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# yazi

terminal file manager written in Rust. fast, async, with image preview support.

**installed via:** `brew install yazi`

**aliased as:** `y` — wraps yazi with cd-on-exit so your shell follows wherever you navigate to in yazi:

```zsh
function y() {
    local tmp="$(mktemp -t "yazi-cwd.XXXXXX")" cwd
    yazi "$@" --cwd-file="$tmp"
    IFS= read -r -d '' cwd < "$tmp"
    [ -n "$cwd" ] && [ "$cwd" != "$PWD" ] && builtin cd -- "$tmp"
    rm -f -- "$tmp"
}
```

**custom proxy:** yazi is actually invoked through `~/tools/yazi-iterm-drop-proxy`, which adds iTerm2 drag-and-drop support. the `yazi()` function in .zshrc redirects all yazi calls through this proxy. session persistence across reboots is handled by [[tmux-assistant-resurrect]].

**theme:** catppuccin-mocha (set in `~/.config/yazi/theme.toml`)

**custom keybindings:**
- `C-o C-o` — open selected files with default app
- `C C` or `Esc d` — drag selected files with Draggy

**plugins:** git integration, file-extra-metadata previewer/spotter

**part of the shell navigation stack:** yazi for browsing, [[fzf]] for fuzzy search, [[zoxide]] for jumping to frequent directories, [[eza]] for listing. each handles a different mode of finding things.