RIFLE(1)rifle manual RIFLE(1)NAMErifle - ranger's file opener
SYNOPSISrifle [--help] [-f FLAGS] [-l] [-p KEYWORD] [-w PROGRAM] files
DESCRIPTIONrifle is a powerful file executor that allows for complex file type
checking, written to meet the needs of the file manager ranger.
rifle's strength lies in automatically determining file types,
depending on which programs are installed on the system, even without
any user interaction.
OPTIONS-f FLAGS Specify flags for opening the files. Flags are letters
that changes how the program is executed. Any
combination of flags will work. Writing uppercase flags
will negate the effect of all previously used lowercase
flags of the same letter.
Table of all flags:
f fork program to background
r run program as root, using sudo
t run program in a separate terminal, as specified by
$TERMCMD
-l List all possible ways to open the specified files. Each
line will contain information in the format of
id:label:flags:command. id is the identification number.
label is an arbitrary string that was specified for this
command, flags are the flags that are used by default,
and command is the command that is going to be executed.
-p KEYWORD Pick a method to open the files.
KEYWORD is either the ID number listed by "rifle -l" or a
string that matches a label in the configuration file.
-w PROGRAM Open the files with the program PROGRAM
-h, --help Print a list of options and exit.
FILESrifle shares configuration files with ranger, though ranger is not
required in order to use rifle. The configuration file rifle.conf is
expected to be at ~/.config/ranger/rifle.conf.
This file specifies patterns for determining the commands to open files
with. The syntax is described in the comments of the default
rifle.conf that ships with ranger. To obtain it, you need to run:
"ranger --copy-config=rifle"
ENVIRONMENT
EDITOR Determines which editor to use for editing files (in the
default rifle.conf).
PAGER Determines which pager to use for displaying files (in the
default rifle.conf).
TERMCMD Determines the terminal emulator command for use with the t
flag. It is required that the value is the path to an
executable file which accepts the "-e COMMAND" argument.
XDG_CONFIG_HOME
Specifies the directory for configuration files. Defaults to
$HOME/.config.
EXAMPLES
List all the different methods:
$ rifle-l helloworld.py
0:editor::"$EDITOR" -- "$@"
1:pager::"$PAGER" -- "$@"
2:::python -- "$1"
Display its content by opening it with "cat":
$ rifle-w cat helloworld.py
print("Hello World!")
Run it by picking the method 2, which calls 'python -- "$1"':
$ rifle-p 2 helloworld.py
Hello World!
Display the file in a pager inside a new terminal, run as root:
$ rifle-p 1 -f tr helloworld.py
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