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 | |
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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 |