NFTP : New File Transfer Protocol Client
Copyright (C) 1994-1998 Sergey Ayukov

NFTP manual (main part)

KEYBOARD COMMANDS SUMMARY

All interaction with NFTP is keyboard-based; there's no mouse support (and I am not going to implement it -- at least now). This approach is somewhat tough for novice user, but after some learning it gives the best results in terms of usability and interaction speed. Here is the list of keystrokes ("hot keys"); it's divided into several sections each pertaining to specific mode of operation or action classification.

Old obsolete keys which still work are in italics.

GETTING HELP
Shift-K
concise keyboard reference
Shift-H
Shift-F1
program information and general keyboard commands
F1
Shift-?
Ctrl-F1
context sensitive help
Ctrl-W
display version information
F9
Ctrl-F
edit nftp.ini
LOG IN/LOG OUT
Ctrl-L login as anonymous into new site
Ctrl-N login with userid/password into new site
Ctrl-B open bookmark list
Shift-L Open URL
F2
Ctrl-E
open history window
Ctrl-K logoff from site
F10
exit NFTP
Shift-A
Alt-N
send NO OPERATION command (verify connection aliveness)
CONTROL CONNECTION WINDOW
arrow keys scroll window contents
Esc go to the end of history (same as End)
Space switch to directory view
Shift-Q
Alt-Q
send any command to server verbatim ("quote")
FILE LISTING VIEW (REMOTE OR LOCAL)
Navigating
Space switch to control connection
Tab switch between remote/local files
Ctrl-P switch remote directory view between raw/parsed views
arrow keys move cursor. Horizontal scrolling is also possible
Shift-<, Shift->
Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right
horizontal scrolling by 10 symbols
\
Ctrl-\
change to root directory
[
Ctrl-PgUp
goto the directory level higher ("cd ..")
Enter
]
Ctrl-PgDn
go to the directory under cursor
Shift-C
Alt-C
change to arbitrary directory
Shift-Z
select drive letter -- local view only
Ctrl-R re-read directory (refresh file list)
Shift-O
Alt-O
use file under cursor as 00index file containing descriptions
Ctrl-O enable/disable automatic descriptions loading (remote files only)
Sorting file listing
Shift-N
Ctrl-F3
sort directory by name, dirs first
Shift-X
Ctrl-F4
sort directory by extension, dirs first
Shift-T
Ctrl-F5
sort directory by time, then name, dirs first
Shift-S
Ctrl-F6
sort directory by size, then name, dirs first
Shift-Y
Ctrl-F7
remove sorting, return to original state
Shift-E
Ctrl-F8
reverse current sort order
Marking/unmarking
Ctrl-A
Ctrl-Num+
mark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-X
Ctrl-Num-
unmark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-Y
Alt-Num-
unmark all files in all directories
Insert
Shift-M
mark/unmark file/directory under cursor
+ mark files by wildcard mask
- unmark files by wildcard mask
* invert selection
Shift-I
Alt-I
show information about marked files in the subdirectories
Transferring files
Ctrl-T toggle ASCII/BINARY mode
F5
Shift-D
download file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- remote view only
F6
Shift-U
Shift-F5
upload file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- local view only
Ctrl-D
Alt-F5
download all marked files from all subdirectories -- remote view only
Shift-W Launch WGET to for downloading -- remote view only
Ctrl-U upload all marked files from all subdirectories -- local view only (not implemented)
Shift-G
Alt-D
download file by name (e.g. when directory is unreadable -- remote view only
Viewing files
F3
Ctrl-V
view file under cursor, use fast internal viewer
Shift-V
Alt-F3
view file under cursor, use external viewer
Creating/deleting/renaming files/directories
Shift-R
rename file/directory
F7
Ctrl-G
make directory (you have to have permissions on remote)
F8
Del
delete file or directory under cursor
Miscellaneous
F4
Shift-B
save current site/directory as a bookmark
a-z, 0-9, ".", "-", "_" quick search for files starting with these symbols. Use lowercase letters only; search is not case sensitive
Shift-F
Alt-F
enable/disable `server flags', i.e. whether to send "LIST" of "LIST -lLa" for retrieving file listing
ENTRY FIELDS
Esc/Enter abandon/confirm
Left, Right, Home, End move cursor around
Tab, Shift-Tab move to next/previous field (if any). Note: Shift-Tab does not work under Unix
Del, Backspace delete characters
Pressing any keys different from Left, Right, Home, End will clear the initial string.
BOOKMARK LIST
Ctrl-B open bookmark list
arrow keys move cursor
Enter select bookmark or folder
Esc leave bookmark list or folder
Insert create bookmark or foler
Del delete bookmark or folder
Ctrl-E edit bookmark/folder title
right/left enter/leave folder
Shift-D, Shift-U
Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down
move bookmark entry
Shift-<
Ctrl-Left
move bookmark entry into another folder
BUILT-IN FILE VIEWER
arrow keys scroll (note that you can scroll horizontally also)
Shift-<, Shift->
Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right
scroll by 10 symbols horizontally
Ctrl-F
F7
search for text string
Ctrl-G
Shift-F7
repeat search for text string
F2
Ctrl-W
save contents to file
Esc exit viewer