examples/bash_automatic_cd.sh

   1 # Compatible with ranger 1.4.2 through 1.7.*
   2 #
   3 # Automatically change the directory in bash after closing ranger
   4 #
   5 # This is a bash function for .bashrc to automatically change the directory to
   6 # the last visited one after ranger quits.
   7 # To undo the effect of this function, you can type "cd -" to return to the
   8 # original directory.
   9
  10 function ranger-cd {
  11     tempfile="$(mktemp)"
  12     /usr/bin/ranger --choosedir="$tempfile" "${@:-$(pwd)}"
  13     test -f "$tempfile" &&
  14     if [ "$(cat -- "$tempfile")" != "$(echo -n `pwd`)" ]; then
  15         cd -- "$(cat "$tempfile")"
  16     fi
  17     rm -f -- "$tempfile"
  18 }
  19
  20 # This binds Ctrl-O to ranger-cd:
  21 bind '"\C-o":"ranger-cd\C-m"'