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previewing files

rovr includes a powerful preview sidebar that can display the contents of various filetypes.

plain text files are displayed in a text area with syntax highlighting. the language is determined by the file extension. rovr supports a wide range of languages.

if you have bat installed and enabled in the rovr config, it will be used to display text files with syntax highlighting for much more languages and theming.

rovr can display images directly in the terminal. refer to the image previews guide for more details on terminal compatibility and configuration.

when a folder is selected, the preview panel will show a list of the files and folders inside it, allowing you to see the contents without navigating into it.

for archive files (like .zip, .tar.gz, .rar, etc.), rovr will display a list of the files and folders contained within the archive.