Keyboard Shortcuts
There are many hotkeys defined in Altap Salamander. These can speed up your work with files and directories. You can find all the functions in menu together with associated hotkeys, so you can learn hotkeys just in time of use. Take this list as overview of all hotkeys, not as something you have to know to use Altap Salamander efficiently.
Shortcut keys for plugin commands and windows are mentioned in section Plugins of this help (see Contents tab).
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Keyboard Shortcuts in Panels
Keyboard Shortcuts in Command Line
Keyboard Shortcuts in Internal Viewer
Panels
| Press | To |
|---|---|
| F1 | Display help contents |
| F2 | Rename the focused file or directory |
| F3 | View the focused file |
| F4 | Edit the focused file |
| F5 | Copy the selected files and directories |
| F6 | Move the selected files and directories |
| F7 | Create the directory in the active panel |
| F8 | Delete the selected files and directories |
| F9 | Open the user menu |
| F10 or Alt | Enter or leave Altap Salamander's menu bar |
| F11 | Connect the network drive |
| F12 | Disconnect the network drive |
| Ctrl+F1 | Display the Drive Information dialog |
| Ctrl+F2 | Change attributes of the selected files and directories |
| Ctrl+F3 | Sort files and directories in the active panel by name. Press the key again to reverse sort order. |
| Ctrl+F4 | Sort files and directories in the active panel by extension. Press the key again to reverse sort order. |
| Ctrl+F5 | Sort files and directories in the active panel by time. Press the key again to reverse sort order. |
| Ctrl+F6 | Sort files and directories in the active panel by size. Press the key again to reverse sort order. |
| Ctrl+F7 | Change case of the selected files and directories |
| Ctrl+F9 | Refresh the list of files and directories in the active panel |
| Ctrl+F10 | Compare directories from active and inactive panel |
| Ctrl+F11 | Maximize/restore the active panel. When you have maximized panel, you can switch to other panel using the Tab key (it will be maximized instead of active panel). |
| Ctrl+F12 | Choose filter for the active panel |
| Alt+F1 | Change the drive in the left panel |
| Alt+F2 | Change the drive in the right panel |
| Alt+F3 | View the focused file in the alternate viewer |
| Alt+F4 | Exit Altap Salamander |
| Alt+F5 | Pack selected files and directories |
| Alt+F6 | Unpack selected archive |
| Alt+F7 | Find files |
| Alt+F9 | Unpack selected archive |
| Alt+F10 | Calculate space occupied by the selected files and directories |
| Alt+F11 | Open List of Opened Files |
| Alt+F12 | Open List of Working Directories |
| Shift+F1 | Switch to the What Is This? mode (context help) |
| Shift+F3 | Open current directory in Windows Explorer |
| Shift+F4 | Edit the new file |
| Shift+F7 | Change the current directory |
| Shift+F8 | Delete the selected files and directories, inverts Recycle Bin settings |
| Shift+F9 | Open Hot Paths menu |
| Shift+F10 | Open context menu for selected files and directories or item from the Change Drive menu |
| Ctrl+Shift+F3 | View the focused file with chosen viewer |
| Ctrl+Shift+F4 | Edit the focused file with chosen editor |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Save the selected names |
| Ctrl+Shift+F6 | Load the selected names |
| Ctrl+Shift+F9 | Display shared directories |
| Ctrl+Shift+F10 | Calculates directory sizes in active panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+F11 | Maximize/restore main window of Altap Salamander |
| Alt+Shift+F10 | Open the context menu for the current directory in active panel |
| Insert | Select/unselect the focused file or directory in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Insert | Copy the selected files and directories to the clipboard |
| Alt+Insert | Insert the full name of the focused file or directory to the clipboard |
| Alt+Shift+Insert | Insert the name of the focused file or directory to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+Alt+Insert | Insert the full path of the current directory in active panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+Insert | Insert the UNC full name of the focused file or directory to the clipboard |
| Shift+Insert | Paste files and directories from the clipboard to the current directory or change current directory in panel to path (stored as text) from the clipboard |
| Delete | Delete the selected files and directories |
| Shift+Delete | Delete the selected files and directories, inverts Recycle Bin settings |
| Space | Select/unselect the focused file or directory in the active panel and calculate directory size |
| Alt+Space | Open the window menu of Altap Salamander's main window |
| Ctrl+Space | Insert the full name of the current directory in the active panel to the Command line |
| Ctrl+Shift+Space | Insert the DOS name of the current directory in the active panel to the Command line |
| Backspace | Go to the parent directory in the active panel |
| Control+Backspace | Go to the root directory (same as Ctrl+\) |
| Shift+Backspace | Go to the root directory (same as Ctrl+\) |
| Up | Go to previous file or directory |
| Down | Go to next file or directory |
| Left | Go to file or directory on the left side or scroll panel to the left |
| Right | Go to file or directory on the right side or scroll panel to the right |
| Shift+Up | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect focused item and go to previous item |
| Shift+Down | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect focused item and go to next item |
| Shift+Left | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect all items from focused item to the item on the left side and go to the item on the left side |
| Shift+Right | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect all items from focused item to the item on the right side and go to the item on the right side |
| Alt+Left | Back (in directories history) |
| Alt+Right | Forward (in directories history) |
| Alt+Up | Go to previous selected file or directory |
| Alt+Down | Go to next selected file or directory |
| Ctrl+Up | Scroll panel up one item (it does not change focus) |
| Ctrl+Down | Scroll panel down one item (it does not change focus) |
| Ctrl+Left | Scroll panel to the left (it does not change focus) |
| Ctrl+Right | Scroll panel to the right (it does not change focus) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right | Open the focused directory or archive or locate the focused file in the other panel. Use the arrow in the direction to other panel to activate other panel (the arrow in opposite direction does not activate other panel). |
| Home | Go to the first file or directory |
| End | Go to the last file or directory |
| Ctrl+Home | Go to the first file |
| Shift+Home | Select (if focused item is unselected) or unselect all items from focused item to the first item and go to the first item |
| Shift+End | Select (if focused item is unselected) or unselect all items from focused item to the last item and go to the last item |
| Alt+Home | Go to the first selected file or directory |
| Alt+End | Go to the last selected file or directory |
| Page Up | Go up one page |
| Page Down | Go down one page |
| Shift+Page Up | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect all items from focused item to the item up one page and go up one page |
| Shift+Page Down | Select (if focused item was unselected when Shift was pressed) or unselect all items from focused item to the item down one page and go down one page |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Go to the parent directory |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Go to focused directory or archive |
| Enter | Execute focused file or go to focused directory or archive |
| Ctrl+Enter | Insert the name of the focused file or directory to the Command line |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Insert the DOS name of the focused file or directory to the Command line |
| Alt+Enter | Show properties of the focused file or directory |
| Tab | Switch to the inactive panel |
| Ctrl+Tab | Switch to/from the Command line |
| Shift+Escape | Minimize the main window of Altap Salamander |
| Num + | Select files (and optionally also directories) in the active panel |
| Ctrl+= (+) | Select files (and optionally also directories) in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Num + | Select all files and directories in the active panel |
| Num - | Unselect files (and optionally also directories) in the active panel |
| Ctrl+- | Unselect files (and optionally also directories) in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Num - | Unselect all files and directories in the active panel |
| Num * | Invert the selection on files (and optionally also on directories) in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Num * | Invert the selection on all files and directories in the active panel |
| Num / | Open a Command Shell window |
| Ctrl+/ | Open a Command Shell window |
| Ctrl+\ | Go to the root directory (same as Shift+Backspace) |
| Shift+Num + | Select files which have the same extension as focused file |
| Shift+Num - | Unselect files which have the same extension as focused file |
| Ctrl+Shift+Num + | Select files which have the same name part as focused file |
| Ctrl+Shift+Num - | Unselect files which have the same name part as focused file |
| Ctrl+[ | Insert the full name of the current directory in the left panel to the Command line |
| Ctrl+Shift+[ | Insert the DOS name of the current directory in the left panel to the Command line |
| Ctrl+] | Insert the full name of the current directory in the right panel to the Command line |
| Ctrl+Shift+] | Insert the DOS name of the current directory in the right panel to the Command line |
| Alt+0..9 | Change current view mode in the active panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+0..9 | Define Hot Path number 0..9 to the current directory |
| Ctrl+0..9 or Shift+0..9 | Change the directory in the active panel to Hot Path number 0..9 |
| Ctrl+Alt+0..9 or Shift+Alt+0..9 | Change the directory in the another panel to Hot Path number 0..9 |
| Ctrl+Shift+= (+) | Add the current directory to Hot Paths. It works only if some Hot Path on position 11..30 is free. |
| Shift+A..Z | Change the drive in the active panel to drive A:..Z: |
| A..Z | Quick Search |
| Alt+A..Z | Open submenu from the Altap Salamander menu, see the underlined characters in the menu bar |
| Ctrl+A | Select all files and directories |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected files and directories to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+D | Unselect all files and directories |
| Ctrl+E | Send the selected files and directories as email attachment |
| Ctrl+F | Find files |
| Ctrl+G | Change the current directory |
| Ctrl+H | Turn on/off displaying of hidden and system files and directories |
| Ctrl+I | Repeat the last plugin command (from Plugins menu) |
| Ctrl+K | Convert contents of selected (text) files: change character coding and end of lines |
| Ctrl+L | Display the Drive Information dialog |
| Ctrl+M | Make File List dialog |
| Ctrl+N | Turn on/off the smart mode for the Name column's width (see the Set smart mode: Left/Right panel option in Configuration/Views) |
| Ctrl+O | Security / Owner |
| Ctrl+P | Security / Permissions |
| Ctrl+Q | Calculate space occupied by the selected files and directories |
| Ctrl+R | Refresh the active panel |
| Ctrl+S | Paste Shortcut |
| Ctrl+T | Go to the target of the focused shortcut (.lnk file) |
| Ctrl+U | Swap panels |
| Ctrl+V | Paste files and directories from the clipboard to the current directory or change current directory in panel to path (stored as text) from the clipboard |
| Ctrl+W | Restore the selection used for the last (previous) operation |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected files and directories to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+; | Change directory in the active panel to the Documents folder |
| Ctrl+. or Ctrl+Shift+` | Change directory in the active panel to the directory from the other panel |
| Ctrl+, or Ctrl+` | Open the Network in the active panel (if the Network plugin is installed) or open the Network window for the active panel |
You can assign keyboard shortcut to any plugin menu command, see the Keyboard button in the Plugins Manager dialog box.
Command Line
| Press | To |
|---|---|
| Escape | Clear the Command line and switch back to panel |
| Delete | Delete selection or character after cursor |
| Shift+Delete | Delete selection or character ahead of cursor |
| Backspace | Delete selection or character ahead of cursor |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Delete whole word to the left |
| Ctrl+Left | Move the cursor one word back |
| Ctrl+Right | Move the cursor one word forward |
| Ctrl+Up | List up in the commands history |
| Ctrl+Down | List down in the commands history |
| Alt+Down | Drop-down list of commands history |
| Home | Go to first character |
| End | Go to last character |
| Enter | Execute command in the Command line |
| Alt+Enter | Execute command in the Command line with inverted option Close shell window after command execution (in Command line) (see Configuration/General) |
| Shift+Enter | Same function as Enter in the panel |
| Space, Num +, Num -, Num *, Num / | Insert character Space, +, -, *, / |
| A..Z, Shift+A..Z | Insert character A..Z |
| Other keys | Same function as in panels |
Internal Viewer
| Press | To |
|---|---|
| F2 | Turn on/off line wrapping in text mode |
| F3 | Find next occurrence |
| Ctrl+F3 | Find |
| Shift+F3 | Find previous occurrence |
| F4 | Switch to hexadecimal mode |
| Alt+F4 | Close Viewer |
| F5 | Switch to text mode |
| F6 | Find next occurrence |
| Shift+F6 | Find previous occurrence |
| F7 | Find |
| F8 | Change characters coding to the next one |
| Shift+F8 | Change characters coding to the previous one |
| F11 | Maximize/restore viewer window |
| Ctrl+A | Select all |
| Ctrl+C | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Ctrl+G | Go to offset |
| Ctrl+H | Switch to hexadecimal mode |
| Ctrl+L | Find next occurrence |
| Ctrl+N | Find next occurrence |
| Ctrl+O | Open file |
| Ctrl+P | Find previous occurrence |
| Ctrl+R | Refresh - read the file again |
| Ctrl+S | Copy selected text or whole file (if no selection) to file |
| Ctrl+T | Switch to text mode |
| Ctrl+W | Turn on/off line wrapping in text mode |
| Escape | Close Viewer |
| Up | Scroll to previous line |
| Down | Scroll to next line |
| Left | Scroll to previous column |
| Right | Scroll to next column |
| Ctrl+Left | Scroll to the left (several columns) |
| Ctrl+Right | Scroll to the right (several columns) |
| Home | Scroll to file begin |
| End | Scroll to file end |
| Page Up | Scroll to previous page |
| Page Down | Scroll to next page |
| Ctrl+Home | Scroll to file begin |
| Ctrl+End | Scroll to file end |
| Ctrl+Page Up | Scroll to file begin |
| Ctrl+Page Down | Scroll to file end |
| Shift+Up | Move end of existing selection to previous line in text mode |
| Shift+Down | Move end of existing selection to next line in text mode |
| Shift+Left | Move end of existing selection to previous column in text mode |
| Shift+Right | Move end of existing selection to next column in text mode |
| Shift+Home | Move end of existing selection to line begin in text mode |
| Shift+End | Move end of existing selection to line end in text mode |
| Shift+Ctrl+Home | Move end of existing selection to file begin in both text and hex modes |
| Shift+Ctrl+End | Move end of existing selection to file end in both text and hex modes |
| Ctrl+Insert | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Space | Open the next file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |
| Backspace | Open the previous file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |
| Ctrl+Space | Open the next selected file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |
| Ctrl+Backspace | Open the previous selected file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |
| Shift+Space | Open the last file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |
| Shift+Backspace | Open the first file from the panel or the Find window (from where you have opened the viewer) |