# This is a sample commands.py. You can add your own commands here. # # Please refer to commands_full.py for all the default commands and a complete # documentation. Do NOT add them all here, or you may end up with defunct # commands when upgrading ranger. # You always need to import ranger.api.commands here to get the Command class: from ranger.api.commands import * # A simple command for demonstration purposes follows. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # You can import any python module as needed. import os # Any class that is a subclass of "Command" will be integrated into ranger as a # command. Try typing ":my_edit" in ranger! class my_edit(Command): # The so-called doc-string of the class will be visible in the built-in # help that is accessible by typing "?c" inside ranger. """:my_edit A sample command for demonstration purposes that opens a file in an editor. """ # The execute method is called when you run this command in ranger. def execute(self): # self.arg(1) is the first (space-separated) argument to the function. # This way you can write ":my_edit somefilename". if self.arg(1): # self.rest(1) contains self.arg(1) and everything that follows target_filename = self.rest(1) else: # self.fm is a ranger.core.filemanager.FileManager object and gives # you access to internals of ranger. # self.fm.thisfile is a ranger.container.file.File object and is a # reference to the currently selected file. target_filename = self.fm.thisfile.path # This is a generic function to print text in ranger. self.fm.notify("Let's edit the file " + target_filename + "!") # Using bad=True in fm.notify allows you to print error messages: if not os.path.exists(target_filename): self.fm.notify("The given file does not exist!", bad=True) return # This executes a function from ranger.core.acitons, a module with a # variety of subroutines that can help you construct commands. # Check out the source, or run "pydoc ranger.core.actions" for a list. self.fm.edit_file(target_filename) # The tab method is called when you press tab, and should return a list of # suggestions that the user will tab through. def tab(self): # This is a generic tab-completion function that iterates through the # content of the current directory. return self._tab_directory_content()