WinSCP Keyboard Shortcuts:
WinSCP Shortcuts for WinSCP , let’s get into this article and learn useful keys.
WinSCP
Last updated on Aug 3, 2020.
Common Panel command:
Shortcut
Function
Tab Used to Change Active Panel
Navigation Shortcuts:
Shortcut
Function
CTRL +R F5 Used to Re-read Panel
Backspace orAlt +↑ Used to open Parent Directory
CTRL +\ It is Used to Open Root Directory
CTRL +H It will open the Home Directory
ALT +← Helps to Go Back
ALT +→ Helps to move forward
ALT +F1 It is Used to open Path Change Menu for the left panel
ALT +F2 Used to open Path Change Menu for the right panel
CTRL +B Used to Bookmark Current Directory
CTRL +O CTRL +L ALT +D Used to Display Bookmark Window
CTRL +Alt +T Used to Toggle Tree Panel
File Selection Shortcuts:
Shortcut
Function
Insert Used to Select or Deselect the File
+ It is used to Select Group in Numpad
– Used to Deselect Group in Numpad
* Invert Selection in Numpad
CTRL +A Used to Select All Files
Shift +CTRL +L Used to Deselect All Files
Shift +CTRL +R Helps to Restore Selection
File Management Shortcuts:
Shortcut
Function
F2 Used to Rename Focused File
F4 Used to Edit Focused File
Shift +F4 Used to Edit or Create New File
CTRL +Alt +F4 Used to Edit Focused File in the Internal Editor
F5 CTRL +K Used to download when a remote panel is active or used to upload when a local panel is active
Selected Files Shortcuts:
Shortcut
Function
Shift +F5 Duplicate Selected Files in Remote Panel
F6 Download remote panel or Upload local panel Selected Files and Delete the Original File
Shift +F6 Used to Move or Rename the Selected Files in Remote panel
ALT +F6 Used to Add or Edit Link
F7 It will create a New Folder
F8 Del Used to delete selected files
Shift +Del Delete Selected Files
F9 ALT +Enter Used to Change Properties of Selected Files
CTRL +V It is Used to Paste Files, Open path from the clipboard, Opens session URL from clipboard
Session Management:
Service Commands:
Shortcut
Function
CTRL +Alt +B Used for Toggle Synchronized Browsing
CTRL +C Used to Compare Files in Panels
CTRL +P Used to Open Current Session in PuTTY
CTRL +Alt +P It is Used to Open Preferences Dialog
Shift +CTRL +Q Used to Process Queue
CTRL +Alt +R Used to Toggle Automatic Refresh of Remote Directory after the Operation
CTRL +S Used to Synchronize Directories
CTRL +U Used to keep Remote Directory up to date
CTRL +T Used to open the terminal window
F10 Alt +F4 Used to Quit
Alt +F7 F3 Used to Find File
Esc Used to Cancel Reading of Remote Directory
File Panels Shortcuts:
Shortcut
Function
CTRL +F3 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by Name
CTRL +F4 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by extension
CTRL +F5 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by Modification Time
CTRL +F6 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by Size
CTRL +F7 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by Attributes or Permissions
CTRL +F8 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by Owner in remote panel
CTRL +F9 Used to Sort Files in the Active panel by a group in remote panel
CTRL +Enter Used to insert names of selected files to a command line
Shift +CTRL +C Used to copy names of selected files to the clipboard
CTRL +Alt +C Used to copy names of selected files including paths to clipboard
CTRL +[ Used to copy the current local path to the clipboard
CTRL +] Used to copy the current remote path to the clipboard
CTRL +Alt +H Used to Toggle hidden and system files displaying
CTRL +Alt +F Used to Filter Files
CTRL +Alt +E Used to open the current directory in Windows explorer
Shift +CTRL +N Used to Show or Focus Command Line
CTRL +Q It is Used to Focus Queue View
In this article, you can understand all the keyboard shortcuts for WinSCP . If you think it is helpful to you, give your feedback in the comment section.
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