lf-config

A minimalist, high-performance configuration for the lf terminal file manager.

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Features

• Image Previews: Ultra-fast Sixel rendering using chafa.
• Gnosis-Diff: Built-in TUI diff tool for comparing files (gd).
• PDF Support: Quick preview of PDF documents.
• Syntax Highlighting: Code previews with bat.
• Archive Management: List and extract multiple archive formats (zip, tar, 7z, rar).
• Clipboard Integration: Copy full file paths to system clipboard.
• Safe Trash: Integration with trash-put to avoid accidental loss.
• Quick Creation: Create folders and files on the fly.

Keybindings

Key	Action
n	Create a new directory
N	Create a new file
X	Extract archive
Y	Copy full path to clipboard
o	Open with system default
D	Move to trash
gd	Compare marked file with current file (Gnosis-Diff)
e	Edit with $EDITOR
.	Toggle hidden files
f	Jump to file/folder (fzf)

Installation

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/sarkoidose/lf.git ~/.config/lf

# Ensure preview scripts are executable
chmod +x ~/.config/lf/*.sh

Dependencies

• chafa (images)
• bat (syntax)
• wl-copy (clipboard)
• trash-cli (trash)
• poppler (pdf)
• fzf (search)

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Maintained by sarkoidose.