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title: FileZilla
date: 2022-11-23 16:23:31.705296
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  A visual cheat-sheet for the 30 keyboard shortcuts found on the FileZilla program
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## Keyboard Shortcuts {.cols-2}

### General Shortcuts I

| Shortcut           | Action                                                                              |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `F2`               | Rename selected file                                                                |
| `F3`               | Search remote files                                                                 |
| `F5`               | Refreshes local and remote file and folder views                                    |
| `Tab`              | Switches to the next view                                                           |
| `Alt` `Down`       | Transfers the currently selected item to an item of the same name in the other pane |
| `Alt` `Up`         | Navigates up one line in a tree view, navigates to parent folder in file view       |
| `Ctrl` `B`         | Add bookmark                                                                        |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `B` | Manage bookmarks                                                                    |
| `Ctrl` `C`         | Stops the current operation                                                         |
| `Ctrl` `D`         | Disconnects from server                                                             |
| `Ctrl` `E`         | Show files currently being edited                                                   |
| `Ctrl` `I`         | Directory listing filters...                                                        |
| `Ctrl` `M`         | Manual transfer                                                                     |
| `Ctrl` `Shift` `N` | Create a new directory                                                              |
| `Ctrl` `O`         | Enable directory comparison                                                         |

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### General Shortcuts II

| Shortcut      | Action                                                                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Ctrl` `P`    | Process queue                                                                         |
| `Ctrl` `Q`    | Exit                                                                                  |
| `Ctrl` `R`    | Reconnects to server                                                                  |
| `Ctrl` `S`    | Opens the site manager                                                                |
| `Ctrl` `T`    | Opens a new tab                                                                       |
| `Ctrl` `U`    | Preserve the timestamps of transferred files                                          |
| `Ctrl` `Y`    | Toggle synchronized browsing                                                          |
| `Ctrl` `W`    | Close tab                                                                             |
| `Enter`       | Transfer the currently selected item if it is a file, or expands if it is a directory |
| `Ctrl` `PgUp` | Switches to the next tab                                                              |
| `Ctrl` `PgDn` | Switches to the previous tab                                                          |
| `Up`          | Moves up one item in the current view                                                 |
| `Down`        | Moves down one item in the current view                                               |
| `Left`        | Nothing in a files view, up on level in a tree view                                   |
| `Right`       | Down one level in a tree view if there are subfolders, nothing if there are none      |

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## Also see

- [Keyboard shortcuts for FileZilla](https://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Keyboard_shortcuts)
  _(wiki.filezilla-project.org)_