yazi as the main file manager

[PHONE1X]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Linux Wayland

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

Shell: fish 4.7.1

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version  : 26.5.6 (Arch Linux 2026-05-09)
    Debug    : false
    Triple   : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc    : 1.95.0 (59807616 2026-04-14)
    Backtrace: None

Ya
    Version: 26.5.6 (Arch Linux 2026-05-09)

Config
    Init             : /home/void/.config/yazi/init.lua (561 chars)
    Yazi             : /home/void/.config/yazi/yazi.toml (2318 chars)
    Keymap           : /home/void/.config/yazi/keymap.toml (22460 chars)
    Theme            : /home/void/.config/yazi/theme.toml (1934 chars)
    VFS              : /home/void/.config/yazi/vfs.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Package          : /home/void/.config/yazi/package.toml (1893 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: ArcSwapAny("gruvbox-dark") / ArcSwapAny("gruvbox-dark")

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-kitty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Kitty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Kitty), version: "kitty(0.46.2)", light: false, csi_16t: (9, 20), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Kgp
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 69, columns: 140, width: 1260, height: 1380 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":1")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: Some("521ece463c4a9d3d128670688a34756805a4328f_1778343544_76443696")
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL              : Some("/bin/fish")
    EDITOR             : Some("nvim")
    VISUAL             : Some("nvim")
    YAZI_FILE_ONE      : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME   : None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS   : None
    SSH_AUTH_SOCK      : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS   : None
    FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { id: Id(22), run: NonEmptyString("nvim \"$@\""), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "", for: Unix, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { id: Id(22), run: NonEmptyString("nvim \"$@\""), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "", for: Unix, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { id: Id(22), run: NonEmptyString("nvim \"$@\""), block: true, orphan: false, desc: "", for: Unix, spread: true })

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

Dependencies
    file          : 5.47
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 8.1.1 / 8.1.1
    pdftoppm      : 26.04.0
    magick        : 7.1.2-21
    fzf           : 0.72.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.4.2 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 15.1.0
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : 0.9.9
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 26.01
    resvg         : 0.47.0
    jq            : 1.8.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: 2.3.0 / 2.3.0
    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


See https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/plugins/overview#debugging on how to enable logging or debug runtime errors.

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Describe the question

Hi everyone, I hope this question is on-topic.

I've been trying to use IDE as my primary and only file manager for a while now.

But I have a question. Maybe I'm not the only one?

There are simply a number of problems I'm encountering.
Considering the large number of modules, I've managed to get almost everything I want from YAZI for convenient file management.

This includes working with archives and mounting devices.
And a bunch of other little things that I have to somehow tweak myself to avoid using a file manager like Dolphin. But I'm starting to wonder if maybe I'm not using this software correctly.

Or maybe I'm missing something.

For example, I still don't understand how to move files to a folder and replace or merge them, rather than just pasting them.
Working with connected devices is very difficult.
Although a semi-custom module solves this problem.
It's difficult to describe the entire list of problems since I can't remember them now, and I've already solved most of them.
But nevertheless, could anyone share their experience or explain to me how to use YAZI correctly? I also have a question about how I can upload my phone's directory directly to Yazi using KDE Connect.

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

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

[aspasia-patron]

I still don't understand how to move files to a folder and replace or merge them

yazi > ~ > f to filter > paste* will show your current binding for pasting with overwrite. In my case it's Shift+p.

I also have a question about how I can upload my phone's directory directly to Yazi using KDE Connect.

I don't use KDE Connect due to it's bugginess, but i'd i imagine you can make a mountpoint. Yazi has a mount.yazi plugin that let's you manage mountpoints.

as my primary and only file manager

I'm struggling with this myself, as i don't want to rely on 3rd party code. I'm already spending too much time auditing yazi plugins. Ideally, yazi plugins should have a sandboxing based permission model. I haven't figured out why xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser wasn't upstreamed yet.

https://yazi-rs.github.io/docs/tips/#system-chooser