diff --git a/rc/tools/ranger.kak b/rc/tools/ranger.kak
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-# http://ranger.nongnu.org
-# ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
-
-define-command ranger-open-on-edit-directory \
-    -docstring 'Start the ranger file system explorer when trying to edit a directory' %{
-        hook global RuntimeError "\d+:\d+: '\w+' (.*): is a directory" %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
-            directory=$kak_hook_param_capture_1
-            echo ranger $directory
-    }}
-}
-
-define-command \
-    -params .. -file-completion \
-    -docstring %{ranger [<arguments>]: open the file system explorer to select buffers to open
-    All the optional arguments are forwarded to the ranger utility} \
-    ranger %{ evaluate-commands %sh{
-    if [ -n "${TMUX}" ]; then
-        tmux split-window -h \
-            ranger $@ --cmd " \
-                map <return> eval \
-                    fm.execute_console('shell \
-                        echo evaluate-commands -client ' + ranger.ext.shell_escape.shell_escape('$kak_client') + ' edit {file} | \
-                        kak -p '.format(file=fm.thisfile.path) + ranger.ext.shell_escape.shell_escape('$kak_session') + '; \
-                        tmux select-pane -t $kak_client_env_TMUX_PANE') \
-                    if fm.thisfile.is_file else fm.execute_console('move right=1')"
-
-    elif [ -n "${STY}" ]; then
-
-        script="/tmp/kak-ranger-${kak_client}-${kak_session}.sh"
-        selections="/tmp/kak-ranger-${kak_client}-${kak_session}.txt"
-        cat > "$script" << EOF
-#! /usr/bin/env sh
-cd "$PWD"
-ranger --choosefiles="$selections" $@
-while read -r f; do
-    printf %s  "evaluate-commands -client '${kak_client}' edit '\"\$f\"'" | kak -p '${kak_session}'
-done < "$selections"
-screen -X remove
-rm -f "$selections" "$script"
-EOF
-
-        tty="$(ps -o tty ${kak_client_pid} | tail -n 1)"
-        screen -X eval \
-            'split -h' \
-            'focus down' \
-            "screen sh '$script'" \
-        < "/dev/$tty"
-
-    elif [ -n "$WINDOWID" ]; then
-        setsid $kak_opt_termcmd " \
-            ranger $@ --cmd "'"'" \
-                map <return> eval \
-                    fm.execute_console('shell \
-                        echo evaluate-commands -client ' + ranger.ext.shell_escape.shell_escape('$kak_client') + ' edit {file} | \
-                        kak -p '.format(file=fm.thisfile.path) + ranger.ext.shell_escape.shell_escape('$kak_session') + '; \
-                        xdotool windowactivate $kak_client_env_WINDOWID') \
-                    if fm.thisfile.is_file else fm.execute_console('move right=1')"'"' < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1 &
-    fi
-}}