# Menu Commands

## File Menu

&Shift; F4 File New Text File

- Creates a new text file in the current directory, unless another directory is specified. The new file is opened for editing after it is created.

F7 File New Directory

- Creates a new directory in the current directory.

&Alt;&Ctrl; S File New Symlink

- Creates a symbolic link to the currently selected file.

F3 File View File

- Opens the currently selected file for viewing.

F4 File Edit File

- Opens the currently selected file for editing.

F5 File Copy to other panel

- Copy the currently selected files or directories to the other panel.

F6 File Move

- Opens a dialog to move the currently selected files or directories to a specified location.

&Alt;&Shift; P File Pack

- Creates a new archive of all the selected files and directories in the active panel.

&Alt;&Shift; U File Unpack

- Unpacks all the selected files in the active panel.

&Alt;&Shift; E File Test Archive

- Tests archive for corruption.

File Compare by Content

- Compares two current files by content - one from each panel via an external graphical diff utility. By default &kompare; is used, but you can also use ⪚ xxdiff or KDiff3 , change it in the Konfigurator Dependencies page.

&Shift; F2 File Multi Rename

- This menu option starts Krename, a very powerful external batch renamer.

  ## Krename Features

  - Renaming a list of files based on a set of expressions

  - Copying/moving a list of files to another directory

  - Convert filenames to upper/lower case

  - Adding numbers to filenames

  - Finding and replacing parts of the filename

  - Renaming MP3/OGG Vorbis files based on their ID3 tags

  - Setting access and modification dates

  - Changing permissions and file ownership

  - A plugin API which allows you to extend KRename's features

  - Renaming directories recursively

  - Support for KFilePlugins

  - Undo renaming

  - And many more....

File Create Checksum

- Checksum creation on file(s) and/or folder(s).

File Verify Checksum

- Verify Checksum

&Ctrl; P File Split File

- The Split file function splits a file up into multiple smaller files so that it can be stored on several smaller media (like diskettes, zip-drives, ...) or sent by e-mail.

&Ctrl; B File Combine Files

- The Combine files function combines multiple files into one file after the Split file function was used.

&Ctrl; Q File Quit

- Closes &krusader; and cleans up the temporary directory, the same as pressing F10 key.

## Edit Menu

&Ctrl; X Edit Cut

- Cuts the selected file(s) to the clipboard to be moved to another location.

&Ctrl; C Edit Copy

- Copies the selected file(s) to the clipboard to be moved to another location.

&Ctrl; V Edit Paste

- Pastes previously cut or copied items from the clipboard to the current directory.

F8 Edit Delete

- Deletes the currently selected file(s).

&Ctrl; + Edit Select Group

- Opens a dialog which allows you to select files in the active panel. In the Search for dialog place the main search criteria. Enter a filename, a wildcard ( `*.o.*`, `*.c` &etc;) or both - separated by a space. When using `'text'`, the results are the same as `'*text*'`. You can exclude files from the search with '|' (⪚ `'*.cpp *.h | *.moc.cpp'`). With the profile handler you can manage your selections for future usage. A double-click on a profile is the same as entering the selection and pressing the OK button. More options for Select Group dialog are explained in the Search dialog, which are basically almost the same dialogs.

&Ctrl; - Edit Unselect Group

- The opposite of Select Group. The files that match the pattern in the active panel will be deselected.

&Alt; + Edit Select All

- Selects all files in the active panel. You can also select all directories by activating the Autoselect directories option in the Konfigurator Panel page.

&Alt; - Edit Unselect All

- Unselects all the files in the active panel.

&Alt; * Edit Invert Selection

- Inverts the selection status of all the files in the active panel (&ie; selected files will become unselected and deselected files will become selected).

Edit Restore Selection

- Restore the selection status of previously unselected items.

&Ctrl; F Edit Find in folder

- Toggles &krusader; quick search function.

&Alt;&Shift; C Edit Compare Directories

- Toggles &krusader; Compare Directories function.

Edit Compare Setup

- Configures the Compare Directories function.

  - Select Newer and Single (default)

  - Select Single

  - Select Newer

  - Select Different and Single

  - Select Different

Edit Calculate Occupied Space

- Calculates occupied space of files and folders, archives and remote filesystems.

&Alt; Return Edit Properties

- Opens the properties dialog for the currently selected file. (KP refers to Key Pad.)

## Go Menu

&Alt; Up Go Up

- Navigates to the parent directory of the active panel.

&Alt; Left Go Back

- Navigates to the previously viewed directory in the active panel.

&Alt; Right Go Forward

- Navigates to the next viewed directory in the active panel. Becomes available only if Go Back was used beforehand.

&Alt; Home Go Home

- Navigates to the home directory of the current user.

&Ctrl; &Backspace; Go Root

- Navigates to the root directory of the system.

&Ctrl; Z Go Popular URLs

- Displays a listing of frequently viewed directories from which you may navigate to one by double-clicking on it.

&Ctrl;&Shift; J Go Set Jump Back Point

- Sets the current directory as a "jump back" point. To navigate to this directory quickly, select the Jump Back command from the Go menu.

&Ctrl; J Go Jump Back

- Returns to a previous "jump back" point.

## View Menu

The action in this submenu usually affects the current &krusader; session. If you want to make permanent changes use Konfigurator Startup page.

View Zoom In

- Increase the view scale.

View Zoom Out

- Decrease the view scale.

View Default Zoom

- Reset the view scale.

&Alt;&Shift; D View Detailed View

- Shows the file names, file size, creation date and time and their attributes.

&Alt;&Shift; B View Brief View

- Shows only the file names.

&Alt; . View Show Hidden Files

- Toggles the option to display the hidden files in the &krusader; panels.

&Shift; F10 View All Files

- Turns off all filters and display all files.

&Shift; F12 View Custom

- Allows you to install a custom filter on the &krusader; panel. Only files that match the filter pattern(s) and directories will be displayed. Do not forget to deactivate the custom filter after use, or some files may not be visible.

View Show Previews

- If checked, show the previews for all files and folders on the active panel.

View Select Remote Charset

- Selects the remote charset for Remote Connections.

&Ctrl; R View Reload

- Refreshes the contents of the active panel.

View Save settings as default

- Allows you to save the view settings of the current tab for new instances of this view type.

View Apply settings to other tabs

- Allows you to apply the view settings of the current tab to the other tabs.

## Useractions Menu

You can add your own menu entries here by defining your own UserActions.

Useractions Manage User Actions...

- Opens the UserActions manager.

Meta A Useractions Multimedia Enqueue in Amarok

- Appends selected item(s) to &amarok; playlist.

&Ctrl;&Alt; Useractions Samples Equal panel-size

- Sets the ratio between the two panels to 50/50.

&Ctrl;E Useractions Samples Edit as root

- Allows you to edit a file with kwrite using root permissions.

&Ctrl;&Alt;M Useractions Samples Mount

- Mounts a new filesystem.

&Ctrl;&Alt;C Useractions Samples Copy current item to clipboard

- Copies current item name to the clipboard.

Meta F5 Useractions System Backup current

- Backups current file in current directory and asks the user for a new filename. By default `.old` is appended to the original filename.

Meta 1 Useractions User Interface Sort By Name

- When this action is turned on, the main sorting key in the &krusader; panel becomes the file name.

Meta 2 Useractions User Interface Sort By Extension

- When this action is turned on, the main sorting key in the &krusader; panel becomes the file extension (the part of the filename after the last '.'). This is useful for grouping files of the same type closer together.

Meta 3 Useractions User Interface Sort By Size

- When this action is turned on, the main sorting key in the &krusader; panel becomes the file size. This is useful for determining the largest files in a particular directory.

Meta 4 Useractions User Interface Sort By Modified

- When this action is turned on, the main sorting key in the &krusader; panel becomes the last modified date for each file. This is useful for finding files you recently worked on.

## Tools Menu

&Ctrl; S Tools Search

- Opens KruSearcher - the &krusader; search module.

&Ctrl;&Shift; L Tools Locate

- Opens the Locate &GUI; frontend for fast file searching.

&Ctrl; Y Tools Synchronize Directories

- The Synchronize Directories function compares the left and right panels and shows the differences between them. After the compare function, you can move files/directories so that they can be synchronized.

&Alt; / Tools MountMan

- Opens submenu with items to open MountMan or mount/unmount various mounting points.

&Alt;&Shift; S Tools Disk Usage

- Opens Disk Usage.

&Ctrl; N Tools New Net Connection

- Opens the New Network Connection dialog to start a &FTP;, SMB, FISH or SFTP connection to a remote host. If you leave the user name and password fields empty, you will login as anonymous. You can Bookmark these remote sessions.

&Ctrl;&Shift; D Tools Disconnect From Net

- Ends the remote connection in the active panel and returns to the start-up path.

Tools Start Terminal

- Opens a terminal window in the default directory (usually your home directory). You can choose your favorite terminal application in the Konfigurator General page.

&Alt;&Shift; K Tools Start Root Mode Krusader

- Starts &krusader; in Root mode at the same location. Root mode &krusader; requires `kdesu` by default, if `kdesu` is not available or if you prefer ⪚ `gksu` when using GNOME you can change this behaviour in the Konfigurator Dependencies page.

  Be careful when using &krusader; with ROOT PRIVILEGES.

Tools Empty Trash

- Empties the trash bin.

## Window Menu

&Ctrl;&Shift; N Window New Tab

- Opens a new tab in the active panel.

Window Lock Tab/Unlock Tab

- Locks then unlocks current tab in the active panel.

&Ctrl;&Alt;&Shift; N Window Duplicate Current Tab

- Opens a new tab that is a duplicate of the active tab in the active panel.

&Ctrl;&Shift; O Window Move Current Tab to Other Side

- Moves current tab to the other side of &krusader; window.

&Ctrl; W Window Close Current Tab

- Closes the current tab in the active panel. This command is only available if there is more than one tab in the active panel.

Window Close Inactive Tabs

- Closes all the tabs in the active panel except for the active.

Window Close Duplicated Tabs

- Closes the duplicated tabs in the active panel.

&Ctrl; . Window Next Tab

- Navigates to the next tab in the active panel. This command is only available if there is more than one tab in the active panel.

&Ctrl; , Window Previous Tab

- Navigates to the previous tab in the active panel. This command is only available if there is more than one tab in the active panel.

&Alt;&Shift; L Window Profiles

- Opens a menu where Panel profiles can be saved and restored.

&Ctrl; U Window Swap Panels

- The left panel will become the right panel and vice versa, only the current tabs will be swapped.

&Ctrl;&Shift; U Window Swap Sides

- The complete left panel will become the right panel and vice versa, and all tabs will be swapped.

&Ctrl;&Alt; R Window Vertical Mode

- Toggles the List Panel between horizontal and vertical mode.

&Ctrl;&Alt; F Window Toggle Fullscreen Terminal Emulator

- Toggles full screen mode of the terminal emulator. This option is only available when Show Terminal Emulator is activated.

Window Save Position

- Saves the current size and position of the &krusader; main window. This action can be automated with Save last position, size and panel settings in Konfigurator Startup page

## Settings Menu

Settings Toolbars Show Main Toolbar

- Shows the Main Toolbar if checked.

Settings Toolbars Show Job Toolbar

- Shows the Job Toolbar if checked.

Settings Toolbars Show Actions Toolbar

- Shows the Actions Toolbar if checked.

Settings Show Statusbar

- Shows the Statusbar if chosen.

Settings Show FN Keys Bar

- Shows the FN Keys Bar if checked.

&Ctrl;&Alt; T Settings Show Terminal Emulator

- Show the Terminal Emulator if checked.

Settings Show Command Line

- Shows the Command Line if checked.

Settings Command Execution Mode Setup

- Allows you to choose command execution mode. You can choose one of the following options.

  - Start and Forget: start execution and do not wait for the results.

  - Display Separated Standard and Error Output: show the output to stdout and stderr on the separate panels.

  - Display Mixed Standard and Error Output: show the output to stdout and stderr on the single panel (default).

  - Start in New Terminal: execute the command in the new terminal window.

  - Send to Embedded Terminal Emulator: send the command to the embedded terminal emulator.

Settings Job Queue Mode

- Toggles the Queue Manager mode. If checked then pressing F2 or the corresponding button in the copy/move dialog immediately starts the job even if there are running jobs in queue. If unchecked then the job will be put into the queue if the queue is not empty. Otherwise the job will be started immediately.

Settings Configure Shortcuts

- Opens a dialog which allows you to configure the &krusader; key bindings.

  With the Import shortcuts and Export shortcuts buttons you can load and save a Key-binding profile. This allows &krusader; to have the Total Commander, Midnight Commander, foo-commander, or your custom Key-bindings. The only limitation is that global &plasma; key-bindings and some &krusader; key-bindings cannot be changed yet, as well as some features in foo-commander that we either do not have or need. The Key-bindings are stored in `/usr/share/krusader`, `foo.keymap.info` contains a description, `foo.keymap` is an ini file that holds the Key-bindings. Until &krusader;-1.70.1 this was a binary file, &krusader; is backwards compatible for importing this legacy binary format. If a `*.keymap.info` text file exists, &krusader; will display it, showing additional information regarding the loaded Key-bindings file. Here you have a chance to exit without importing the proposed Key-bindings file.

  A Total Commander Key-bindings file is provided. Please upload your favorite Key-bindings schemes so that they become available for the &krusader; community. Thanks!

Settings Configure Toolbars

- Opens a dialog which allows you to configure the Main Toolbar or the Actions Toolbar. You can add action buttons of your favourite UserActions to the desired toolbar.

Settings Configure &krusader;

- Opens Konfigurator - the &krusader; configuration center.

## Help Menu

Additionally, &krusader; has the common &kde; Help menu items, for more information read the sections about the Help Menu of the &kde; Fundamentals.