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Jeremy Wootten edited this page Sep 14, 2020 · 1 revision

Keyboard Shortcuts


Note: Although the letter keys are shown in uppercase, do not hold down the Shift key unless specifically indicated.

Application

Action Shortcut
Full Screen / Maximise missing
Quit Ctrl Q
Toggle Sidebar missing (dconf setting non-functional)
New Window (Home) Ctrl N
Show Help F1

Tab

Action Shortcut
New Tab (Home) Ctrl T
Duplicate Tab missing (use context menu)
Close Tab Ctrl W
Next Tab Ctrl Tab or Ctrl PgDn
Previous Tab Ctrl Shift Tab or Ctrl PgUp

Current View

Action Shortcut
Default Icon Size Ctrl 0
Increase Icon Size Ctrl + or Ctrl =
Decrease Icon Size Ctrl -
Use Icon View Ctrl 1
Use List View Ctrl 2
Use Multi-column View Ctrl 3
Undo File Operation Ctrl Z
Redo previous Undone File Operation Ctrl Shift Z
Show Find Tool Ctrl F (or start typing search term)
Show Hidden Files Ctrl H
Show Context Menu Ctrl F10 or Menu
Refresh F5 or Ctrl R

Navigation

Action Shortcut
Goto Home Folder Alt Home
Goto Trash Folder Alt T
Goto Network Folder Alt N
Goto Parent Folder Alt Up
Open Selected Folder Alt Down
Open Connect Server Dialog Alt C
Go Back in History Alt Left
Go Forward in History Alt Right
Enter Path Ctrl L

Current or selected folder or file

Action Shortcut
Bookmark Ctrl D
Show Properties Alt Enter

Selected folder(s) or file(s)

Action Shortcut
Move to Trash Del
Permanently Delete Shift Del
Rename (one file only) F2
Copy Ctrl C
Copy as Link Ctrl Shift C
Cut Ctrl X
Paste (as Link if copied as such) Ctrl V

Selected Single Folder

Action Shortcut
Open in New Tab Ctrl Enter or Space
Expand Folder in List View Right
Open in Column to the Right in MultiColumn View Right
Collapse Folder in List View Left
Move Cursor one Column Left in MultiColumn View Left
Close current Column in MultiColumn View BackSpace

Selected File

Action Shortcut
Open in Default App Space

Selection Control

Action Shortcut
Toggle Select All Ctrl A
Invert the Selection Ctrl Shift A
Move cursor without changing selection Ctrl + Cursor Keys
Move cursor extending the selection Shift + Cursor Keys
Extend selection to the first item Shift Home
Extend selection to the last item Shift End
Select at Cursor Position Ctrl Alt plus or Ctrl Alt equals
Deselect at Cursor Position Ctrl Alt minus

Sidebar (when focused)

Action Shortcut
Mount selected Alt Up
Eject or unmount selected Alt Down
Expand category Alt Right
Collapse category Alt Left
Rename bookmark F2

Renaming

Action Shortcut
Cancel renaming Esc or Up or Down
Accept New Name Enter
Revert to original name without ending renaming Ctrl Z

Entering path

Action Shortcut
Accept proposed completion Tab

Searching

Action Shortcut
Navigate to selected match Enter
Open selected match in default app Alt Enter
Close tool Esc