Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl D

Sets BeCommander to 2 panes both pointing to /boot/home.

Ctrl E

Renames selected file in current pane.

Ctrl F

Opens FTP Dialog

Ctrl + Shift F

Closes out a FTP Session

Ctrl I

Information - Mimics trackers function but shows attribute information.

Ctrl N

New Folder - Creates a new folder inside the current folder in the current pane

Ctrl O

Open - Opens the currently selected file or directory.

Ctrl P

Adds a Pane to BeCommander

Ctrl + Shift P

Removes the current Pane from BeCommander

Ctrl R

Open the BeCommander Preferences Dialog.

Ctrl T

Deletes the currently selected file or folder.

Ctrl + Shift T

Launches the Terminal in the same directory as the focus pane.

Ctrl U

Opens Search (File System Query) Window

Del

The Delete Button on the keyboard is used to delete selected files or directories

Tab

Tab moves the focus to the next pane to the right.

Shift + Tab

Moves the focus to the next pane to the left.

Backspace

Moves Up one Directory, Also gets out of Query Results

F1

Opens the BeCommander Help File (This File)

F2

Refreshes the Current Directory View

F3

Opens File in Lister (Internal Viewer)

F4

Opens File in StyledEdit

F5

Copies selected files / directories to the next pane.

ALT+F5

Creates an Archive of currently selected files / directories in the next pane.

F6

Moves to the next pane.

Shift + F6

Renames selected file in current pane.

F7

Create New Folder

Alt + F7

Opens Search (File System Query) Window

F8

Delete

F9

Create Symbolic Link

Space (or Ctrl + Space)

Selects the current item and calculates the space occupied by the selected folder.

Insert

Selects the current item and moves the focus to the next entry..

Ctrl + #'s

Sets focus to a specific pane. For example Ctrl + 1 will move to the first (left most) pane.

Ctrl + Arrows

Arrows are used for browsing the file system. For example an Ctrl + -> can be used to open a folder in the next pane in the direction of the arrow (Ctrl + -> Opens in the next Pane to the right, where as Ctrl + <- will open it to the left). The up arrow works the same as the backspace button.

A-Z, 1-9

Typing alphanumeric keys without a modifier will search for and select the next file in the focus pane that starts with that letter or number.

Ctrl Q

Quits BeCommander

Ctrl /

Zooms (Maximizes) BeCommander Window