Builtin commands
Worker supports several internal commands that work on the selected entries, as well as using external commands to execute arbitrary applications.List of internal commands
| Command | Category | Description | Key binding in default config |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own command | Other | executes external programs | |
| start prog | Other | starts an external program | Ctrl-x Ctrl-x |
| Copy | File operations | copies or moves selected entries | F5 |
| Delete | File operations | deletes selected entries | F8 |
| Make dir | File operations | creates a new directory | F7 |
| rename | File operations | renames selected entries | F2 |
| create symlink | File operations | creates new symbolic links pointing to selected entries | Ctrl-x s |
| change symlink | File operations | changes the target of the selected symbolic links | Ctrl-x Ctrl-s |
| change permissions | File operations | changes permissions of the selected entries | Ctrl-x c |
| change owner | File operations | changes the owner of the selected entries | Ctrl-x o |
| change time | File operations | changes modification and last access time of the selected entries | |
| Drag'N'Drop-Action | File type | execute DND action of all selected entries | |
| DoubleClick-Action | File type | execute double-click action of all selected entries | |
| Show-Action | File type | execute show action of all selected entries | |
| RawShow-Action | File type | execute rawshow action of all selected entries | |
| User-Action | File type | execute user action of all selected entries | |
| start action of parent type | File type | execute actions of parent type of the selected entries | |
| Run custom action | File type | execute custom action of all selected entries | |
| One row up | Cursor | moves cursor (active entry) one row up | Cursor up |
| One row down | Cursor | moves cursor (active entry) one row down | Cursor down |
| First Entry | Cursor | makes first entry active | Home |
| Last Entry | Cursor | makes last entry active | End |
| Page Up | Cursor | scroll up by one page | Page up |
| Page Down | Cursor | scroll down by one page | Page down |
| go to parent dir | Cursor | switch to parent directory | |
| go to dir | Cursor | enter specific directory | Cursor left |
| switch to other list view | Cursor | toggles active list view side | Tab |
| simulate doubleclick | Cursor | behaves like a double-click with the mouse | Enter |
| search entry | Cursor | jumps to next matching entry with given file name pattern filters list view to only show matching entries |
Ctrl-s |
| scroll listview | Cursor | scrolls list view horizontally | Ctrl-Left/Right |
| Path Jump | Cursor | access list of visited paths to quickly change the directory | / |
| Change hidden flag | File list | toggle visibility of hidden files | `, ^ |
| set sort mode | File list | changes sort mode of the list view | |
| set filter | File list | sets or unsets permanent filters | |
| External Virtual Dir | File list | Use output of external programs as entries in a virtual directory. | |
| (De)Select active entry | Selections | toggles selection state of the active entry | Insert |
| Select all entries | Selections | selects all (visible) entries | Keypad + |
| Deselect all entries | Selections | deselects all (visible) entries | Keypad - |
| invert selection | Selections | inverts the selection state of all (visible) entries | Keypad * |
| pattern select | Selections | selects entries matching a given pattern | Keypad / |
| pattern unselect | Selections | de-selects entries matching a given pattern | Shift-Keypad / |
| Change list view settings | Settings | opens the dialog for configuration of the panel modes | |
| toggle list view mode | Settings | directly switches to a different panel mode | |
| Change layout | Settings | changes the layout of the main window | |
| Change columns | Settings | changes the used columns for the active list view | |
| Script | Scripting | allows to program a virtual machine for more complex internal commands | |
| do nothing | Scripting | a command without any effect (can be used to stop implicit recursive command execution due to file type hierarchy) | |
| path to other side | Other | Shows the current directory in the other side | Alt-o |
| Quit worker | Other | quits worker | Alt-q |
| Reload | Other | Reload the directory content | Ctrl-r |
| directory size | Other | calculates the size of the directory content | |
| edit path (in the text field) | Other | edits the path field | Ctrl-Enter |
| activate shortkey from list | Other | activates a shortkey from the list of all available shortkeys | |
| show directory cache | Other | shows the content of the directory cache, allows to jump to any entry | Alt-Enter |
| FTP connection | Other | accesses a FTP server | |
| Internal text viewer | Other | opens the internal text viewer and shows the content of the current entry | F3 |
| Search | Other | opens the search dialog | Ctrl-f, ? |
| Directory bookmarks | Other | opens the bookmarks dialog | Alt-b |
| Open context menu | Other | opens the context menu of the selected entries | Ctrl-Space |
| Open Worker menu | Other | opens the worker menu (same as clicking the right mouse button in the status bar) | |
| Open tab menu | Other | opens the tab menu for the current tab (same as clicking the right mouse button at the tab) | |
| Change file label | Other | changes the label of the current entry | |
| Modify tabs | Other | changes the tabs | |
| Volume manager | Other | opens the volume manager | Alt-v |
| Switch button bank | Other | switches to a different button bank | |
| Copy string to clipboard | Other | copies an arbitrary string to the clipboard | |
| Command menu | Other | Access buttons, hotkeys, and menus without the mouse | F1 |
| View newest files | Other | List files modified at the same day as the newest file | Ctrl-x n |
| Compare directories | Other | Compare directory based on size or content | |
| Tab profiles | Other | Load and save opened tabs to different profiles | |
| Toggle help state | Other | Enable or disable help state. While enabled, clicking a button or pressing a key will open a window with all assigned commands for that button or key. | F9 |
| View command log | Other | Views the list of the last 1000 file operations including their paths and button to jump to that location. | Ctrl-x l |