Far Manager keyboard shortcuts

Far Manager

Zeynel -
5 years ago
- Shortcuts

Do you still find text based interfaces more convenient? We won't argue with it, but we can just give you what you'll surely need: Keyboard shortcuts of Far Manager.

4
Ctrl + A

Change file attributes

-2
or F9 then F then A
0
Alt + Insert

Screen grabber

1
Alt + F9

Maximize window

0
Alt + ↑  Shift + F9

Configure plugins

1
Ctrl + Alt + ↑  Shift

Hide windows while the keys are held

0
F4

(on a folder) Edit folders attributes (Ctrl + A)

2
Alt +   

Scroll long names

0
or Alt + Home
0
or Alt + End
0
Ctrl + Insert

Copy names of the selected files into clipboard (when command line empty)

0
Ctrl + ↑  Shift + Insert

Copy names of the selected files into clipboard (when command line is not empty)

0
Ctrl + Alt + Insert

Copy network (unc) names into clipboard

-2
Alt + ↑  Shift + Insert

Copy full (with path) names into clipboard

4
Ctrl + F

Full file name from the active panel, Ctrl + : from passive

1
or Ctrl + ] then Ctrl + ⤶ Enter
-1
Ctrl + End

Command string completion from the history (press again to go to the next matching history line)

1
Alt + F8

Command history

-2
Alt + F10

Find folder

1
Alt + F11

View and edit history

2
Alt + F12

Folder history

0
↑  Shift + F1

Archive management commands

2
or ↑  Shift + F2
0
or ↑  Shift + F3
0
↑  Shift + F10

Show the last menu command

3
Ctrl + \

Back to root

0
↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

(in the drive menu) Show root directory in explorer

0
Ctrl + Page Down

Enter in an archive / especially SFX

1
Ctrl + G

Run command on selected files, like "rar32 m !.!.rar !.!" to rar each file in its own archive

1
Ctrl + Num .

Record a keyboard macro

0
Alt + Del

Wipe file, overwrite with 0, truncate, rename to a temp name and delete

1
Ctrl + W

Task list

1
F12

Switch panes (screens) inside of Far

0
Ctrl + M

Restore previous selection

0
Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

(in quick search) Select file and move to the next

1
↑  Shift + ⤶ Enter

(in history) Selects an item not changing its positions

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-1
Ctrl + .

Start recording macro. Press again to end and assign a key

0
Ctrl + . then Ctrl + .

then press a key you want to erase, to erase a macro

0
↑  Shift + Del

(in drive menu) Disconnect flash drive

0
Del

(in drive menu) Remove CD

Source: iamhow.com

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Program information

Program name: Far Manager Far Manager (File manager)

Far Manager is a file manager for Windows operating system, that works in text mode. It provides most of the necessary actions such as viewing files and directories; editing, copying and renaming files.

Web page: farmanager.com

Last update: 11/11/2019 8:10 PM UTC

How easy to press shortcuts: 74%

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Updated: Updated program information. (2 updates.) 6/26/2019 9:43:56 AM New program added.
6/26/2019 12:31:50 PM Updated program information.

Shortcut count: 40

Platform detected: Windows or Linux

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