Key Combination

Description

Alt–←/ Alt–→

Go backward/go forward.

Alt–↑

Open the parent directory.

←, →, ↑, ↓

Select an item.

Alt–↓ or Enter

Open an item.

Alt–Enter

Open an item's Properties dialog.

Shift–Alt–↓

Open an item and close the current directory.

Ctrl–L

Transform the path bar from a button view to a text box.

Exit this mode by pressing Enter (go to the location) or Esc (to remain in the current directory).

The path bar supports the URI schema and can be used to connect to remote servers via FTP, SFTP, SSH, SMB and other protocols. For example, use ftp://tux@ftp.example.tld to connect to an FTP server ftp.example.tld with the user name tux.

/

Transform the path bar from a button view to a text box and replace the current path with /.

Alt–Home

Open your home directory.

Any number or letter key

Start a search within the current directories and their subdirectories. The character you pressed is used as the first character of the search term. Search happens as you type, you do not need to press Enter.

Ctrl–T

Start a search within the current directories and their subdirectories. The character you pressed is used as the first character of the search term. Search happens as you type, you do not need to press Enter.

Del

Moves the selected file or directory to the trash, from which it can be restored with Undo.