Command reference
Keyboard shortcuts
The keys linscp responds to in the main window, the file panels, the editor and the dialogs.
This page lists the keys that linscp defines. Keys the desktop or Qt provide everywhere, such as moving around a list with the arrow keys, are left out.
The main window has two key sets. Commander keys, the default, follow the classic two-panel file managers and lean on the function keys. Explorer keys follow desktop file managers. Pick one under Options › Preferences › Commander › Keyboard shortcuts. Where the two differ, the tables give both.
| Action | Commander | Explorer keys |
|---|---|---|
| Edit | F4 | F4 |
| Copy (transfer to the other panel) | F5 | Ctrl+K |
| Move (transfer and delete the source) | F6 | F6 |
| Duplicate | Shift+F5 | Shift+F5 |
| Move To | Shift+F6 | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Rename | F2 | F2 |
| Create directory | F7 | F7 |
| Delete | F8 or Delete | F8 or Delete |
| Properties | F9 | Alt+Enter |
| Edit Link | Alt+F6 | Ctrl+Alt+L |
| Find Files | Alt+F7 | F3 |
| Calculate Directory Sizes | Shift+Alt+Enter | same |
| Copy to Clipboard / Paste from Clipboard | Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V | same |
| Insert the selected names into the command line | Ctrl+Enter | same |
In the local panel, Shift+Delete or Shift+F8 does the opposite of your recycle bin setting: it deletes for good when deleting normally uses the trash, and the other way round.
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Switch between the panels | Tab |
| Parent directory | Backspace, Alt+Up or Ctrl+Page Up |
| Back / forward in the panel’s history | Alt+Left / Alt+Right |
| Root directory | Ctrl+\ |
| Home directory | Ctrl+H |
| Refresh | Ctrl+R (Explorer keys: F5) |
| Open Directory/Bookmark | Ctrl+O |
| Add Path to Bookmarks | Ctrl+B |
| Path from Other Panel | Ctrl+. |
| Open the local directory in your file manager (Explore Directory) | Ctrl+Alt+E |
| Pick another path for the local / remote panel | Alt+F1 / Alt+F2 |
| Copy the local / remote path to the clipboard | Ctrl+[ / Ctrl+] |
| Focus the address bar | Ctrl+L or Alt+D |
| Focus the directory tree | Ctrl+Alt+T |
| Focus the command line | Ctrl+Shift+M |
| Search the file list as you type | Ctrl+F |
While searching, Backspace removes the last character and Esc ends the search.
Selecting and sorting
Section titled “Selecting and sorting”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Select or unselect the current file | Insert |
| Select Files / Unselect Files by mask | + / - on the numeric keypad |
| Invert Selection | * on the numeric keypad |
| Clear Selection | Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Restore Selection | Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Sort by name, modification time, size | Ctrl+F3, Ctrl+F5, Ctrl+F6 |
| Sort by permissions, owner, group | Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F8, Ctrl+F9 |
Pressing a sort key again reverses the order.
Commands, view and tabs
Section titled “Commands, view and tabs”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Synchronize | Ctrl+S |
| Keep Remote Directory up to Date dialog | Ctrl+U |
| Compare Directories | Shift+F2 |
| Synchronize Browsing on or off | Ctrl+Alt+B |
| Open Terminal | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Open in PuTTY | Ctrl+P |
| Process Queue on or off | Ctrl+Shift+Q |
| Show Hidden Files on or off | Ctrl+Alt+H |
| Refresh the remote panel after each operation, on or off | Ctrl+Alt+R |
| Filter | Ctrl+Alt+F |
| Preferences | Ctrl+Alt+P |
| New remote tab (opens the Site Manager) | Ctrl+N |
| Close Tab | Ctrl+Shift+D |
| Next / previous tab | Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab |
| Help › Contents | F1 |
| Quit | F10 |
Explorer interface
Section titled “Explorer interface”The single-panel Explorer interface replaces some of the keys above:
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| New directory | Ctrl+D |
| New file | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Edit | Ctrl+E |
| Copy / move (download) | Ctrl+T / Ctrl+M |
| Move To | Ctrl+Alt+M |
| Edit Link | Ctrl+Alt+L |
| Delete | Delete |
| Properties | Alt+Enter |
| Refresh | F5 |
| Find Files | F3 |
| Quit | Alt+F4 |
Internal editor
Section titled “Internal editor”| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Save / save all | Ctrl+S / Ctrl+Shift+S |
| Reload from disk | Ctrl+R |
| Close | Esc or F10 |
| Undo / redo | Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y |
| Find / find next / replace | Ctrl+F / F3 / Ctrl+H |
| Go to line | Ctrl+G |
Cut, copy, paste and select all use the usual Ctrl+X, C, V and A.
Dialogs
Section titled “Dialogs”Site Manager
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Search the site list | Ctrl+F |
| Fill the form from a session URL on the clipboard | Ctrl+V |
| Open the selected site in PuTTY | Ctrl+P |
| Save the site under a new name | Alt+A |
Find Files: F4 edits the found file, F5 downloads it and Delete deletes it.
Synchronization checklist: Alt+Enter calculates the size of the selected directories and Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Enter of all of them. F6 turns a selected upload and delete into a move, and Ctrl+Alt+F6 looks for a match to move. Ctrl+A selects every item.
Preferences: Ctrl+F moves to the search box.
Lists you can edit in place, such as custom commands in Preferences and tags in Properties, take Insert to add an item and Delete to remove one.