Keyboard Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts to perform tasks faster in DCommander. It’s much easier and more efficient to use your keyboard for certain tasks.

Here you’ll find a list of all keyboard shortcuts you can use in the latest version of DCommander.

Navigation

⏎ Return	Opens the currently selected item.
⌫ Backspace	Goes back to the current folder’s parent.
Left Arrow	When Lynx-like navigation is enabled, it goes to the current folder’s parent, otherwise it does nothing.
Right Arrow	When Lynx-like navigation is enabled, it opens the currently selected item, otherwise it does nothing.
Up/Down Arrow	Changes the currently selected file in the file list by moving it up or down by one item.
⌥ Option + Up/Down Arrow	Goes to the top or bottom of the file list.

Selection

⌴ Spacebar	Toggles selection for the currently active item in the file list. If Alternate Spacebar action is enabled, it shows the QuickLook window for the selected item.
⇧ Shift	When combined with the Up/Down arrows, it expands or shrinks the selection.
⌘ Command + A	Opens the currently selected item.
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + A	Deselects all the items in the current file list.
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + I	Inverts selection of items in the current file list.
⇧ Shift + ⌘ Command + A	Selects all the items with the same extension in the current file list.
⌘ Command + =	Expands selection in the current file list.
⌘ Command + -	Shrinks selection in the current file list.

Functions

F2	Renames the currently selected item.
F3	Opens the DCommander viewer for the currently selected item. Can be configured to use an external viewer.
F4	Edits the currently selected item using an external editor. Default editor is TextEdit.app.
F5	Copies the currently selected item from the active file list’s current location to the opposite file list’s location.
⌥ Option + F5	Compresses the currently selected item.
F6	Moves the currently selected item from the active file list’s current location to the opposite file list’s location.
F7	Creates a new folder at the active file list’s location.
⌥ Option + F7	Opens the search window. Can be configured to use an external search tool.
F8	Deletes the currently selected item.

Tabs

⌘ Command + T	Creates a new tab in the current file list.
⌘ Command + W	Closes the current tab in the current file list.
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + Left	Selects the previous tab in the current file list.
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + Right	Selects the next tab in the current file list.

File List

⇥ Tab	Toggle between file lists.
⌘ Command + R	Refreshes both file lists.
⌘ Command + D	Shows the directory hotlist (bookmarks).
⌘ Command + U	Swaps the file lists and refreshes them.
⌘ Command + E	Equalizes the file lists (both will show the same path as the current file list).
⌘ Command + I	Shows the information window for the currently selected item.
⌘ Command + N	Creates a new file at the current location.
⌘ Command + J	Shows the Transfer Manager.

Window

⌘ Command + ,	Shows the Preferences window.
⌥ Option + ⌘ Command + T	Shows/Hides the toolbar.
⌘ Command + H	Hides the current window.
⌘ Command + M	Minimizes the current window.
⌘ Command + W	Closes the current window, but does not quit DCommander.
⌘ Command + Q	Quits DCommander.