Keyboard layout

From windows Commande Help
Key Action

F1 Help
F2 Reread source window
F3 List files
F4 Edit files
F5 Copy files
F6 Rename or move files
F7 Create directory
F8 Delete files


F9 Activate menu above source window (left or right)
F10 Activate left menu or deactivate menu
ALT+F1 change left drive
ALT+F2 change right drive
ALT+F3 Use alternate (external or internal) viewer
ALT+F4 Exit
ALT+F5 Pack files

ALT+SHIFT+F5 Pack files
ALT+F7 Find
ALT+F8 Opens the history list of the command line
ALT+F9 Unpack specified files
ALT+F10 Opens a dialog box with the current directory tree
SHIFT+F2 Compare file lists
SHIFT+F4 Create new text file and load into editor
SHIFT+F5 Copy files (with rename) in the same directory
SHIFT+F10 Show context menu
SHIFT+CTRL+F5 Create shortcuts of the selected files (Windows 95/98/NT new shell only)
SHIFT+F6 Rename files in the same directory
SHIFT+ESC Minimizes Windows Commander to an icon

ALT+left/right Go to previous/next dir of already visited dirs
ALT+down Open history list of already visited dirs (like the history list in a WWW browser)

NUM + expand selection
NUM - shrink selection

NUM * invert selection

CTRL+NUM + select all
CTRL+NUM - deselect all
ALT+NUM + select all files with the same extension
CTRL+PgUp
or Backspace Change to parent directory (cd ..)
CTRL+< Jump to the root directory (most European keyboards)
CTRL+\ Jump to the root directory (US keyboard)
CTRL+PgDn Open directory/archive (also self extracting .EXE archives)

CTRL+left/right Open directory/archive and display it in the target window. If the cursor is not on a directory name, the current directory is displayed instead.

CTRL+F1 File display 'brief' (only file names)
CTRL+F2 File display 'full' (all file details)

CTRL+F3 Sort by name
CTRL+F4 Sort by extension
CTRL+F5 Sort by date/time
CTRL+F6 Sort by size
CTRL+F7 Unsorted

CTRL+F8 Display directory tree
CTRL+F9 Print file under cursor using the associated program
CTRL+F10 Show all files
CTRL+F11 Show only programs
CTRL+F12 Show user defined files

TAB Switch between left and right file list

Letter Redirect to command line, cursor jumps to command line
INSERT Select file or directory.
SPACE Select file or directory (as INSERT). If SPACE is used on an unselected directory under the cursor, the contents in this directory are counted and the size is shown in the "full" view instead of the string <'DIR>. This can be disabled through 'Configuration' - 'Options' - 'Operation' - 'Selection with Space'.

ENTER Change directory / run program / run associated program / execute command line if not empty. If the source directory shows the contents of an archive, further information on the packed file is given.

SHIFT+ENTER 1. Runs command line / program under cursor with preceding command /c and leave the program's window open. Only works if NOCLOSE.PIF is in your Windows directory!

2. With ZIP files: use alternative choice of these (as chosen in Packer config): (Treat archives like directories <-> call associated program, i.e. winzip or quinzip)
3. Inside an archive file: Unpack the file under the cursor and treat it like an archive (zip in zip processing)

ALT+SHIFT+ENTER
If the cursor stands on a directory, the contents of all directories in the current directory are counted. The sizes of the directories are then shown in the "full" view instead of the string <'DIR>.
ALT+ENTER Show property sheet.

CTRL+B Directory branch: Show contents of current dir and all subdirs in one list
CTRL+D Open directory hotlist ('bookmarks')

CTRL+F Connect to FTP server
CTRL+SHIFT+F Disconnect from FTP server
CTRL+I Switch to target directory
CTRL+L Calculate occupied space (of the selected files)
CTRL+M Change FTP transfer mode
CTRL+N New FTP connection (enter URL or host address)
CTRL+P Copy current path to command line
CTRL+Q Quick view panel instead of file window
CTRL+R Reread source directory

CTRL+T Multi-Rename-Tool
CTRL+U Exchange directories

CTRL+C (32 bit) Copy files to clipboard

CTRL+X (32 bit) Cut files to clipboard
CTRL+V (32 bit) Paste from clipboard to current dir.

ALTGR+Letter(s) or
CTRL+ALT+Letter(s)