Yazi Shortcuts

Generally, vim shortcuts are used

Description	Shortcut
Copy paths, directory path	c d
Copy paths, file name	c f
Copy paths, file name, no extension	c n
Copy paths, file path	c c
Directory, jump	g SPC
Directory, jump, ~	g h
Directory, jump, ~/.config	g c
Directory, jump, ~/Downloads	g d
Directory, previous, next	Shift + h, Shift + l
File operations, create file (end with / for dir)	a
File operations, open	o or Enter
File operations, open with	Shift + o
File operations, open with, OS manager	Shift + o, choose reveal
File operations, paste	p
File operations, paste and overwrite	P
File operations, rename	r
File operations, trash, permanent delete	d, D
File operations, yank (copy)	y
File operations, yank (cut)	x
File Preview, Seek 5 units up or down	Shift + j or Shift + k
Help	F1 or ~
Help, exit	Esc
Hidden files, show/hide toggle	.
Input mode, exit to normal mode, example rename	Esc
Navigation	j k h l or arrow keys
Navigation, cursor to top, bottom	gg, G
Quit	q
Search files, cancel search	Ctrl + s
Search files, search files by content using ripgrep	S
Search files, search files by name using fd	s
Search, change directory or reveal file with fzf	z
Search, change directory with zoxide	Shift + z
Search, filter file	f
Search, find file, next/previous	/, n/N
Selection, Select file	Space
Shell, run command	;
Sort alphabetically	, a
Sort by file extension	, e
Sort by modified time or reverse	, m or , M
Sort by size	, s
Tabs, close current tab	Ctrl + c
Tabs, new tab	t
Tabs, switch to previous, next tab	[, ]
Tabs, switch to tab #	1, 2, 3, … 9

File operations like rename, trash, yank work on bulk selections with Space.

Troubleshooting yazi

Check if yazi sees relevant variables and progams with yazi -debug