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Yazi cheatsheet

Key(s) Action
j / ↓ Move down
k / ↑ Move up
l / → Enter directory / open file
h / ← Go up to parent directory
gg Jump to top
G Jump to bottom
z Jump to directory (zoxide)
Z Jump/reveal with fzf
Shift+H Back in directory history
Shift+L Forward in directory history

File Operations

Key(s) Action
o / Enter Open selected file(s)
O / Shift+Enter Open selected file(s) interactively
Space Toggle selection
y Copy (yank) selected file(s)
x Cut selected file(s)
p Paste yanked file(s)
P Paste (overwrite)
Y or X Cancel yank/cut status
d Trash selected file(s)
D Permanently delete
a Create file/directory (end with / for dir)
r Rename
. Toggle hidden files
Tab Show file information

Copy Paths

Key(s) Action
c + c Copy file path
c + d Copy directory path
c + f Copy filename
c + n Copy filename (no extension)

Filtering, Finding, and Searching

Key(s) Action
f Filter files (clear with Esc)
/ Find next file
? Find previous file
n Next found item
N Previous found item
s Search files by name (fd)
S Search files by content (ripgrep)
Ctrl+s Cancel ongoing search

Sorting

Key(s) Action
, + a Sort alphabetically
, + A Sort alphabetically (reverse)
, + m Sort by modified time
, + M Sort by modified time (reverse)
, + s Sort by size
, + S Sort by size (reverse)
, + e Sort by extension
, + E Sort by extension (reverse)
, + n Sort naturally
, + N Sort naturally (reverse)
, + r Sort randomly

Tabs

Key(s) Action
t New tab
1–9 Switch to tab N
[ Previous tab
] Next tab
{ Swap with previous tab
} Swap with next tab
Ctrl+c Close current tab

Miscellaneous

Key(s) Action
; Run shell command (background)
: Run shell command (blocking)
~ / F1 Show help
q Quit Yazi
Q Quit without writing CWD file
Ctrl+z Suspend process

Tips

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