Skip to content

mount.yazi: Current window is not refreshed on mount/unmount #182

@roschaefer

Description

@roschaefer

What system are you running Yazi on?

Linux Wayland

What terminal are you running Yazi in?

foot version: 1.25.0 +pgo +ime +graphemes -assertions

yazi --debug output

Yazi
    Version: 26.1.22 (Arch Linux 2026-01-24)
    Debug  : false
    Triple : x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu (linux-x86_64)
    Rustc  : 1.93.0 (254b5960 2026-01-19)

Ya
    Version: 26.1.22 (Arch Linux 2026-01-24)

Config
    Init             : /home/robert/.config/yazi/init.lua (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Yazi             : /home/robert/.config/yazi/yazi.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Keymap           : /home/robert/.config/yazi/keymap.toml (198 chars)
    Theme            : /home/robert/.config/yazi/theme.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    VFS              : /home/robert/.config/yazi/vfs.toml (No such file or directory (os error 2))
    Package          : /home/robert/.config/yazi/package.toml (124 chars)
    Dark/light flavor: "" / ""

Emulator
    TERM                : Some("foot")
    TERM_PROGRAM        : None
    TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION: None
    Brand.from_env      : Some(Foot)
    Emulator.detect     : Emulator { kind: Left(Foot), version: "foot(1.25.0)", light: false, csi_16t: (8, 18), force_16t: false }

Adapter
    Adapter.matches    : Sixel
    Dimension.available: Dimension { rows: 58, columns: 239, width: 1912, height: 1044 }

Desktop
    XDG_SESSION_TYPE           : Some("wayland")
    WAYLAND_DISPLAY            : Some("wayland-1")
    DISPLAY                    : Some(":0")
    SWAYSOCK                   : Some("/run/user/1000/sway-ipc.1000.982.sock")
    HYPRLAND_INSTANCE_SIGNATURE: None
    WAYFIRE_SOCKET             : None

SSH
    shared.in_ssh_connection: false

WSL
    WSL: false

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

Text Opener
    default     : Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-create: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$EDITOR", for: None, spread: true })
    block-rename: Some(OpenerRule { run: "${EDITOR:-vi} %s", block: true, orphan: false, desc: "$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: None
    Zellij version     : No such file or directory (os error 2)

Dependencies
    file          : 5.46
    ueberzugpp    : No such file or directory (os error 2)
    ffmpeg/ffprobe: 8.0.1 / 8.0.1
    pdftoppm      : 26.01.0
    magick        : 7.1.2-13
    fzf           : 0.67.0
    fd/fdfind     : 10.3.0 / No such file or directory (os error 2)
    rg            : 15.1.0
    chafa         : 1.16.2
    zoxide        : 0.9.8
    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: 2.2.1 / 2.2.1
    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.

Describe the bug

Current window is not refreshed on mount/unmount

I have a symlink ~/Pictures -> /run/media/robert/externalPictures/, where my usb drive gets mounted.

Image

Unfortunately, the window is not refreshed. It still shows a symlink without referent. I have to restart yazi for the symlink to show up.

Image

Alternatively, if I add or remove a file (e.g. touch file) from another terminal, the window gets refreshed as well.

Image

It would be great if the current window gets refreshed on mount/unmount.

Minimal reproducer

  1. Create a symlink like above ~/Symlink -> /run/media/user/mountPath
  2. Open yazi and display ~
  3. Mount your usb drive at /run/media/user/mountPath
  4. Window is not updated

Anything else?

No response

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Labels

    bugSomething isn't working

    Type

    No type

    Projects

    No projects

    Milestone

    No milestone

    Relationships

    None yet

    Development

    No branches or pull requests

    Issue actions