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Basic Navigation

File Navigation

h or ← - Go to parent directory

l or → or Enter - Enter directory / Open file

j or ↓ - Move down

k or ↑ - Move up

gg - Go to top

G - Go to bottom

Ctrl+d - Scroll down half page

Ctrl+u - Scroll up half page

Ctrl+f - Scroll down full page

Ctrl+b - Scroll up full page

Home - Go to first file

End - Go to last file

Quick Navigation

~ - Go to home directory

- - Go to previous directory

, - Go to previous directory (alternative)

. - Toggle hidden files

z - Go to parent directory

Z - Go to previous directory

File Operations

Selection

Space - Toggle selection

v - Toggle selection (alternative)

a - Select all

A - Deselect all

* - Invert selection

; - Select by pattern

: - Deselect by pattern

Copy/Move/Delete

y - Copy selected files

x - Cut selected files

p - Paste files

P - Paste files (with overwrite prompt)

d - Delete selected files

D - Delete permanently (bypass trash)

r - Rename file

R - Bulk rename

c - Copy file path

C - Copy file name

Y - Copy file path (absolute)

Create

n - Create new file

N - Create new directory

m - Create new file (with prompt)

M - Create new directory (with prompt)

Viewing and Opening

Viewing

o - Open file (system default)

O - Open file (with application selector)

e - Open file in editor

E - Open file in editor (with editor selector)

w - Open file in preview

W - Toggle preview

i - Show file information

I - Show file information (detailed)

u - Show file URL

U - Copy file URL

Preview

w - Toggle preview

W - Toggle preview (alternative)

p - Toggle preview (alternative)

P - Toggle preview (alternative)

Search and Filter

Search

/ - Search files

? - Search files (backward)

n - Next match

N - Previous match

Esc - Clear search

Filter

f - Filter files

F - Filter files (case sensitive)

Esc - Clear filter

Find

; - Find file by name

: - Find file by name (backward)

Tabs and Windows

Tabs

t - New tab

T - New tab (with path)

[ - Previous tab

] - Next tab

{ - Move tab left

} - Move tab right

q - Close tab

Q - Close all tabs except current

Windows

Tab - Switch between panes

Ctrl+w - Close pane

Ctrl+n - New pane

Ctrl+h - Focus left pane

Ctrl+j - Focus bottom pane

Ctrl+k - Focus top pane

Ctrl+l - Focus right pane

H - Resize pane left

J - Resize pane down

K - Resize pane up

L - Resize pane right

= - Equalize pane sizes

Sorting and Display

Sorting

s - Sort by name

S - Sort by size

t - Sort by modified time

T - Sort by created time

e - Sort by extension

E - Sort by extension (reverse)

r - Reverse sort order

R - Toggle sort order

Display

. - Toggle hidden files

z - Toggle file size display

Z - Toggle file size display (alternative)

: - Toggle line numbers

; - Toggle line numbers (alternative)

Advanced Operations

Archive Operations

a - Create archive

A - Extract archive

e - Extract archive (with prompt)

Git Operations

g - Show git status

G - Show git log

b - Show git branches

B - Show git branches (alternative)

System Operations

! - Execute shell command

$ - Execute shell command (with output)

& - Execute shell command (background)

@ - Execute shell command (with prompt)

Other Operations

u - Undo last operation

U - Redo last operation

r - Refresh directory

R - Reload configuration

: - Command mode

Esc - Cancel operation

Ctrl+c - Cancel operation (alternative)

Command Mode

: - Enter command mode

cd <path> - Change directory

open <path> - Open path

quit or q - Quit

exit - Exit

help - Show help

version - Show version

config - Open config file

theme - Change theme

plugin - Manage plugins

Configuration

Key Locations

~/.config/yazi/yazi.toml - Main config

~/.config/yazi/keymap.toml - Key bindings

~/.config/yazi/theme.toml - Theme config

~/.config/yazi/plugins/ - Plugins directory

Common Settings (yazi.toml)

[manager]
sort_by = "alphabetical"
sort_sensitive = true
sort_reverse = false
sort_dir_first = true
linemode = "none"
show_hidden = false
show_symlink = true
scrolloff = 5
mouse_enabled = true

[preview]
tab_size = 2
max_width = 600
max_height = 900
image_quality = 75

Common Key Bindings (keymap.toml)

[manager]
keymap = [
  { on = [ "<Enter>", "l" ], run = "open", desc = "Open file or enter directory" },
  { on = [ "h", "<Left>" ], run = "leave", desc = "Go to parent directory" },
  { on = [ "j", "<Down>" ], run = "move", desc = "Move down" },
  { on = [ "k", "<Up>" ], run = "move", desc = "Move up" },
  { on = [ "gg" ], run = "go 0", desc = "Go to top" },
  { on = [ "G" ], run = "go -1", desc = "Go to bottom" },
  { on = [ "<Space>" ], run = "select --toggle", desc = "Toggle selection" },
  { on = [ "y" ], run = "copy", desc = "Copy files" },
  { on = [ "x" ], run = "cut", desc = "Cut files" },
  { on = [ "p" ], run = "paste", desc = "Paste files" },
  { on = [ "d" ], run = "remove", desc = "Delete files" },
  { on = [ "r" ], run = "rename", desc = "Rename file" },
  { on = [ "n" ], run = "create", desc = "Create file" },
  { on = [ "N" ], run = "create --dir", desc = "Create directory" },
  { on = [ "/" ], run = "search", desc = "Search files" },
  { on = [ "f" ], run = "filter", desc = "Filter files" },
  { on = [ "t" ], run = "tab_create", desc = "Create tab" },
  { on = [ "q" ], run = "tab_close", desc = "Close tab" },
]

Tips

Use :help for help

Use :config to open config file

Use :theme to change theme

Use Ctrl+c to cancel operations

Use Esc to clear search/filter

Use Space to select multiple files

Use y then p to copy and paste files

Use x then p to cut and paste files

Use / to search files quickly

Use f to filter files

Use t to create new tabs

Use Tab to switch between panes

Use . to toggle hidden files

Use gg and G for quick navigation

Use ~ to go to home directory

Use - to go to previous directory

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