Preview version of vim-lf

vim-lf is a ranger-like/lf-like file explorer in vim popup. Call it simply by :Lf <path>, for example:

:Lf . " open current directory
:Lf ~ " open home directory

Project is in preview, which means:

• Support only basic features.
• Features that already exist may be discarded.
• Default behavior may be broken.
• Current UI may be rearranged.
• Support for nvim is not considered in short term.

Screenshot

Main action

You can set the shortcut of main action by

let g:vlf_action_<action> = "<key>"

where <action> is the action name and <key> is the shortcut.

Two styles of shortcut is supported:

1. single key such as a, b, c, ..., A, B, ..., 1, 2, ..., -, =, ...
2. vim special key such as "\<c-l>", "\<esc>", "\<s-f2>", see all special keys by :h key-notation. Note that <key> must be leaded with \ and be quoted with "" rather than single quotes.

action	key
up	"k"
down	"j"
top	"g"
bottom	"G"
scrollup	"\<c-k>"
scrolldown	"\<c-j>"
backward	"h"
forward	"l"
toggle_hidden	"s"
edit	["e", "\<cr>"]
touch_edit	"t"
touch	"T"
open_top	"K"
open_bottom	"J"
open_left	"H"
open_right	"L"
open_tab	"n"
quit	"q"
change_keep_open	"\<space>"
select	"v"
select_all	"V"
normal	"\<esc>"
change_active	"o"
resize	"R"
regex_search	"/"

Cli action

You can set the shortcut of main action by

let g:vlf_cli_<action> = "<key>"

action	key
done	"\<cr>"
delete	"\<bs>"
left	"["\<left>", "\<c-h>"]"
right	"["\<right>", "\<c-l>"]"
clear	"\<c-u>"
go_start	"\<c-a>"
go_end	"\<c-e>"
quit	"\<quit>"

Search action

When you are in search mode, all cli actions are supported and there are some extra actions.

action	key
previous_search	["\<c-k>", "\<up>"]
next_search	["\<c-j>", "\<down>"]

Features to be supported

• file operation
  • copy, move, paste
  • undo
• filter (fuzzy) (current/recursive)
  • filter directory
  • filter file
  • filter file with the same extension
• search completion
• MRU directory/file
• Open manager through file under cursor
• zip file and tar file
• ui
  • separator
  • devicon