| GENERAL KEYBOARD COMMANDS | |
|---|---|
| Note that these commands are available almost always | |
| Key | Meaning |
| Shift+F1 | program information and general keyboard commands |
| F1 | brings context sensitive help |
| F10 | logoff from site and quit NFTP |
| Ctrl-K | logoff from site |
| Ctrl-B | open bookmark list and log to site from it |
| Ctrl-L | login as anonymous into new site |
| Ctrl-N | login with userid/password into new site |
| Ctrl-V | display version information |
| Ctrl-A | toggle state of autocontrol flag |
| Ctrl-T | toggle ASCII/BINARY mode |
| Ctrl-D | redraw screen (do not re-read remote dir) |
| Alt-N | send NO OPERATION command (verify connection aliveness) |
| Ctrl-W | sets remote directory view to raw |
| Ctrl-P | sets remote directory view to parsed |
| Alt-F | use/inhibit NLST with flags (default is on). Some servers do not like NLST -lLa. Try if you see strange messages from server when retrieving directory listing. NOT RECOMMENDED. |
| CONTROL CONNECTION WINDOW | |
|---|---|
| Key | Meaning |
| arrow keys | move viewpoint |
| Esc | bring you back to the end of history (same as End) |
| Space | switches to directory view |
| Alt-Q | send any string to server verbatim (quote) |
| Alt-C | change to arbitrary directory |
| FILE LISTING VIEW (REMOTE OR LOCAL) | |
|---|---|
| Key | Meaning |
| Navigating | |
| arrow keys | move cursor around. Horizontal scrolling is also possible |
| Ctrl-Left/Ctrl-Right | horizontal scrolling by 10 symbols |
| Ctrl-\ | change to root directory |
| Ctrl-PgUp | goto the directory level higher ("cd ..") |
| Ctrl-PgDn | chdir to directory under cursor |
| Enter | same as above |
| Alt-C | change to arbitrary directory |
| Space | switch to control connection |
| F2 | select drive letter -- local view only |
| Sorting file listing | |
| Ctrl-F3 | sort directory by name, dirs first |
| Ctrl-F4 | sort directory by extension, dirs first |
| Ctrl-F5 | sort directory by time, then name, dirs first |
| Ctrl-F6 | sort directory by size, then name, dirs first |
| Ctrl-F7 | remove sorting, return to original state |
| Ctrl-F8 | reverse current sort order |
| Marking/unmarking | |
| Ctrl-num+ | mark all files in current directory |
| Ctrl-num- | unmark all files in current directory |
| Insert | mark/unmark file under cursor. Directory cannot be marked |
| * | invert selection |
| Alt-num+ | mark all files in all visited directories |
| Alt-num- | unmark all files in all visited directories |
| Transferring files | |
| F5 | download file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- remote view only |
| Shift+F5 | upload file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- local view only |
| Alt-F5 | download all marked files from all directories -- remote view only |
| Alt-S | save listing of current directory into file -- remote view only |
| Viewing files | |
| F3 | view file under cursor, use fast internal viewer |
| Alt-F3 | view file under cursor, use external viewer |
| Creating/deleting/renaming files/directories | |
| F6 | rename file/directory |
| F7 | make directory (you have to have permissions on remote) |
| F8 | delete file or directory under cursor |
| Ctrl-R | re-read directory (refresh file list) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| F4 | save this place as a bookmark |
| alphanumeric keys | quick search for files starting with these symbols |
| ENTRY FIELDS | |
|---|---|
| Key | Meaning |
| Esc/Enter | abandon/confirm |
| Left, Right, Home, End | move cursor around |
| Tab, Shift-Tab | move to next/previous field (if any) |
| Del, Backspace | delete characters |
| Pressing any keys different from Left, Right, Home, End will clear the initial string. | |
| BOOKMARK LIST | |
|---|---|
| Key | Meaning |
| up/down/pgup/pgdn | move cursor |
| Enter | select bookmark or folder |
| Esc | leave bookmark list or folder |
| Del | delete bookmark or folder |
| Ctrl-E | edit bookmark/folder title |
| right/left | enter/leave folder |
| Ctrl-up/Ctrl-down | move bookmark entry |
| Ctrl-left | move bookmark entry into another folder |
| BUILT-IN FILE VIEWER | |
|---|---|
| Key | Meaning |
| arrow keys | scroll (note that you can scroll horizontally also) |
| Ctrl-Left/Right | scroll by 10 symbols horizontally |
| F7 | search for text string |
| Shift-F7 | repeat search for text string |
| F2/Alt-S | save contents to file |
| Esc | exit viewer |