2.3. Shortcuts

Internal Editor
Key	Action
Esc, Alt+X	Quit
F2, Ctrl+S	Save
F7, Ctrl+F	Find text
F3	Find next
Shift+F3	Find previous
Backspace	Delete from left
Ctrl+Backspace	Delete from left by words
Del	Delete from right
Home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the line
End	Move the cursor to the end of the line
PgDn	Scroll content down page by page
PgUp	Scroll content up page by page
Insert	Toggle insert/overwrite mode
Alt+Backspace	Undo
Alt+Shift+Backspace	Redo
Ctrl+digit (0..9)	Go to bookmark
Ctrl+Shift+digit (0..9)	Set bookmark
Ctrl+↑	Scroll the content up along with moving the text cursor: the cursor will remain in the lowest visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+↓	Scroll the content down along with moving the text cursor: the cursor will remain in the topmost visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+←	Move the cursor to the previous word
Ctrl+→	Move the cursor to the next word
Ctrl+Home	Move the cursor to the beginning of the file
Ctrl+End	Move the cursor to the end of the file
Ctrl+PgDn	Move the cursor to the lowest visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+PgUp	Move the cursor to the topmost visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+Shift+←	Select left by words
Ctrl+Shift+→	Select right by words
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Select text up to the beginning of the file
Ctrl+Shift+End	Select text up to the end of the file
Ctrl+Shift+PgDn	Select text up to the lowest visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+Shift+PgUp	Select text up to the topmost visible line in the editor window
Ctrl+A	Select All
Ctrl+C	Copy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+G	Go to the specified line
Ctrl+N	Create a new file
Ctrl+O	Open file
Ctrl+R	Replace text
Ctrl+T	Delete from right by words
Ctrl+V	Paste text from clipboard
Ctrl+X	Cut selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+Y	Delete line
Ctrl+Z	Undo
Ctrl+Shift+Z	Redo
Ctrl+Shift+C	Column selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+L	Line selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+N	Normal selection mode
Ctrl+Shift+B	Move the cursor to matching bracket ("()", "[]" or "{}")
Ctrl+Shift+I	Add an indent for a line or block of text
Ctrl+Shift+U	Remove an indent for a line or block of text
Ctrl+Shift+Y	Delete text up to the end of the line.
Ctrl+Insert	Copy
Shift+↑	Extend selection to the same column in the previous line
Shift+↓	Extend selection to the same column in the next line
Shift+←	Select left
Shift+→	Select right
Shift+Home	Select text up to the beginning of the line
Shift+End	Select text up to the end of the line
Shift+PgDn	Select one page down
Shift+PgUp	Select one page up
Shift+Del	Delete
Shit+Insert	Paste
Tab	1. Insert a Tab charater. 2. If Tab indents blocks is enabled and text is selected: add an indent for a line or block of text.
Shift+Tab	If Tab indents blocks is enabled and text is selected: remove an indent for a line or block of text

Inside an open document, you can paste a copy of the selected text anywhere in the document without using the clipboard: just select the text, move the mouse cursor to the desired position and press the mouse wheel.

Internal editor supports multi-carets mode: mouse selection with the Alt key, Alt+Shift+click or Alt+Shift+arrows for column editing and Ctrl+Shift+click for multi-carets editing.

Text column selection hotkeys
Key	Action
Alt+Shift+↑	Column select up
Alt+Shift+↓	Column select down
Alt+Shift+←	Column select left
Alt+Shift+→	Column select right
Alt+Shift+Home	Column select line start
Alt+Shift+End	Column select line end
Alt+Shift+PgDn	Column select page down
Alt+Shift+PgUp	Column select page up
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Home	Column select up to the beginning of the file
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+End	Column select up to the end of the file
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+PgDn	Column select page down
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+PgUp	Column select page up

Note: If the contents of more than one line are selected, the indent change commands do not work correctly, this is a limitation of the component used.

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10. Differ

Differ
Key	Action
F7, Ctrl+F	Find text
F3	Find next
Shift+F3	Find previous
Alt+Home	First difference
Alt+End	Last difference
Alt+ ↑	Previous difference
Alt+ ↓	Next difference
Alt+ ←	Copy block left
Alt+ →	Copy block right
Alt+X	Close
Ctrl+G	Go to the specified line
Ctrl+R	Reload files

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11. Configuration

In the configuration pages, some of them have many possible actions to be done during the configuration, that some shorcut keys are present to help us to quickly do what needs to be done.

These ones are not reconfigurable but at least there are present by default and the following table will list them.

The F1 key will open the corresponding section of the Double Commander help.

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11.1. Keys > Hot Keys

Keys > Hot Keys
Key	Action
F4	Edit hotkey for the command under the cursor
F5	Copy the current set of hotkeys
F7	Add hotkey for the command under the cursor
F8	Delete the current set of hotkeys
F9	Make popup the hotkey file related menu
Del	Delete hotkey for the command under the cursor
Num +	Next category
Num -	Previous category
Ctrl+F3	Sort a list of commands by command name
Ctrl+F4	Sort a list of commands by hotkeys (grouped)
Ctrl+F5	Sort a list of commands by hotkeys (one per row)
Ctrl+S	Save the current set of hotkeys
Shift+F6	Rename the current set of hotkeys
Shift+Ctrl+R	Restore DC default

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11.2. Favorite Tabs

Favorite Tabs
Key	Action
F2	Sort single group of item(s) only
F6	Rename
F7	Add sub-menu
Shift+F7	Insert sub-menu
F10	Add separator
Shift+F10	Insert separator
Del	Delete selected item
Ctrl+X	Cut
Ctrl+V	Paste

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11.3. Directory Hotlist

To help us to configure our directory hotlist, we have plenty of shortcut keys.

This allows us to remain with the focus in the bottom three boxes to enter our names and path, and still being able to move into the hotlist tree without quitting the text box.

Directory Hotlist
Key	Action
F2	Will move focus on the directory hotlisty tree
F5	Insert a duplicate copy of the current selected entry at the current position
F7	Insert a submenu at the current position
F8	Delete the current entry at the selection position
F9	Insert an entry with a directory we will type at the current position
F10	Insert an horizontal separator line at the current position
Ctrl+F5	Add a duplicate copy of the current selected entry below the current position
Ctrl+F7	Insert a submenu below the current position
Ctrl+F8	Delete the selected elements, but when a sub menu is met, will delete the submenu entry point, but all the content will not be deleted and will be move one level closer to the root
Ctrl+F9	Insert an entry with a directory we will type below the current position
Ctrl+F10	Insert an horizontal separator line below the current position
Ctrl+Home	Will set the selection to first element of the list
Ctrl+End	Will set the selection to the last displayable entry without having to open a new branch
Ctrl+ ←	If the current selection is sub menu entry, the branch will be closed
Ctrl+ →	If the current selection is sub menu entry, the branch will be opened
Ctrl+ ↑	Will move the current selection above the current position
Ctrl+ ↓	Will move the current selection below the current position
Ctrl+Shift+F8	Delete the selected elements and if a sub menu is met, will delete the whole thing as well
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F8	Delete all the elements, no matter if selected or not
Ctrl+Shift+P	Will allow to edit the path of the current selection to make it relative to something or many other offered options
Ctrl+Shift+T	Will allow to edit the path of the current selection to make it relative to something or many other offered options
Ctrl+Shift+V	Will erase the entries that were place in the temporary list with the command described here just after, and will paste them to the current new position
Ctrl+Shift+X	Will save in a temporary list the current selection ready to be removed and place somewhere else with the previous described command of this table
↑	Will set the selection to the entry just above the current one
↓	Will set the section to the entry just below the current ones

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Main Window
Key	Action
F1	Open the program help
F2, Shift+F6	Rename file under cursor. 2. If nothing is selected and the cursor is on the first item (".."): edit current path (as cm_EditPath).
F3	1. On file: open file for view in internal viewer (multiple files are OK too). 2. On directory: open this directory.
Shift+F3	Open only the file under the cursor in internal viewer (if more than one file is selected)
F4	Open file in editor, see details here
Shift+F4	Create a new text file and open in the internal editor or open existing file
F5	Copy items from source to target
Shift+F5	Copy items in the same directory ("inline")
F6	Rename or move items
F7	Create new directory
F8, Del	Delete selected files/folders to trash (recycle bin), see Delete to recycle bin (Shift key reverses this setting)
Shift+F8, Shift+Del	Delete selected files/folders permanently, see Delete to recycle bin (Shift key reverses this setting)
F9	Starts a terminal
Alt+F1	Change left drive
Alt+F2	Change right drive
Alt+F4, Alt+X	Exit
Alt+F5	Pack selected files
Alt+F7	Find files
Alt+F8	Invoke command line history pop up menu
Alt+F9	Unpack all files from archive under cursor
Alt+digit (1..9)	Activate tab by index (see cm_ActivateTabByIndex)
Alt+0	Activate last tab (see cm_ActivateTabByIndex)
Alt+ ↓	Directory history
Alt+ ←	Go to previous entry in history
Alt+ →	Go to next entry in history
Alt+Shift+F9	Validate the integrity of the content of selected archive file
Alt+Enter	File properties
Alt+Shift+Enter	Calculate size of all directories
Alt+Del	Wipe file/directory
Alt+V	Shows a window with the file operations process currently in progress if any
Alt+Z	Open the directory of the active panel in the opposite panel (Target=Source)
Ctrl+F1	Brief view
Ctrl+F2	Columns view
Ctrl+Shift+F1	Thumbnails view
Ctrl+F3	Sort by name
Ctrl+F4	Sort by extension
Ctrl+F5	Sort by date/time
Ctrl+F6	Sort by size
Ctrl+digit (1..9)	Open drive by index (see cm_OpenDriveByIndex)
Ctrl+Alt+Enter	Will invoke a program for the selected file from the system file associations
Ctrl+Tab	Goto next tab in the active panel
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Goto previous tab in the active panel
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+B	Flat view: will scan all subdirectories in the current directory of the active panel and show all files in one list. Calling the command again will return to the normal mode.
Ctrl+Shift+B	Flat view: like `Ctrl+B`, but for selected files and folders only
Ctrl+C	Copy to clipboard
Ctrl+D	Directory hotlist
Ctrl+H	Invoke directory history drop-down menu
Ctrl+L	Calculate occupied space (for selected items)
Ctrl+M	Multi-Rename Tool
Ctrl+O	Toggle fullscreen mode console
Ctrl+P	Append active panel path to command line
Ctrl+Q	Quick view: content of selected item shown in opposite panel (see details here)
Ctrl+R	Refresh actual panel
Ctrl+S	Quick search (see Options)
Ctrl+T	New tab in active panel
Ctrl+U	Swap panels (directory in left panel swaps with directory in right panel)
Ctrl+V	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+W	Close actual tab
Ctrl+X	Cut to clipboard
Ctrl+Z	Create/edit file comment
Ctrl+ ↑	Open selected directory at new tab
Ctrl+ ↓	Invoke command line history pop up menu
Ctrl+ ←	Cursor in right panel, open same directory in left panel
Ctrl+ →	Cursor in left panel, open same directory in right panel
Ctrl+\	Go to root directory ("/" in Unix-like OS) or root of the current disk (Windows). In archive: go to root of this archive.
Ctrl+.	Show/hide hidden and system files
Ctrl+Enter	Append selected item to command line
Ctrl+Shift+Enter	Append concatenation of active panel path and selected item to command line
Ctrl+Shift+F7	New search instance
Ctrl+Shift+F8	Tree view panel
Ctrl+Shift+Home	Change directory to home
Ctrl+Shift+A	Show a menu with a list of all open tabs
Ctrl+Shift+C	Copy full names of selected items to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+X	Copy names of selected items to clipboard
Ctrl+Shift+D	Configuration of Directory Hotlist
Ctrl+Shift+H	Will set the arrangement of panels between two vertical ones disposed in left/right OR two horizontal ones disposed in top/bottom
Ctrl+PgDn	1. Like `Enter`. 2. Open directory/archive (also self extracting archives).
Ctrl+PgUp	Like `Backspace`
Ctrl+Num +	Select all
Ctrl+Num -	Unselect all
Num +	Expand selection
Num -	Shrink selection
Num *	Invert selection
Shift+Num +	Select all files in the current directory with the same extension as the focused file
Shift+Num -	Unselect all files in the current directory with the same extension as the focused file
Shift+F2	Set focus to command line
Shift+F10	Show context menu for files and folders
Shift+F12	Will show window with all internal commands
Shift+Tab	Switch focus between current file list and tree view (if enabled)
Shift+Enter	Execute command in terminal (choose in Options..)
Tab	Switch between panels
Enter	1. The cursor is in the command line and it is not empty: execute the command. 2. The cursor is on a directory/archive: open the directory/archive. 3. The cursor is on an executable file: run it. 4. The cursor is on a regular file: open in the associated program. 5. The cursor is on a file inside an archive: show the properties dialog of the packed file or unpack the file from the archive and run it or open in the associated program. 6. The cursor is on a checksum file: perform checksum verification. 7. The cursor is in the edit field when renaming in the file panel: save the new name.
Insert	Select file or directory
Backspace	Goto to the upper (parent) directory
Space	1. On file - select / deselect item. 2. On directory - select / deselect item and compute space occupied in dir.
alphanumeric keys	The action depends on the settings
Left/right arrows←	Go to upper directory or go to selected directory (if Lynx like movement enabled and only in the full mode). Brief or thumbnails mode: move cursor horizontally to previous/next column or move cursor horizontally to previous/next thumbnail.
Right mouse button	Show popup menu with configurable commands (from file associations)

Find Files
Key	Action
Esc	Cancel search and close window
F3	View (for found files on the "Result" page)
F4	Edit (for found files on the "Result" page)
F7	Enables searching by file contents and switches focus
F9	Start
Alt+1, Alt+F7	Go to page "Standard"
Alt+2	Go to page "Advanced"
Alt+3	Go to page "Plugins"
Alt+4	Go to page "Load/Save"
Alt+5	Go to page "Results"
Ctrl+Tab	Switch to Next Page
Ctrl+Shift+Tab	Switch to Previous Page
Alt+F4	Cancel search, close and free from memory
Ctrl+L	Last search
Ctrl+N	New search
Ctrl+Shift+N	New search (clear filters)

Multi-Rename Tool
Key	Action
Esc	Close
F2	Show presets list
F3	Load names from file
F4	Edit names
Shift+F4	Edit current new names
F9	Rename
F10	Configuration
F11	View rename log file
F12	Save preset with specified name
Alt+0	Load last preset
Alt+digit (1..9)	Load preset by index: 1st, 2nd and so on
Ctrl+F1	File name: show submenu with plugin fields
Ctrl+Shift+F1	Extension: show submenu with plugin fields
Ctrl+F2	File name: show menu with placeholders
Ctrl+Shift+F2	Extension: show menu with placeholders
Ctrl+F3	File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Name"
Ctrl+Shift+F3	Extension: show the submenu of placeholders "Name"
Ctrl+F4	File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Extension"
Ctrl+Shift+F4	Extension: show the submenu of placeholders "Extension"
Ctrl+F5	File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Date"
Ctrl+Shift+F5	Extension: show the submenu of placeholders "Date"
Ctrl+F6	File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Time"
Ctrl+Shift+F6	Extension: show the submenu of placeholders "Time"
Ctrl+F7	File name: show the submenu of placeholders "Counter"
Ctrl+Shift+F7	Extension: show the submenu of placeholders "Counter"
Ctrl+Shift+S	Sort presets
Ctrl+D	Delete preset
Ctrl+I	Show menu "Editor"
Ctrl+R	Reset all (return default state)
Ctrl+S	Save modified preset
Shift+F2	Show preset menu
Shift+F6	Rename preset

Synchronize Directories
Key	Action
F3	View left
Shift+F3	View right
Ctrl+F3	Compare files by contents
Ctrl+D	Select for copying (default direction)
Ctrl+L	Select for copying -> (left to right)
Ctrl+R	Select for copying <- (right to left)
Ctrl+M	Remove selection
Ctrl+W	Reverse copy direction

Internal Viewer
Key	Action
Esc, Q (or with any combination Ctrl, Shift, Alt)	Close
F2	Reload current file
F6	Show/hide text cursor
F7, Ctrl+F7, Ctrl+F	Find text
F3	Find next
Shift+F3	Find previous
Alt+Enter	Full Screen
Ctrl+A	Select All
Ctrl+C	Copy selected text to clipboard
Ctrl+G	Go to the specified line (only in code view mode)
Ctrl+P	Print
Ctrl+Z	Undo (only in image viewing mode)
1	Show as text
2	Show as bin
3	Show as hex
4	Show as dec
5	Show as Book
6	Show as graphic
7	Show using plugin
8	Office XML (DOCX and XLSX, ODT and ODS), text only
9	Show in code view mode
A	Change encoding: ANSI
S	Change encoding: OEM
X	Change encoding: UTF-16 LE
Z	Change encoding: UTF-8
C	Image: place in the center of the window
F	Image: stretch image
L	Image: stretch only large
N, Alt+ →	Next file in multiple files
P, Alt+ ←	Previous file in multiple files
W	Wrap/unwrap text
Num +	Zoom In
Num -	Zoom Out
`	Show/hide preview

Copy/Move Dialog
Key	Action
F2	Add a task to the queue of file operations
F5, F6	Toggle selection in field with target directory and file name (in a circle): filename without extension > filename with extension > file extension > path > select all