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I set Viewnior for open image files, but when I open any image file (jpg or png) ranger stays frozen or something similar, and I only can return to ranger when I close the app that opened the file. Therefore, I can't open other files, only one.

My rifle.conf :

ext png = viewnior "$@"
Jeff Schaller
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    Does this answer your question? [Ranger - open\_with without suspending](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/356732/ranger-open-with-without-suspending) – AdminBee Jul 21 '20 at 09:06

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It seems to be, based on an sample rifle.conf file I found, that you'd need the f flag to ask Ranger to Fork the program, make it run in the background:

ext png, flag f = viewnior "$@"
Jeff Schaller
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I have solved the issu by adding & at the end.

ext png, flag f = viewnior "$@" &

The "&" force the program to be run in th backgournd.

Patryk Krzyzanski
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    Are you sure you need both `flag f` _and_ the `&`? The `f`` flag is described as running the application in the background – roaima Aug 16 '21 at 15:04
  • the flag f doesn't worked for me, perhaps it was some specifick issue, after putting & on the end everything work as a charm. – Patryk Krzyzanski Aug 17 '21 at 15:32