Introduction to Ranger file manager - LinuxConfig.org

Ranger is a free and open source file manager written in Python. It is designed to work from the command line and its keybindings are inspired by the Vim text editor. The application has a lot of features and, working together with other utilities, can display previews for a vast range of files. In this tutorial we learn how to use it, and explore some of its functionality.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/introduction-to-ranger-file-manager

File managers are generally integral to the DE or OS you are using. Is there a way to set Ranger to the default file manager if you decide to use it?