NFTP : New File Transfer Protocol Client
Copyright (C) 1994-1998 Sergey Ayukov

NFTP manual (main part)

KEYBOARD COMMANDS SUMMARY

Here is the list of keystrokes ("hot keys"); it's divided into several sections each pertaining to specific mode of operation or action classification.

Old obsolete keys which still work are in italics.

GETTING HELP
Shift-K
concise keyboard reference
Shift-H
Shift-F1
program information and general keyboard commands
F1
Shift-?
Ctrl-F1
context sensitive help
F9
Ctrl-F
open menu (in non-GUI versions)
LOG IN/LOG OUT
Ctrl-L login into new site
Ctrl-B open bookmark list
Shift-L Open URL
F2
Ctrl-E
open history window
Ctrl-K logoff from site
F10 exit NFTP
Shift-A send NO OPERATION command (verify connection aliveness)
Shift-F FTP Search
Shift-P Recall last search results
CONTROL CONNECTION WINDOW
arrow keys scroll window contents
Esc go to the end of history (same as End)
Space switch to directory view
Shift-Q
send any command to server verbatim ("quote")
FILE LISTING VIEW (REMOTE OR LOCAL)
Navigating
Space switch to control connection
Tab switch between remote/local files
Ctrl-P switch remote directory view between raw/parsed views
Ctrl-T Display/hide timestamps of files
Ctrl-W split screen view to two parts (remote and local)
arrow keys move cursor. Horizontal scrolling is also possible
Shift-<, Shift->
Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right
horizontal scrolling by 10 symbols
\
Ctrl-\
change to root directory
[
Ctrl-PgUp
goto the directory level higher ("cd ..")
Enter
]
Ctrl-PgDn
go to the directory under cursor
Shift-C
change to arbitrary directory
Shift-Z
select drive letter -- local view only
Ctrl-R re-read directory (refresh file list)
Shift-O
use file under cursor as 00index file containing descriptions
Ctrl-O enable/disable automatic descriptions loading (remote files only)
Sorting file listing
Shift-N
Ctrl-F3
sort directory by name, dirs first
Shift-X
Ctrl-F4
sort directory by extension, dirs first
Shift-T
Ctrl-F5
sort directory by time, then name, dirs first
Shift-S
Ctrl-F6
sort directory by size, then name, dirs first
Shift-Y
Ctrl-F7
remove sorting, return to original state
Shift-E
Ctrl-F8
reverse current sort order
Marking/unmarking
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-Num+
mark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-X
Ctrl-Num-
unmark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-Y
Alt-Num-
unmark all files in all directories
Insert
Shift-M
mark/unmark file/directory under cursor
+ mark files by wildcard mask
- unmark files by wildcard mask
* invert selection
Shift-I
show information about marked files in the subdirectories
Transferring files
F5
Shift-D
download file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- remote view only
F6
Shift-U
Shift-F5
upload file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- local view only
Ctrl-D
Alt-F5
download all marked files from all subdirectories -- remote view only
Shift-W Launch WGET for downloading -- remote view only
Ctrl-U upload all marked files from all subdirectories -- local view only (not implemented yet)
Shift-G
download file by name (e.g. when directory is unreadable -- remote view only
Viewing files
F3
Ctrl-V
view file under cursor, use fast internal viewer
Shift-V
Alt-F3
view file under cursor, use external viewer
Creating/deleting/renaming files/directories
Shift-R
rename file/directory
F7
Ctrl-G
make directory (you have to have permissions on remote)
F8
Del
delete file or directory under cursor
Miscellaneous
F4
Shift-B
save current site/directory as a bookmark
a-z, 0-9, ".", "-", "_" quick search for files starting with these symbols. Use lowercase letters only; search is not case sensitive
ENTRY FIELDS
Esc/Enter abandon/confirm
Left, Right, Home, End move cursor around
Tab, Shift-Tab move to next/previous field (if any). Note: Shift-Tab does not work under Unix
Del, Backspace delete characters
Pressing any keys different from Left, Right, Home, End will clear the initial string
BOOKMARK LIST
Ctrl-B open bookmark list
arrow keys move cursor
Enter select bookmark or folder
Esc leave bookmark list or folder
Insert create bookmark or foler
Del delete bookmark or folder
Ctrl-E edit bookmark/folder title
right/left enter/leave folder
Shift-D, Shift-U
Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down
move bookmark entry
Shift-<
Ctrl-Left
move bookmark entry into another folder
BUILT-IN FILE VIEWER
arrow keys scroll (note that you can scroll horizontally also)
Shift-<, Shift->
Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right
scroll by 10 symbols horizontally
Ctrl-F
F7
search for text string
Ctrl-G
Shift-F7
repeat search for text string
F2
Ctrl-W
save contents to file
Esc exit viewer