File manager
The File manager is a dual-pane (Commander-style) browser: two panels side by side, each pointing at either your local disk or a remote SFTP host. Copy and move between them, and the transfer just works — local→remote, remote→local, even remote→remote.
Panels
Each panel is independent. A panel can show:
- Local — files on this device.
- SFTP — a directory on any saved or ad-hoc SSH host.
Pick the source from the panel header. The focused panel is the active one — its directory drives copy/move targets and keyboard actions. Click a panel (or use Tab on Desktop) to move focus.
Copy, move, and the rest
- Copy / Move between panels — the destination is the other panel's current directory.
- Create folders, rename, delete in place.
- Selection works on multiple files; the status bar shows counts and sizes.
Remote panels reuse a live SSH connection when one already exists for that host — opening a second view costs only an SFTP channel, not a fresh login.
Multiple workspaces
You can open several File manager instances at once, each with its own pair of panels. Every instance is a first-class session in the tab bar / Active Sessions list (labelled left / right, e.g. Local / prod-db), so switching away and back restores the exact panels you left.
The remembered layout is kept for the running app only — it is not written to disk. A fresh start opens a clean Local view and never dials the network until you ask it to.
Keyboard shortcuts
Commander is fully keyboard-driven (Norton / Total Commander style). Keys act on the focused panel in the list/detail view; switch panels with Tab.
Navigation
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Switch the active panel (left ↔ right) |
| Up / Down | Move the cursor |
| Home / End | Jump to the first / last item |
| Page Up / Page Down | Move a page at a time |
| Enter | Open the folder / activate the file under the cursor |
| Backspace | Go up to the parent folder |
| Alt+Enter | Properties of the item under the cursor |
| Ctrl+Space | Return focus to the panel's address bar |
Selecting files
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Space | Mark / unmark the item under the cursor |
| Insert | Mark the item and step down |
| Shift+Up / Shift+Down | Extend the marking while moving |
| Ctrl+A | Mark everything in the panel |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | Clear the marking |
File operations
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F5 | Copy marked items to the other panel |
| F6 | Move marked items to the other panel |
| Shift+F6 | Rename the item under the cursor |
| F7 | Create a new folder |
| Shift+F4 | Create a new (empty) file |
| F8 / Delete | Delete marked items |
| Alt+F7 (or Ctrl+Shift+F) | Find files |
| Ctrl+P | Edit permissions (chmod) |
| Ctrl+H | Show / hide hidden files (active panel) |
Quick search
Press Alt + a letter to start a quick search in the focused panel, then keep typing to jump to a matching name. While the search box is open: Up/Down jump to the next/previous match, Backspace deletes a character, Enter opens the match, Esc cancels, Tab switches panel.
File-operation keys are paused while a transfer is in progress.
Detach into its own window
A docked File manager can be torn off into a standalone window (the detach control in the title bar) and re-docked later — the same detach / re-dock that works for any session (see Windows & tray). The underlying panels stay alive across detach/re-dock — no reload, no re-login.