# Keyboard Commands

## Keyboard Usage

In this chapter you will learn how to use the keyboard effectively, because most operations can be done more quickly by keyboard than with the mouse. It will take some time to learn the Key-Bindings, but mastering them saves you a lot of time. Please note that &krusader; can use Key-binding Profiles to swap easily to other Key-binding setups, &eg; of other commanders, or you can create your own key-bindings.

After starting &krusader;, the keyboard action can begin. Use &Ctrl;L to jump to the Location Toolbar where you can type the desired folder. After &Ctrl;&Down; you are in the Terminal emulator and you can type any command you desire, provided that the terminal is shown. Use &Ctrl;&Up; to jump back to the active panel. If you want to jump to a file or folder that starts with `f`, then simply press f on the keyboard to use the search bar. Use the &Enter; key to execute the file or to open a folder that has the focus. Be sure to remember the Function Keys - F3 to View, F4 to Edit, F5 to Copy, &Alt;&Shift;U to Unpack, &etc;

You can also perform several operations with the Folder tabs, including several selection operations. And at the end you can close &krusader; with F10.

## Key-Bindings

Most of the key-bindings (shortcuts) are configurable in the Settings Configure Shortcuts... menu, if you like to use other key-bindings then the default ones. You can even configure more actions to a Key-Binding (for the actions that do not have a key-binding set by default). Please note that some key-bindings are not &krusader; key-bindings (&eg; &plasma; key-bindings). The key-bindings that &krusader; uses by default are listed below.

Function (FN) Keys

These are the Key-Bindings of the FN Keys Bar. These Key-Bindings are configurable since version 1.51.

F1 | Help
F2 | Rename files.
F3 | View files.
F4 | Edit files.
F5 | Copy files.
F6 | Move files
F7 | Create a new folder.
F8 | Delete (or move to Trash) files.
F9 | Terminal.
F10 | Quit &krusader;

&Shift; keys

&Shift; F1 | What's this?
&Shift; F2 | Multi-rename (Krename).
&Shift; F3 | Enter an &URL; to view.
&Shift; F4 | Edit new file.
&Shift; F5 | Copy by queue.
&Shift; F6 | Move by queue.
&Shift; F10 | View all files.
&Shift; F12 | Custom view files.
&Shift; &Left; | Change to left folder tab.
&Shift; &Right; | Change to right folder tab.

&Alt; keys

&Alt; + | Select All.
&Alt; - | Unselect All.
&Alt; * | Invert Selection.
&Alt; . | Show/Hide hidden (dot) files.
&Alt; / | MountMan.
&Alt; ` | User Menu
&Alt; &Home; | Home.
&Alt; &Enter; | Properties.
&Alt; &Left; | Left bookmarks.
&Alt; &Right; | Right bookmarks.
&Alt; &Down; | Sidebar.
&Alt; F1..F12 | Standard (&plasma;) key-bindings.

&Alt;+&Shift; keys

&Alt;&Shift; B | Brief View
&Alt;&Shift; C | Compare Folders
&Alt;&Shift; D | Detailed View
&Alt;&Shift; E | Test Archive.
&Alt;&Shift; K | Start Root mode &krusader;.
&Alt;&Shift; L | Panel profiles.
&Alt;&Shift; O | Sync panels aka Equals Button (=).
&Alt;&Shift; P | Pack files.
&Alt;&Shift; Q | Queue Manager
&Alt;&Shift; S | Disk Usage.
&Alt;&Shift; U | Unpack files.

&Ctrl; keys

&Ctrl; B | Add bookmark for the current item.
&Ctrl; D | Open Bookmarksin the active panel.
&Ctrl; E | Edit file as root (Default Useraction).
&Ctrl; F | Open Quicksearch bar.
&Ctrl; H | Open History list in the active panel.
&Ctrl; I | Open QuickFilter bar.
&Ctrl; J | A Safari-like Jump-Back.
&Ctrl; L | Go to the Location Toolbar (origin) as in Firefox and &konqueror;.
&Ctrl; M | Open media list.
&Ctrl; N | New Network Connection dialog.
&Ctrl; O | Select folder dialog to open this folder in the panel.
&Ctrl; P | Split file.
&Ctrl; Q | Quit &krusader;.
&Ctrl; R | Reload (Refresh) panel.
&Ctrl; S | Search.
&Ctrl; U | Swap panels (do not swap all folder tabs).
&Ctrl; W | Close Current tab.
&Ctrl; Y | Synchronize Folders.
&Ctrl; Z | Popular &URL;s.
&Ctrl; + | Select group.
&Ctrl; - | Unselect group.
&Ctrl; / | Open command line history list.
&Ctrl; &Down; | Go from the active panel to the command line/terminal emulator.
&Ctrl; &Up; | Go from the command line/terminal emulator to the active panel.
&Ctrl; &Up; | Go from the active panel to the Location Toolbar.
&Ctrl; &Home; | Jump to the Home folder.

&Ctrl; &Left; or &Right;

Focus a file or folder on the left panel, press &Ctrl; &Left; and the right panel changes:

- on a file: the right panel gets the same path as the left panel.

- on a folder: refreshes the right panel with the contents of the folder.

For the right panel: press &Ctrl; &Right; and the left panel will change.

&Ctrl;&Backspace; | Jump to the Root folder.
&Ctrl; &PgUp; | Up one folder.
&Ctrl; = | Go to the folder from other panel.
&Ctrl; Return | When media menu is open (un)mounts the highlighted device.

&Ctrl;+&Shift; keys

&Ctrl;&Shift; D | Disconnect remote connection.
&Ctrl;&Shift; J | Set jump back point.
&Ctrl;&Shift; L | Locate &GUI; frontend.
&Ctrl;&Shift; O | Move current tab to other side of the window.
&Ctrl;&Shift; S | Open Quickselect bar.
&Ctrl;&Shift; U | Swap Sides (also swap all folder tabs).
&Ctrl;&Shift; &Left; | Open left media list.
&Ctrl;&Shift; &Right; | Open right media list..
&Ctrl;&Shift; &Up; | Open terminal emulator, independently, whether the command line is shown or not.
&Ctrl;&Shift; &Down; | Close terminal emulator, independently, whether the command line is shown or not.
&Ctrl;&Shift; &PgUp; | Move current tab to the left.
&Ctrl;&Shift; &PgDn; | Move current tab to the right.

&Ctrl;+&Alt; keys

&Ctrl;&Alt; E | Show/hide the embedded terminal.
&Ctrl;&Alt; M | Mount (Default Useraction).
&Ctrl;&Alt; N | New tab.
&Ctrl;&Alt; R | Toggle the List Panel between horizontal and vertical mode.
&Ctrl;&Alt; S | Create a new symlink.
&Ctrl;&Alt; &Left; | Left History list.
&Ctrl;&Alt; &Right; | Right History list.
&Ctrl;&Alt; = | Equal Panel Size (Default Useraction).
&Ctrl;&Alt;&Shift; N | Duplicate a tab.
&Ctrl;&Alt;&Enter; | Open current folder in a new tab.

General &Ctrl; keys

&Ctrl; A | Select all.
&Ctrl; &PgDn; | Move to the lower part in the current folder.
&Ctrl; F1..F12 | Standard (&plasma;) key-bindings.
&Ctrl;&Shift; F1..F12 | Standard (&plasma;) key-bindings.

Other keys

foo | Quick search, quick select or quick filter. See this configuration page on how to configure the default mode.
&Tab; | Switch between the panels
&Enter; | On a file: open/execute that file On an archive file: browse the archive as if it was a folder.
&Esc; | Will make the menu bar lose the focus if it has it.
Delete | Delete (or move to Trash).
&Ctrl; Delete | Alternate delete.
&Space; | On a file: toggle the selection of the file down one position without affecting the selection of other files/folders.
&Backspace; | One folder up.
&Ins; | Does the same as the &Space; key and goes down one position to toggle the next file.
Menu | Right-click menu.
&Home; | Cursor jumps to the top of the list.
&End; | Cursor jumps to the last file in the list.

Command Line

Command Line keybindings.

&Up; arrow and &Down; arrow | Scroll through previously typed commands.
&Ctrl; / | Open the command line history list.
&Ctrl; &Up; | Jump from the command line to the active panel.
&Ctrl; &Down; | Jump from the active panel to the command line.
&Ctrl;&Enter; | Insert current file / folder name without path to current command line position.
&Ctrl;&Shift;&Enter; | Insert current file / folder with full path name to current command line position.

Terminal emulator

Terminal emulator keybindings.

&Ctrl; F | Toggle between normal and full screen Terminal emulator.
&Ctrl; V | Insert from clipboard.
&Ctrl; &Up; | Jump from the Terminal Emulator to the active panel if the Command line is hidden.
&Ctrl; &Down; | Jump from the active panel to the Terminal Emulator if the Command line is hidden.
&Ctrl;&Shift; Up/Down arrow | Always focus/unfocus the Terminal Emulator independently whether the Command Line is shown or not.
&Shift; &Ins; | Insert from clipboard.

Synchronizer

Synchronizer keybindings.

&Ctrl; W | Reverse direction
&Alt; &Down; | Exclude
&Alt; &Up; | Restore original task
&Alt; &Left; | Copy to left
&Alt; &Right; | Copy to right
&Alt; Delete | Mark for delete

Default Useractions

Default UserActions keybindings provided by &krusader;.

&Ctrl; E | Edit a file as root.
&Ctrl;&Alt; C | Copy current item to clipboard.
&Ctrl;&Alt; M | Mount a new file system.
&Ctrl;&Alt; = | Equal panel-size.
&Meta; A | Enqueue in &amarok;.
&Meta; 1 | Sort by Name.
&Meta; 2 | Sort by extension.
&Meta; 3 | Sort the active panel by size.
&Meta; 4 | Sort by modified.
&Meta; F5 | Backup current file (Default Useraction).

Default Global Shortcuts

Global shortcuts are registered in KDE Plasma and can be activated even when Krusader is not the current activated application.

&Meta; K | Bring main window to top.

### Other Key-bindings

- Selecting files

- KrViewer

- Disk Usage

- Locate &GUI; frontend

- Common Appearance and Behavior Shortcuts and Gestures module in the &plasma; &systemsettings;.

- UserActions configurable key-bindings