As an extensive ranger user, some of the features which lead to me not even running a graphical file manager:
> Using ranger to change directories (see: https://github.com/ranger/ranger/wiki/Integration-with-other...)
> Launch ranger using a keybinding from my shell (`bind` or `~/.inputrc` for bash, `bindkey` for zsh), which when combined with the previous technique allows me to very quickly switch folders (also combined with bookmarks) and get my bearings
> `:filter` to filter the items in the current folder (supports regex and has a live preview which updates as you type, can get laggy in large folders)
> `:flat` to flatten directory structures (-1 for infinite depth)
> `m<key>` to bookmark something, which you can jump to with `'<key>` (apostrophe)
> `om` to sort by last modification time, `os` to sort by size
> `dc` to recursively find the size of a directory (can be slow)
> `C-n` to create new tabs and `gt`/`gT` to switch back and forth between tabs which can be useful for copying/moving files
> Using ranger to change directories (see: https://github.com/ranger/ranger/wiki/Integration-with-other...)
> Launch ranger using a keybinding from my shell (`bind` or `~/.inputrc` for bash, `bindkey` for zsh), which when combined with the previous technique allows me to very quickly switch folders (also combined with bookmarks) and get my bearings
> `:filter` to filter the items in the current folder (supports regex and has a live preview which updates as you type, can get laggy in large folders)
> `:flat` to flatten directory structures (-1 for infinite depth)
> `m<key>` to bookmark something, which you can jump to with `'<key>` (apostrophe)
> `om` to sort by last modification time, `os` to sort by size
> `dc` to recursively find the size of a directory (can be slow)
> `C-n` to create new tabs and `gt`/`gT` to switch back and forth between tabs which can be useful for copying/moving files