Keyboard layout
Key Action
F1 Help
F8 or DEL Delete files to recycle bin /delete directly - according to configuration
F9 Activate menu above source window (left or right)
F10 Activate left menu or leave menu
ALT+F1 Change left drive
ALT+F2 Change right drive
ALT+F3 Use alternate (external or internal) viewer
ALT+SHIFT+F3 Start Lister and load file with internal viewer (no plugins or multimedia)
ALT+SHIFT+F5 Move to archive
ALT+SHIFT+F7 Find in separate process
ALT+F8 Opens the history list of the command line
ALT+F9 Same as ALT+F6 (because ALT+F6 is broken on Windows 95)
ALT+SHIFT+F9 Test archives for integrity
ALT+F10 Opens a dialog box with the current directory tree
ALT+SHIFT+F11 Focus the horizontal
button bar to use it with the keyboard
ALT+SHIFT+F12 Focus the vertical
button bar to use it with the keyboard
ALT+left/right Go to previous/next dir of already visited dirs
ALT+down Open history list of already visited dirs (like the history list in a WWW browser)
ALT+SHIFT+down
Open history list of already visited dirs without history thinning
SHIFT+F1 Custom columns view menu
SHIFT+F2 Compare file lists
SHIFT+F3 List only file under cursor, when multiple files selected
SHIFT+F4 Create new text file and load into editor
SHIFT+F5 Copy files (with rename) in the same directory
SHIFT+CTRL+F5 Create shortcuts of the selected files
SHIFT+F6 Rename files in the same directory
SHIFT+F8/DEL Delete directly / delete to recycle bin - according to configuration
SHIFT+F10 Show context menu
SHIFT+ESC Minimizes Total Commander to an icon
NUM + Expand selection (configurable: just files or files and folders)
NUM * Invert selection (also with shift, see link)
SHIFT+NUM + Like NUM +, but files and folders if NUM + selects just files (and vice versa)
SHIFT+NUM - Always removes the selection just from files (NUM - from files and folders)
SHIFT+NUM * Like NUM *, but files and folders if NUM * inverts selection of just files (and vice versa)
CTRL+NUM + Select all (configurable: just files or files and folders)
CTRL+SHIFT+NUM +
Select all (files and folders if CTRL+NUM + selects only files)
CTRL+SHIFT+NUM -
ALT+NUM + Select all files with the same extension
ALT+NUM - Remove
selection from files with the same extension
CTRL+PgUp
or Backspace Change to parent directory (corresponds to cd ..)
CTRL+PgDn Open directory/archive (also self extracting .EXE archives)
CTRL+< Jump to the root directory (most European keyboards)
CTRL+\ Jump to the root directory (US keyboard)
CTRL+left/right Open directory/archive and display it in the target window. If the cursor is not on a directory name, or the other panel is active, then the current directory is displayed instead.
CTRL+F1 File display 'brief' (only file names)
CTRL+SHIFT+F1 Thumbnails view (preview pictures)
CTRL+F2 File display 'full' (all file details)
CTRL+SHIFT+F2 Comments view (new comments are created with Ctrl+Z)
CTRL+F3 Sort by name
CTRL+F4 Sort by extension
CTRL+F5 Sort by date/time
CTRL+F6 Sort by size
CTRL+F7 Unsorted
CTRL+F8 Display directory tree
CTRL+SHIFT+F8 Cycle through separate directory tree states: one tree, two trees, off
CTRL+F9 Print file under cursor using the associated program
CTRL+F10 Show all files
CTRL+F11 Show only programs
CTRL+F12 Show user defined files
TAB Switch between left and right file list
SHIFT+TAB Switch between current file list and separate tree (if enabled)
Letter Redirected to command line, cursor jumps to command line
INSERT Select file or directory.
ENTER Change directory / run program / run associated program / execute command line if not empty. If the source directory shows the contents of an archive, further information on the packed file is given.
SHIFT+ENTER 1. Runs command line / program under cursor via Windows shell and leave the program's window open. Only works if NOCLOSE.EXE is present in the Total Commander directory!
2. With ZIP files: use alternative choice of these (as chosen in Packer config): (Treat archives like directories <-> call associated program, i.e. winzip or quinzip)
3. In the list of last used dirs (History, Ctrl+D), open the directory on a new Tab.
ALT+SHIFT+ENTER
The contents of all directories in the current directory are counted. The sizes of the directories are then shown in the "full" view instead of the string <DIR>. Abort by holding down ESC key.
ALT+ENTER Show property sheet. When done on [..] it will show the properties of the current directory.
CTRL+SHIFT+A Show list of all open tabs as a menu (as in the Chrome browser)
CTRL+B Directory branch: Show contents of current dir and all subdirs in one list
CTRL+SHIFT+B Directory branch for selected directories: show contents of selected dir and all subdirs in one list
CTRL+C Copy files to clipboard
CTRL+D Open directory hotlist ('bookmarks')
CTRL+F Connect to FTP server
CTRL+SHIFT+F Disconnect from FTP server, port connection, and some file system plugins
CTRL+I Switch to target directory
CTRL+L Calculate occupied space (of the selected files)
CTRL+SHIFT+M Change FTP transfer mode
CTRL+N New FTP connection (enter URL or host address)
CTRL+P Copy current path to command line
CTRL+Q Show Quick View panel instead of a file list
CTRL+SHIFT+Q Separate quick view window (like Lister, but updates with cursor movement)
CTRL+S Open Quick Filter dialog and activate filter (deactivate with ESC or CTRL+F10)
CTRL+SHIFT+S Open Quick Filter dialog and reactivate last-used filter
CTRL+SHIFT+T Open new
folder tab, but do not activate it
CTRL+U Exchange directories
CTRL+SHIFT+U Exchange directories and tabs
CTRL+V Paste from clipboard to current dir.
CTRL+W Close currently active tab
CTRL+SHIFT+W Close all open tabs
CTRL+X Cut files to clipboard
CTRL+Z Edit file comment
CTRL+UP Open dir under cursor in new tab
CTRL+SHIFT+UP Open dir under cursor in other window (new tab)
CTRL+TAB Jump to next tab
CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Jump to previous tab
ALTGR+Letter(s) or
CTRL+ALT+Letter(s)
Quick search for a file name (starting with specified letters) in the current directory
(Support hotkeys Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V and Ctrl+A; use Ctrl+S for search filter on/off)