## NFTP : New File Transfer Protocol Client
Copyright (C) 1994-1998 Sergey Ayukov

NFTP manual (main part)

### KEYBOARD COMMANDS SUMMARY

Here is the list of keystrokes ("hot keys"); it's divided into several sections each pertaining to specific mode of operation or action classification.

Old obsolete keys which still work are in italics.

GETTING HELP
Shift-K | concise keyboard reference
Shift-H Shift-F1 | program information and general keyboard commands
F1 Shift-? Ctrl-F1 | context sensitive help
F9 Ctrl-F | open menu (in non-GUI versions)
LOG IN/LOG OUT
Ctrl-L | login into new site
Ctrl-B | open bookmark list
Shift-L | Open URL
F2 Ctrl-E | open history window
Ctrl-K | logoff from site
F10 | exit NFTP
Shift-A | send NO OPERATION command (verify connection aliveness)
Shift-F | FTP Search
Shift-P | Recall last search results
CONTROL CONNECTION WINDOW
arrow keys | scroll window contents
Esc | go to the end of history (same as End)
Space | switch to directory view
Shift-Q | send any command to server verbatim ("quote")
FILE LISTING VIEW (REMOTE OR LOCAL)
Navigating
Space | switch to control connection
Tab | switch between remote/local files
Ctrl-P | switch remote directory view between raw/parsed views
Ctrl-T | Display/hide timestamps of files
Ctrl-W | split screen view to two parts (remote and local)
arrow keys | move cursor. Horizontal scrolling is also possible
Shift-<, Shift-> Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right | horizontal scrolling by 10 symbols
\ Ctrl-\ | change to root directory
[ Ctrl-PgUp | goto the directory level higher ("cd ..")
Enter ] Ctrl-PgDn | go to the directory under cursor
Shift-C | change to arbitrary directory
Shift-Z | select drive letter -- local view only
Ctrl-R | re-read directory (refresh file list)
Shift-O | use file under cursor as 00index file containing descriptions
Ctrl-O | enable/disable automatic descriptions loading (remote files only)
Sorting file listing
Shift-N Ctrl-F3 | sort directory by name, dirs first
Shift-X Ctrl-F4 | sort directory by extension, dirs first
Shift-T Ctrl-F5 | sort directory by time, then name, dirs first
Shift-S Ctrl-F6 | sort directory by size, then name, dirs first
Shift-Y Ctrl-F7 | remove sorting, return to original state
Shift-E Ctrl-F8 | reverse current sort order
Marking/unmarking
Ctrl-A Ctrl-Num+ | mark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-X Ctrl-Num- | unmark all files in the current directory
Ctrl-Y Alt-Num- | unmark all files in all directories
Insert Shift-M | mark/unmark file/directory under cursor
+ | mark files by wildcard mask
- | unmark files by wildcard mask
* | invert selection
Shift-I | show information about marked files in the subdirectories
Transferring files
F5 Shift-D | download file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- remote view only
F6 Shift-U Shift-F5 | upload file under cursor or marked files (if any) -- local view only
Ctrl-D Alt-F5 | download all marked files from all subdirectories -- remote view only
Shift-W | Launch WGET for downloading -- remote view only
Ctrl-U | upload all marked files from all subdirectories -- local view only (not implemented yet)
Shift-G | download file by name (e.g. when directory is unreadable -- remote view only
Viewing files
F3 Ctrl-V | view file under cursor, use fast internal viewer
Shift-V Alt-F3 | view file under cursor, use external viewer
Creating/deleting/renaming files/directories
Shift-R | rename file/directory
F7 Ctrl-G | make directory (you have to have permissions on remote)
F8 Del | delete file or directory under cursor
Miscellaneous
F4 Shift-B | save current site/directory as a bookmark
a-z, 0-9, ".", "-", "_" | quick search for files starting with these symbols. Use lowercase letters only; search is not case sensitive
ENTRY FIELDS
Esc/Enter | abandon/confirm
Left, Right, Home, End | move cursor around
Tab, Shift-Tab | move to next/previous field (if any). Note: Shift-Tab does not work under Unix
Del, Backspace | delete characters
Pressing any keys different from Left, Right, Home, End will clear the initial string
BOOKMARK LIST
Ctrl-B | open bookmark list
arrow keys | move cursor
Enter | select bookmark or folder
Esc | leave bookmark list or folder
Insert | create bookmark or foler
Del | delete bookmark or folder
Ctrl-E | edit bookmark/folder title
right/left | enter/leave folder
Shift-D, Shift-U Ctrl-Up, Ctrl-Down | move bookmark entry
Shift-< Ctrl-Left | move bookmark entry into another folder
BUILT-IN FILE VIEWER
arrow keys | scroll (note that you can scroll horizontally also)
Shift-<, Shift-> Ctrl-Left, Ctrl-Right | scroll by 10 symbols horizontally
Ctrl-F F7 | search for text string
Ctrl-G Shift-F7 | repeat search for text string
F2 Ctrl-W | save contents to file
Esc | exit viewer