chiyume

yazi

Installation

Linux

Snap

Using snap

sudo snap install yazi --classic
sudo snap refresh yazi --classic

Windows

Install winget

winget install --id sxyazi.yazi
winget upgrade --id sxyazi.yazi
# Add wrapper
# Create directory if not exist
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $PROFILE/../ -Force
 
# Append wrapper into profile
@'
function y {
    $tmp = (New-TemporaryFile).FullName
    yazi $args --cwd-file="$tmp"
    $cwd = Get-Content -Path $tmp -Encoding UTF8
    if (-not [String]::IsNullOrEmpty($cwd) -and $cwd -ne $PWD.Path) {
        Set-Location -LiteralPath (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $cwd).Path
    }
    Remove-Item -Path $tmp
}
'@ >> "$PROFILE"
# Customize appearance
# Create directory if not exist
New-Item `
-ItemType Directory `
-Path "$env:APPDATA\yazi\config\" `
-Force
 
# Download theme
Invoke-WebRequest `
-Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catppuccin/yazi/refs/heads/main/themes/macchiato/catppuccin-macchiato-lavender.toml" `
-OutFile "$env:APPDATA\yazi\config\theme.toml"
# Customize preview pane syntax highlighting
# Create directory if not exist
New-Item `
-ItemType Directory `
-Path "$HOME\yazi\config" `
-Force
 
# Download theme
Invoke-WebRequest `
-Uri "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/catppuccin/bat/refs/heads/main/themes/Catppuccin%20Macchiato.tmTheme" `
-OutFile "$HOME\yazi\config\Catppuccin-macchiato.tmTheme"

Usage

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