Posts with Tag: terminal

For photographers, designers, and anyone working with digital media, having quick access to file metadata is essential. This guide shows you how to integrate the powerful exiftool utility with the ranger file manager, allowing you to view comprehensi…

For many power users, the terminal is not a limitation but a productivity multiplier. Yet image optimization is often one of the last steps still handled by heavyweight GUI tools. This guide shows you how to build a fully terminal-based image optimiz…

This guide provides a definitive, “terminal-first” approach to transferring large amounts of data directly between two remote servers. By combining the power of rsync for data synchronization, tmux for session persistence, and a securely configured S…

Tired of being locked into a single default program for your email attachments in Neomutt? This tutorial will guide you through creating an intelligent file-open-chooser that dynamically reads your system’s mimeapps.list configuration. With a single …

Terminal file managers like ranger offer powerful ways to manage your files efficiently. This guide shows you how to enhance ranger with custom commands for compressing files into various archive formats directly from the file manager interface. This…

The ranger file manager is already a powerful tool for navigating your filesystem, but with the addition of fzf (fuzzy finder) and bat (syntax highlighter), you can supercharge your file searching capabilities. This guide will show you how to integra…

One of ranger’s most powerful features is its ability to preview various file types directly in the terminal. This guide shows you how to customize the preview system to support a wide range of media files with optimal display settings. Changelog …

This guide provides a comprehensive, “terminal-first” approach to setting up robust end-to-end email encryption. By creating your cryptographic keys directly with GnuPG, you build a universal and secure foundation. We will then show you how to integr…

This tutorial combines all the necessary steps to seamlessly integrate sxiv and ranger, including: Launching a gallery view from ranger Configuring keybindings in ranger Creating an interactive “Open with…” menu in sxiv Opening ranger from within sx…

When keeping a journal, logging meetings, or documenting events, an accurate timestamp is invaluable. However, manually typing the time is cumbersome and interrupts your writing flow. In this short guide, you’ll learn how to use a single, clever line…