Keymap for "open" using a specific opener #3655

FloppyDisco · 2026-02-01T20:28:11Z

FloppyDisco
Feb 1, 2026

What system are you running Yazi on?

macOS

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

ghostty

`yazi --debug` output

Yazi
    Version: 26.1.22 (Crates.io 2026-01-31)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : aarch64-apple-darwin (macos-aarch64)
    Rustc  : 1.92.0 (ded5c06c 2025-12-08)

Ya
    Version: 26.1.22 (Crates.io 2026-01-31)

Config
    Init             : /Users/.../.config/yazi/init.lua (90 chars)
    Yazi             : /Users/.../.config/yazi/yazi.toml (6439 chars)
    Keymap           : /Users/.../.config/yazi/keymap.toml (10983 chars)
    Theme            : /Users/.../.config/yazi/theme.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    VFS              : /Users/.../.config/yazi/vfs.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Package          : /Users/.../.config/yazi/package.toml (122 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: "" / ""

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-ghostty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : Some("ghostty")
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: Some("1.2.3")
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Ghostty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Ghostty), version: "ghostty 1.2.3", light: false, csi_16t: (29, 70), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Kgp
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 20, columns: 82, width: 2378, height: 1400 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : None
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : None
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/bin/zsh")
    EDITOR             : None
    VISUAL             : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS   : Some("--height 40% --reverse --border --bind=alt-up:first --bind=alt-down:last --bind=change:first")
    FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: Some("fd --type f --strip-cwd-prefix --hidden --follow --exclude .git;")

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "micro %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "Micro", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : tmux 3.5a
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.41
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: No such file or directory (os error 2) / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    pdftoppm      : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    magick        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    fzf           : 0.65.2
    fd/fdfind     : 10.2.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : 0.9.7
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    resvg         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq            : 1.7.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: No such file or directory (os error 2) / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xclip        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xsel         : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Routine
    `file -bL --mime-type`: text/plain

Describe the question

I'm wondering if there is a way to pass what opener you want to use from a keybinding directly to the open commnand?

i have the following set in keymap.toml

	{ on = "<Enter>", run = "open", desc = "Open selected" },
	{ on = "<A-o>", run = "open --interactive", desc = "Choose Application to Open selected with" },
	{ on = "<D-o>", run = "open", desc = "Open selected in Zed" },

so <Enter> calls open and that automatically determines which [opener] to use based on my rules in yazi.toml

but i would like my keybind <D-o> to automatically select my [opener] as zed.

so i'm looking for something like run = "open zed" or run = "open --opener=zed"

neither of these actually work, and i'm not seeing anything in the docks about how one might do this?

i can open interactively with <A-o> and select the opener, just thought it would be nice to be able to configure this.

i just downloaded, so far i am a big fan! very cool!

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

I have read all the documentation
I have searched the existing discussions/issues

Answered by FloppyDisco

Feb 2, 2026

ok. sorry,

I think after reading a bit more in the docs a better way to do this is to just use the shell action.

they following keybind does exactly what i was looking for.

	{ on = "<D-o>", run = ["shell -- zed --new %s", "escape"], desc = "Open selected in Zed" }

View full answer

FloppyDisco · 2026-02-02T01:51:02Z

FloppyDisco
Feb 2, 2026
Author

ok. sorry,

I think after reading a bit more in the docs a better way to do this is to just use the shell action.

they following keybind does exactly what i was looking for.

	{ on = "<D-o>", run = ["shell -- zed --new %s", "escape"], desc = "Open selected in Zed" }

0 replies

Provide feedback

Saved searches

Use saved searches to filter your results more quickly

Keymap for "open" using a specific opener #3655

Uh oh!

{{title}}

Uh oh!

Replies: 1 comment

Uh oh!

{{title}}

Uh oh!

Select a reply

Uh oh!

Keymap for "open" using a specific opener #3655

Uh oh!

FloppyDisco Feb 1, 2026

What system are you running Yazi on?

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

yazi --debug output

Describe the question

Anything else?

Checklist

Replies: 1 comment

Uh oh!

FloppyDisco Feb 2, 2026 Author

FloppyDisco
Feb 1, 2026

`yazi --debug` output

FloppyDisco
Feb 2, 2026
Author