ranger is a free and open-source file manager with text-based user interface for Unix-like systems.

The program can accomplish file management tasks with a few keystrokes, and mouse input is optional.

[10] Due to its use of the Miller columns layout, ranger has been compared to Finder,[11][12] the default file manager used on the classic Mac OS and macOS operating systems.

In addition, most core utilities related to file management (cd, ls, rm, mv, ln, touch, etc.)

[18] ranger also received 0.9% of votes in the "Best File Manager" category in a 2013 survey by Linux Journal.