how to spawn yazi with preselected file?

[svonjoi]

What system are you running Yazi on?

Linux X11

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

kitty

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 25.5.31 (Arch Linux 2025-07-23)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.88.0 (6b00bc38 2025-06-23)

Ya
    Version: 25.5.31 (Arch Linux 2025-07-23)

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("xterm-kitty")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Kitty)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Kitty), light: false, csi_16t: (10, 24), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : X11
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 27, columns: 119, width: 1190, height: 648 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("x11")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : None
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : None
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

Variables
    SHELL           : Some("/usr/bin/zsh")
    EDITOR          : Some("defaulteditor")
    VISUAL          : None
    YAZI_FILE_ONE   : None
    YAZI_CONFIG_HOME: None
    YAZI_ZOXIDE_OPTS: None
    FZF_DEFAULT_OPTS: None

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} \"$@\"", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })

Multiplexers
    TMUX               : false
    tmux version       : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    tmux build flags   : enable-sixel=Unknown
    ZELLIJ_SESSION_NAME: Some("master")
    Zellij version     : 0.43.1

Dependencies
    file          : 5.46
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 7.1.1 / 7.1.1
    pdftoppm      : 25.09.1
    magick        : 7.1.2-3
    fzf           : 0.65.2
    fd/fdfind     : 10.3.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 14.1.1
    chafa         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    zoxide        : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    7zz/7z        : No such file or directory (os error 2) / 25.01
    resvg         : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    jq            : 1.8.1

Clipboard
    wl-copy/paste: No such file or directory (os error 2) / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    xclip        : 0.13
    xsel         : 1.2.1

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.

Describe the question

is there an alternative to ranger's --selectfile parameter?

       --selectfile=targetfile
                     Open ranger with targetfile selected

Anything else?

No response

Checklist

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

[svonjoi]

ok im blind
#344