Walk — a terminal navigator; a cd and ls replacement.
Run lk, navigate using arrows or hjkl. Press, esc to jump to a new location; or ctrl+c to stay.
brew install walk
pkg_add walk
go install github.com/antonmedv/walk@latest
Or download prebuild binaries.
Put the next function into the .bashrc or a similar config:
| Bash/Zsh | Fish | PowerShell |
|---|---|---|
function lk {
cd "$(walk "$@")"
} |
function lk
set loc (walk $argv); and cd $loc;
end |
function lk() {
cd $(walk $args)
} |
Now use lk command to start walking.
Press Space to toggle preview mode.
Press dd to delete file or directory. Press u to undo.
Install Nerd Fonts and add --icons flag.
No additional setup is required.
| Key binding | Description |
|---|---|
arrows, hjkl |
Move cursor |
shift+arrows |
Jump to start/end |
enter |
Enter directory |
backspace |
Exit directory |
space |
Toggle preview |
esc, q |
Exit with cd |
ctrl+c |
Exit without cd |
/ |
Fuzzy search |
d, delete |
Delete file or dir |
y |
yank current dir |
. |
Hide hidden files |
The EDITOR or WALK_EDITOR environment variable used for opening files from
the walk.
export EDITOR=vimTo specify a command to be used to open files per extension, use the WALK_OPEN_WITH environment variable.
export WALK_OPEN_WITH="txt:less -N;go:vim;md:glow -p"The WALK_REMOVE_CMD environment variable can be used to specify a command to
be used to remove files. This is useful if you want to use a different
command to remove files than the default rm.
export WALK_REMOVE_CMD=trashChange main color with WALK_MAIN_COLOR environment variable. Available colors
are here.
export WALK_MAIN_COLOR="#0000FF"Use WALK_STATUS_BAR environment variable to specify a status bar program.
export WALK_STATUS_BAR="Size() + ' ' + Mode()"Flags can be used to change the default behavior of the program.
| Flag | Description |
|---|---|
--icons |
Show icons |
--dir-only |
Show dirs only |
--hide-hidden |
Hide hidden files |
--preview |
Start with preview mode on |
--with-border |
Show border in preview mode |
--fuzzy |
Start with fuzzy search on |



