| Functions | Keys |
| Operations |
| Copy the selected files and directories | F5 |
| Move/Rename the selected files and directories | F6 |
| Create a new directory | F7 |
| Delete the selected files and directories | F8, Delete |
Delete + invert Recycle Bin settings
* Recycle Bin settings can be adjusted in the Altap Salamander configuration | Shift+F8, Shift+Delete |
| View the focused file | F3 |
| Alternate View the focused file | Alt+F3 |
| View the focused file using the specified viewer | Ctrl+Shift+F3 |
| Edit the focused file | F4 |
| Edit the focused file using the specified editor | Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
| Edit a new file | Shift+F4 |
| Quick rename the focused file or directory | F2 |
| Pack the selected files and directories | Alt+F5 |
Unpack the selected files and directories
* Alt+F6 doesn't work in Win9x | Alt+F9, Alt+F6 |
| Change attributes and time of the selected files and directories | Ctrl+F2 |
| Send the selected files and directories using email | Ctrl+E |
| Display Properties for the selected files and directories | Alt+Enter |
| Change case of the selected names | Ctrl+F7 |
| Convert text coding and end of lines of the selected files | Ctrl+K |
| Set security permission for the selected files and directories | Ctrl+P |
| Take ownership of the selected files and directories | Ctrl+O |
| Commands |
| Find the files and directories | Alt+F7, Ctrl+F |
| Compare directories in the left and right panels | Ctrl+F10 |
| Calculate the occupied space by the focused directory and select it | Space |
| Calculate the occupied space by the selected files and directories | Alt+F10, Ctrl+Q |
| Calculate the size of all directories in the active panel | Ctrl+Shift+F10 |
| Display the User Menu | F9 |
| Connect the network drive | F11 |
| Disconnect the network drive or plugin connection | F12 |
| Display the Drive Information for the active panel | Ctrl+F1, Ctrl+L |
| Open the Command Shell | Num+/ |
| Display the Shared Directories | Ctrl+Shift+F9 |
| Open Windows Explorer with the directory from the active panel | Shift+F3 |
| Display the list of viewed, edited, and opened files | Alt+F11 |
| Make File List | Ctrl+M |
| Display the Help | F1 |
| Switch to the What Is This? mode (Context Help) | Shift+F1 |
| Clipboard |
| Copy the selected files and directories to the Clipboard | Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert |
Paste the files and directories from the Clipboard
* Files and directories must be on the Clipboard
* You can duplicate files and directories using Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V sequence | Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert |
| Cut the selected files and directories to the Clipboard | Ctrl+X |
| Create shortcuts for the files and directories from the Clipboard | Ctrl+S |
Change the current directory to the path from the Clipboard
* Text path must be on the Clipboard
* If the full path (including filename) will be on the Clipboard, the file will be focused | Ctrl+V, Shift+Insert |
| Copy path + name of the focused item to the Clipboard as text | Alt+Insert |
| Copy name of the focused item to the Clipboard as text | Alt+Shift+Insert |
| Copy path of the focused item to the Clipboard as text | Ctrl+Alt+Insert |
| Copy UNC path + name of the focused item to the Clipboard as text | Ctrl+Shift+Insert |
| Selection |
Toggle selection of the focused file or directory
* Use the Space key to calculate and display the directory size
* Next item will be focused | Insert, Space |
Select the files and directories using the block selection
* Use the Up, Down, Left, Right, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down to move focus | Shift+move focus |
Select the files and directories using the specified wildcard
* To include directories set the option in the Panels configuration page | Num +, Ctrl+= |
Unselect the files and directories using the specified wildcard
* To include directories set the option in the Panels configuration page | Num -, Ctrl+- |
Invert the selection
* To include directories set the option in the Panels configuration page | Num * |
| Select all files and directories | Ctrl+A, Ctrl+Num + |
| Unselect all files and directories | Ctrl+D, Ctrl+Num - |
| Invert the selection including directories | Ctrl+Num * |
| Restore the previous selection before operation | Ctrl+W |
| Select names with the same extension as the focused one | Shift+Num + |
| Unselect names with the same extension as the focused one | Shift+Num - |
| Select names with the same name as the focused one | Ctrl+Shift+Num + |
| Unselect names with the same name as the focused one | Ctrl+Shift+Num - |
| Save the selected names | Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
| Load saved selection | Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
| Navigation |
| Open the Change Drive menu for the left panel | Alt+F1 |
| Open the Change Drive menu for the right panel | Alt+F2 |
| Change the current drive to A..Z for the active panel | Shift+A..Z |
| Change the current directory for the active panel | Shift+F7, Ctrl+G |
| Go to the focused directory or archive | Enter, Ctrl+Page Down |
| Go up one level to the parent directory | Backspace, Ctrl+Page Up |
| Go up to the root directory | Ctrl+Backspace, Shift+Backspace, Ctrl+\ |
| Back | Alt+Left |
| Forward | Alt+Right |
| Assign current directory to the hot-path number 0..9 | Ctrl+Shift+0..9 |
| Change directory in the active panel to the hot-path number 0..9 | Shift+0..9, Ctrl+0..9 |
| Change directory in the passive panel to the hot-path number 0..9 | Alt+Shift+0..9 |
| Display the Hot Paths menu | Shift+F9 |
Open the focused directory or archive in the passive panel
* You can choose if the passive panel will be activated using Left/Right key | Ctrl+Shift+Left, Ctrl+Shift+Right |
| Open the My Documents directory in the active panel | Ctrl+; |
| Change directory in the active panel to directory in the passive panel | Ctrl+. |
| Open the Network Neighborhood window for the active panel | Ctrl+, or Ctrl+` |
| Display List of Working Directories for the active panel | Alt+F12 |
| Go to the target of the focused shortcut | Ctrl+T |
| You can use the Clipboard to change the current directory, look at Clipboard section |
| Quick Search |
Enter the Quick Search mode
* Type the beginning of the name you are looking for to focus it
* Type the slash (/) or backslash (\) to match any string of characters
* See option Redirect typing from panel to Command Line at Panels configuration | Any character |
| Leave the Quick Search mode | Escape |
Toggle selection of the focused file or directory
* Quick Search mode will be exited
* Next item will be focused | Insert |
Navigation during the Quick Search mode:
* Hold the Shift modifier to select the files and directories |
| Focus previous matching name | Up |
| Focus next matching name | Down |
| Focus first matching name | Home |
| Focus last matching name | End |
| Focus matching name on the previous page | Page Up |
| Focus matching name on the next page | Page Down |
| Move the cursor on character to the left, reduce the search mask | Backspace, Left |
| Move the cursor on character to the right, extend the search mask | Right |
| Command Line |
Enter/Leave the Command Line
* Command Line can be visible only temporarily, look at Options / Show menu | Ctrl+Tab |
| Leave and empty the Command Line | Escape |
Execute Command Line content using the Command Shell
* Hold the Alt modifier to invert option: Options / General / Close shell window after command line execution | Enter |
| Display Command Line history | Alt+Down |
| Next item from the Command Line history | Ctrl+Up |
| Previous item from the Command Line history | Ctrl+Down |
| Delete a word before the cursor | Ctrl+Backspace |
| Move the cursor back one word | Ctrl+Left |
| Move the cursor forward one word | Ctrl+Right |
| Activate the other panel | Tab |
| Open the focused file, directory, or archive in the active panel | Shift+Enter |
| Move focus Up, Down, Page Up, Page Down | Up, Down, Page Up, Page Down |
To bring names from the panels to the Command Line use the following shortcuts:
* Hold the Shift modifier to bring names in the 8.3 DOS format |
| Bring the focused name | Ctrl+Enter |
| Bring the current path from the active panel | Ctrl+Space |
| Bring the current path from the left panel | Ctrl+[ |
| Bring the current path from the right panel | Ctrl+] |
| Panels |
| Activate the other panel | Tab |
Sort the active panel name by Name, Extension, Time, Size
* Press this shortcut again to change the sort direction | Ctrl+F3, F4, F5, F6 |
Change the display mode for the active panel
* Detailed, Brief, Thumbnails, see the Left and Right menu | Alt+0..9 |
Zoom the active panel
* When the panel is Zoomed, press the Tab to switch to the other panel | Ctrl+F11 |
| Swap left and right panels | Ctrl+U |
| Refresh the active panel | Ctrl+F9, Ctrl+R |
| Toggle the Name column elasticity to fit long names in the panel | Ctrl+N |
| Define names filtering for the active panel | Ctrl+F12 |
| Show/Hide the files and directories with hidden or system attribute | Ctrl+H |
| Scroll the active panel up, keep the focus stand | Ctrl+Up |
| Scroll the active panel down, keep the focus stand | Ctrl+Down |
Scroll the active panel left or right, keep the focus stand
* Brief mode only | Ctrl+Left or Right |
Scroll the active panel left or right
* Detailed mode only
* Hold the Ctrl modifier to scroll fast | Left or Right |
| Open the context menu for the selected files and directories | Shift+F10 |
| Open the context menu for the active panel directory | Alt+Shift+F10 |
Focus movements in the active panel:
* The files and directories can be selected by holding the Shift during movement |
| Up | Up |
| Down | Down |
| Left | Left |
| Right | Right |
| Page Up | Page Up |
| Page Down | Page Down |
| Focus the first item | Home |
| Focus the last item | End |
| Focus the first file | Ctrl+Home |
| Focus the previous selected item | Alt+Up |
| Focus the next selected item | Alt+Down |
| Main Window |
Open submenu from the Altap Salamander menu
* See the underlined characters in the menu bar | Alt+A..Z |
| Enter/Leave menu bar | Alt, F10 |
| Toggle main Altap Salamander full screen | Ctrl+Shift+F11 |
| Minimize main Altap Salamander window | Shift+Escape |
| Display Altap Salamander window menu | Alt+Space |
Exit Altap Salamander
* Do not even try to do this! | Alt+F4 |
| Plugins |
| Repeat the last plugins command | Ctrl+I |
| Only a few plugins comes with predefined keyboard shortcuts, but you can define your own. Open the Plugins Manager from Plugins menu, chose plugin and click the Keys button. |
