10xer mode
Press Ctrl+Shift+M for a Yazi-style keymap: letters become commands and j
and k move. Press it again to go back.
What 10xer mode changes
- Letters are commands. Typing
dasks to trash the item; it no longer starts a filter. - Less chrome. The window's Search button, each pane's close, filter, refresh, and sort controls, and the List and Icons pane header hide.
- The footer is the command line. Prompts such as
filter:andgo ›open there, and a chord such asglists its next keys above it. - F1 lists only 10xer keys. Press F1 or
~to see what runs now. - Some default keys change. Space selects instead of previewing, Ctrl+R inverts the selection, Ctrl+B and Ctrl+F page up and down, and Ctrl+N shows or hides the sidebar.
Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+Z, Ctrl+K, and Ctrl+L work as in the default map.
Turn it on and off
- Press Ctrl+Shift+M, or press Ctrl+, and turn on 10xer mode under BROWSING in General.
- Check for the 10X pill at the far right of the footer.
- Press Ctrl+Shift+M again, or turn the switch off in Settings, to leave.
Ctrl+Shift+M is the only key that leaves:
qand Escape never do.
The choice is saved for every window and the next launch. Strata's system file chooser follows it too.
Leaving the mode closes prompts and clears f filters, s searches, and find
highlights. Your selection stays.
Keys to learn first
You don't need to memorize every key. Five keys start a chord: press one, and a panel above the footer lists the keys that can follow. Remember what each chord is for and read the rest off the panel. Escape cancels a chord.
| Press | Think | For example |
|---|---|---|
g | "go somewhere" | g h Home, g d Downloads, g g first item, g Space to type a path |
; | "do something" | ; t terminal here, ; c compress, ; 1 first custom action |
t | "tabs" | t n new tab, t x close it, t 1 first tab |
c | "copy a path or name" | c c path, c n name |
, | "sort by something" | , a name, , m modified; Shift reverses |
The rest are single keys. They work in List and Columns. In Icons, h, j,
k, and l move between tiles; press Enter to open one. Capitals mean Shift:
G is Shift+G.
| Keys | What it does |
|---|---|
j / k | Next / previous item |
h / l | Parent folder / open the folder |
Enter or o | Open the item, including files |
G | Last item |
H / L | Back / forward in history |
i | Preview a file while you keep moving |
| Space | Select or unselect, then move down |
v | Select a range as you move |
y / x / p | Copy / cut / paste |
d | Move to Trash; d again confirms |
a | Create a file; end with / for a folder |
r | Rename |
/, a name, Enter; then n / N | Find a name, then next / previous match |
f | Filter this folder |
s | Search this folder and its subfolders |
z | Jump to a visited folder |
| Escape | End one thing: prompt, filter, range, preview, then selection |
Q | Close the window |
Try it: press s, type readme, and press Enter. The cursor lands on the
first hit; Enter again opens it.
y, x, and d act on the selection, or on the focused item when nothing is
selected. Press l on a file to move the keys into its preview, and h to
hand them back.
Type a few letters, fzf-style
Prompts that pick a file or folder match the way fzf does. Type a few letters of each word, separated by spaces, in any order. Case never matters.
| Type | Matches |
|---|---|
dev str | Each term's letters in order, terms in any order: ~/dev/strata |
'read | read as one unbroken run |
^read | A name or path that starts with read |
.md$ | A name or path that ends in .md |
!test | Leaves out anything containing test |
These prompts use it:
| Prompt | Matches against |
|---|---|
f filter | Names of the folder's own items |
s search | Paths below the current folder |
z jump, Z recent | Folders you have opened |
g Space, M, C, ; E | Folders below the current one, to go to, move or copy to, or extract to |
/ find is the exception: it matches plain text in the name.
Who it is for
Turn it on if you use Yazi, Ranger, or Vim, or want your hands on the keyboard and fewer buttons on screen.
Leave it off if you browse with the mouse or find files by typing their name. In 10xer mode, Type to search, Keep arrows in file list, and Include subfolders read Not used in 10xer mode.
While the mode is on, its Settings row reads (experimental feature, under active development): expect keys to change between releases.
Full detail: the 10xer mode reference lists every key, chord, prompt, and file chooser rule.