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Index

Default Keyboard Shortcuts (Commander-Style)

Multi Commander Core shortcuts

These are global shortcuts that work the same way no matter which extension you are in.

Command Shortcut
Go Back Alt + Left
Go Forward Alt + Right
Show History Alt + Down
Tab - Close Tab Ctrl + W
Tab - Duplicate Tab Ctrl + T
File - View File F3
File - Edit File F4
File - Edit New File Shift+F4
File - Copy F5
File - Copy (Quick) (Copy to same location) Shift + F5
File - Move F6
File - Delete F8, Delete
File - Pack Files Alt + F5
File - Unpack Files Alt + F6
Edit - Cut Ctrl + X
Edit - Copy Ctrl + C
Edit - Paste Ctrl + V
View - Full width Ctrl + F11
View - Log Panel Ctrl + L
View - Menu Bar Ctrl + M
View - Button Panel Ctrl + B
View - Refresh F2

File Manager

Global file manager hotkeys are also valid when focus is in another extension, if the extension supports it.

Command Shortcut
File Tools - Calculate folder sizes Shift + Alt + Return
File Tools - Create Folder F7
File Tools - Rename Shift + F6
Send to clipboard - File/Folder path and name Ctrl + P
Send to clipboard - File/Folder name Ctrl + Shift + P
Send to clipboard - File/Folder path Shift + Alt + P
Select using filter Num +
Unselect using filter Num -
Select All Ctrl + A
Unselect All Ctrl + D
Invert Selection Num *
Select all with same file extension Ctrl + Num+
Unselect all with same file extension Ctrl + Num-
Select all with same name Alt + Num+
Unselect all with same name Alt + Num-
Compare Source and Target, Select Missing/Newest Ctrl + F10

 File Manager-specific hotkeys are only available when focus is in the file manager view.

Command Shortcut
Show drive selection box (Left side) Alt + F1
Show drive selection box (Right side) Alt + F2
Set View filter Ctrl + F
Start a Search from current path Alt + F7
Edit path Ctrl + E
Go to Quick Path #1 Ctrl + 1
Go to Quick Path #2 Ctrl + 2
Go to Quick Path #3 Ctrl + 3
Go to Quick Path #4 Ctrl + 4
Go to Quick Path #5 Ctrl + 5
Go to Quick Path #6 Ctrl + 6
Go to Quick Path #7 Ctrl + 7
Go to Quick Path #8 Ctrl + 8
Go to Quick Path #9 Ctrl + 9
Go to Quick Path #10 Ctrl + 10
Sync path to the Left Ctrl + Left
Sync path to the Right Ctrl + Right
Force Refresh (and flush cache) Shift + F2
Go to parent folder (Go up) Back
Go to the root of the device Ctrl + Back
Go to same path as target view Ctrl + .
Show file properties Alt + Return

File Search

Command Shortcut
Show / Hide Search window Ctrl + F
Save a Search Ctrl + S
Load a Search Ctrl + O
Start a Search Ctrl + Return
Pause a Search Ctrl + P

Customize your own keys

You can easily customize your own hotkeys by using the Keyboard Customization entry in the Configuration menu.
There you can also export all your hotkeys to a text file.