FTB Keyboard Shortcuts

July 13, 2026 · View on GitHub

Key	Action
`j` / `Down`	Move selection down
`k` / `Up`	Move selection up
`h` / `Left`	Go to parent directory (first press = first item, second = parent)
`l` / `Right` / `Enter`	Enter directory / open file
`Home` / `g` `g`	Jump to first item
`End` / `G`	Jump to last item
`PageUp`	Previous page
`PageDown`	Next page
`.`	Toggle hidden files
`Space`	Toggle batch selection (multi-select)

File Operations

Key	Action
`y`	Copy (yank) selected item(s)
`x`	Cut selected item(s)
`p`	Paste from clipboard (auto-rename if exists)
`P`	Paste with force overwrite
`d`	Move to trash
`Delete` / `Ctrl+D`	Open delete confirmation dialog

Key	Action
`/`	Enter search mode (type to filter list)
`Escape`	Clear search / exit search mode
`n`	Jump to next match
`N`	Jump to previous match
`Backspace`	Delete last character / exit if empty

Press Ctrl+B to enter command prefix mode, then type a command:

Command	Aliases	Action
`open`	`op`	Open with picker dialog
`openwith`	`ow`	Manual specify program
`opencfg`	`oc`	Configure openers
`vim`	`v`, `e`, `editor`	Open built-in editor (full-screen tab, Esc to close)
`theme`	`th`	Open theme selector
`rename`	`rn`	Rename selected item
`batchrename`	`br`	Batch rename with regex
`extract`	`ext`	Extract archive file
`newfile`	`nf`	Create new file
`newfolder`	`nd`	Create new folder
`preview`	`p`	Full file preview
`details`	`d`	Folder details
`jump`	`j`	Jump to directory
`fdfind`	`fd`	Fuzzy find files
`search`	`s`	Enter search mode
`help`	`h`	Help panel
`calendar`	`cal`	Calendar panel
`layout`	`lo`	Layout settings
`sort`	`so`	Sort mode settings
`uistyle`	`ui`	UI style settings
`statusstyle`	`ss`	Status bar style
`plugin`	`pl`	Plugin manager
`tasks`	`task`, `ts`	Task manager
`clipboard`	`cb`	Show clipboard details
`clr`	`cc`	Clear clipboard
`newtab`	`nt`	Create new tab
`closetab`	`ct`	Close current tab
`nexttab`	`nx`	Next tab
`prevtab`	`pv`	Previous tab
`mdsource`	`mds`	Toggle Markdown preview source
`xlsx`	`xls`	Toggle spreadsheet preview
`media`	`video`, `mp4`, `gif`	Toggle media (timg) preview
`timg`	`play`	Play media fullscreen
`pdf`	`hygg`	Toggle PDF preview
`doc`	`docx`, `pandoc`	Toggle DOC/DOCX preview
`aud`	`audio`, `eyed3`	Toggle audio preview
`hex`	`xxd`	Toggle hex dump preview
`gh`		Go to home directory
`gd`		Go to downloads directory
`gc`		Go to config directory
`z`	`exit`, `quit`	Quit and cd to current directory in shell (requires shell wrapper)
`ssh`		SSH connection (if enabled)

Press Ctrl+B v or Ctrl+B e to open the current file in the built-in editor.

Key	Action
`Ctrl+O`	Save file
`Ctrl+X`	Exit editor
`Ctrl+K`	Cut current line
`Ctrl+U`	Paste at cursor
`Ctrl+W`	Search within file
`Ctrl+Z` / `Alt+U`	Undo
`Alt+E`	Redo
`Alt+M`	Toggle Markdown preview mode
`Ctrl+_`	Go to specific line
`Ctrl+C`	Show cursor position

Key	Action
`Escape`	Close active panel / clear search / clear batch selection
`Ctrl+C`	Quit FTB
`Ctrl+R`	Reload configuration file
`Ctrl+L`	Refresh terminal screen
`Ctrl+Z`	(ignored, prevents accidental suspend)

Action	Behaviour
Left click on tab bar	Switch to clicked tab
Left click on columns	Start text selection
Mouse drag	Extend selection
Mouse release	Copy selected text to system clipboard
Wheel up	Scroll preview panel up
Wheel down	Scroll preview panel down