dotfiles/notes/vim/vifm_moving_files.md

Vifm: Moving files

There are a few ways to move files in vifm, all of which hinge on using a selection paired with some sort of command

Selections

These selections and filters get cleared once you change directories

1. Not selecting anything implicitly selects anything under your cursor
2. za toggles dotfile visibility
3. t adds a single file to the selection from the directory
4. V visual mode selects files in a range
5. = quick filter that is case-sensitive

These filters are permanent, in that they're retained between directory switches and apply to all directories

1. zf adds the current selection to the permanent filter
2. :filter <regex> hides all matching files in all directories
3. :filter! <regex> inverse of above filter, only shows these files

These are then controlled with

• zO Unset the permanent filter
• zR Stash the permanent filter
• zM Pop the stashed permanent filters

These are best paired with visual mode to quickly select a bunch of files

Moving files

A simple :m will move all selected files to the location in the other pane. Using :sync %d can set the opposing pane to the current one

Alternatively you can yank into a register, say "ay, then move all files in the register to your current location with :put a

Also, don't forget there are other tools that can be better for the job. For example batch renaming should be done through mmv

:!mmv './*_EP*.srt' './Documents/subtitles/kaguya_S1_#1.srt'

Bash for-loops paired with fd or rg -l can be used for fine-tuning too