Yazi

yazi

A terminal file manager written in Rust, based on non-blocking async I/O.

Runs as yazi, ya|macOS, Linux, Windows|yazi-rs.github.io

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 5 fields

Start the Yazi file manager in a directory. Event reporting and client-id options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui yazi

Open YaziExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Start location

any

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Open in a directory

entry

Pick files to a list

chooser_fileentry

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Start location

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Write cwd on exit to

path

--cwd-file

Write chosen files to

path

--chooser-file

Clear cache directory

boolean

--clear-cache

Print debug information

boolean

--debug

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: yazi [OPTIONS] [ENTRIES]... [ENTRIES]... Set the current working entry --cwd-file <CWD_FILE> Write the cwd on exit to this file --chooser-file <CHOOSER_FILE> Write the selected files to this file on open fired --clear-cache Clear the cache directory --debug Print debu…

helpyazi --help (local)

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed yazi against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.