Chapter 18
Keyboard Shortcuts
Every Manta shortcut at a glance, grouped by topic. The command palette (⇧⌘P) shows each command's shortcut next to it – plugin commands too. The menu bar lists every command with its shortcut as well (File, Edit, View, Go, Window), like Finder – so apps that show the active app's shortcuts find all of Manta's. Clicking a menu command runs it.
On this page
Symbols: ⌘ Command · ⇧ Shift · ⌥ Option · ⌃ Control · ↩ Return · ⌫ Delete (backspace) · ⌦ Forward Delete · ⇥ Tab
General¶
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| ⇧⌘P or ⌘P | Command Palette |
| ⌘, | Settings… |
| ⌘? | Open Manual (this manual; in the Help window: the search field) |
| ⌘K | Connect to Server… |
| ⌥⌘L | Show Transfers |
| ⇧⌘S | Compare & Sync… |
| ⌘H | Hide Manta |
| ⌥⌘H | Hide Others |
| ⌘Q | Quit Manta |
Panes and tabs¶
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| ⇥ / ⇧⇥ | Switch Pane (to the next / previous one, wrapping around) |
| ⌥⌘← / ⌥⌘→ | Focus Pane on the Left / Right |
| ⌘D | Split Pane |
| ⇧⌘D | Close Pane |
| ⌘T | New Tab |
| ⌘W | Close Tab (in Settings, Compare & Sync and the preview: close that window) |
Views¶
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| ⌘1 | View as Icons |
| ⌘2 | View as List |
| ⌘3 | View as Columns |
| ⌘4 | View as Gallery |
| ⌘ + scroll or pinch | Change the icon size (Icons view) |
| ← / → | Column view: go to the column on the left / open the selected folder as the next column |
| ← / → | Icons and Gallery view: previous / next item |
The shortcuts act on the active pane. See Views.
Navigation¶
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| ↩ or ⌘↓ | Open (archives as folders) |
| ⌥↩ | Open With Default App |
| ⌘↑ or ⌫ | Enclosing Folder |
| ⌘[ or ⌘← | Back |
| ⌘] or ⌘→ | Forward |
| ⌘L | Edit Path |
| ⇧⌘G | Go to Path… |
| ⌘R | Refresh |
| ⇧⌘. | Show/hide hidden files |
| ⌘F | Filter Files |
| ⌃⌘T | Add Folder to Favorites |
Selection¶
| Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Previous / next item |
| ⇧↑ / ⇧↓ | Extend the selection |
| Page Up / Page Down | 20 rows up / down |
| Home / End | First / last item |
| ⌘A | Select All |
| esc | Clear the selection (or close the preview) |
| Type letters | Jump to the matching name |
Files¶
| Shortcut | Command |
|---|---|
| Space or ⌘Y | Quick Look / preview (Space or esc closes it) |
| ⌘I | Get Info |
| F5 | Copy to Other Pane… |
| F6 | Move to Other Pane… |
| F2 | Rename… (several items: batch rename) |
| ⇧⌘R | Batch Rename… |
| ⇧⌘N | New Folder… |
| ⌥⌘N | New File… |
| ⌘⌫ or ⌦ | Move to Trash (on servers: delete permanently after asking, see Delete) |
| ⌥⌘⌫ | Delete Immediately… (permanent, after asking) |
| ⇧⌘⌫ | Empty Trash… (after asking, see Trash) |
| ⌥⌘C | Compress… |
| ⌥⌘E | Extract Here |
| ⌘ while dragging | Preselect Move instead of Copy (without a key Copy is preselected; ⌥ preselects Copy explicitly) |
Note
On many Mac keyboards you have to hold fn (🌐) for F2, F5 and F6 – unless you turned on "Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys" in System Settings → Keyboard.
Plugins¶
| Shortcut | Command | Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| ⌃` | Toggle Terminal | Terminal | ||
| ⇧⌘B | Toggle Git Panel | Git |
| ⌘↩ | Commit (in the Git panel) | Git |
| ⌥⌘U | Show Disk Usage | Folder Sizes |
| ⌥⌘M | Toggle Markdown Preview | Markdown Preview |
| ⌥⌘R | Re-run Last Script | Project Info |
Your own Quick Actions can have a shortcut of their own (the shortcut field in actions.json).
In dialogs and windows¶
| Shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|
| ↩ | Confirm (Copy, Create, Rename …) |
| esc | Cancel the dialog |
| ⌘W | Close Settings, Compare & Sync or the preview |
Command palette: ↑ ↓ to choose · ↩ to run · esc to close
Go to Path: ↩ opens in a new tab · ⌘↩ opens in this tab · ⇥ completes · esc cancels
When shortcuts don't work¶
- In a text field (filter, path, dialog fields) only ⇧⌘P, ⇧⌘G, ⌘, and ⌘? work; all other keys belong to the field.
- In the terminal, ⌘C, ⌘V, ⌘A, ⌘K, ⌘←, ⌘→ and ⌘⌫ belong to the terminal. Click into the file list to give the keyboard back to Manta.
- In the Settings, Compare & Sync and preview windows only their own shortcuts work.
Keyboard-only use¶
You can use Manta entirely from the keyboard.
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| ⌃F5 | Move the keyboard focus into the controls, starting in the toolbar (like macOS "Move focus to the window toolbar") |
| ⇥ / ⇧⇥ | In the controls: next / previous – toolbar → sidebar → panes (path bar, column headers, file list) → status bar, then round again |
| ↑ ↓ ← → | In the sidebar, dialogs and option lists: to the next control in that direction |
| Space / ↩ | Press the focused button, option or switch |
| esc | Leave the controls – the file list has the keyboard again; in dialogs: cancel |
| ⇥ / ⇧⇥ in the file list | To the next / previous pane |
- The file list is one Tab stop per pane (not every row). While it has the focus, all file list shortcuts work: arrows, ↩, Space, typing to jump.
- A focus ring in the accent colour shows which control has the keyboard. Mouse clicks don't show it.
- Dialogs keep the focus: ⇥ only moves through their fields and buttons. When they close (Settings too), the focus goes back to where it was.
- With Keyboard navigation turned on in System Settings (Keyboard) everything works the same; ⌃F5 is "Move focus to the window toolbar" there too.
Differences from Finder¶
| Shortcut | Finder | Manta |
|---|---|---|
| ⌘D | Duplicate | Split Pane |
| ⇧⌘D | Open Desktop | Close Pane |
| ⇧⌘P | Show Preview | Command Palette |
| ⌘R | Show Original | Refresh |
| ⌥⌘C | Copy pathname | Compress… |
| ⌥⌘L | Open Downloads | Show Transfers |
| ⌫ | – | Enclosing Folder |
Like in Finder: ⌘⌫ moves to the Trash, ⌥⌘⌫ deletes immediately, ⇧⌘⌫ empties the Trash, ⌘T opens a new tab, ⌘Y opens Quick Look, ⇧⌘N, ⇧⌘G, ⇧⌘., ⌘[ / ⌘], ⌘↑ / ⌘↓, ⌘1 – ⌘4, ⌘K and ⌃⌘T (Add to Sidebar/Favorites). Dragging preselects Copy, also on the same volume (Finder moves there); ⌘ preselects Move.
Note
Changed in this version: ⌘T opens a new tab (before: ⇧⌘T), Transfers moved to ⌥⌘L (before: ⌘T), ⌘⌫ moves local items to the Trash (before: permanent delete; that is now ⌥⌘⌫). Manta shows this once after the update.