
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You don't have to edit .bashrc, only the ranger config. Here is how:
After startup, ranger creates a directory ~/.config/ranger.
You want to edit the rifle.conf file. Rifle is the program that chooses what to open files with. To copy the default configuration for rifle to this directory, issue the following command:
$ ranger --copy-config=rifle.conf
(Alternatively, add all of rangers config files with $ ranger --copy-config=all)
In rifle.conf, find this part. Change the $EDITOR variable on the line pointed to below:
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text, label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@" <============== EDIT THIS LINE
mime ^text, label pager = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
Change it to whatever you want to edit text files with, like vim. I use Kakoune, so mine looks like:
mime ^text, label editor = kak -- "$@"
This was done on ranger version 1.8.1.
answered 36 mins ago
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You don't have to edit .bashrc, only the ranger config. Here is how:
After startup, ranger creates a directory ~/.config/ranger.
You want to edit the rifle.conf file. Rifle is the program that chooses what to open files with. To copy the default configuration for rifle to this directory, issue the following command:
$ ranger --copy-config=rifle.conf
(Alternatively, add all of rangers config files with $ ranger --copy-config=all)
In rifle.conf, find this part. Change the $EDITOR variable on the line pointed to below:
#-------------------------------------------
# Misc
#-------------------------------------------
# Define the "editor" for text files as first action
mime ^text, label editor = $EDITOR -- "$@" <============== EDIT THIS LINE
mime ^text, label pager = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label editor, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = $EDITOR -- "$@"
!mime ^text, label pager, ext xml|json|csv|tex|py|pl|rb|js|sh|php = "$PAGER" -- "$@"
Change it to whatever you want to edit text files with, like vim. I use Kakoune, so mine looks like:
mime ^text, label editor = kak -- "$@"
This was done on ranger version 1.8.1.
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