Internal commands

Command Description
F1
Show program "About" information
Ctrl+P
Place path in command line
Ctrl+L
Calculate occupied space
Go to root directory ("/" in GNU/Linux)
Calculate file checksum (MD5 or SHA1)
Verify MD5 or SHA1 checksum
Open compare by contents dialog
Shows context menu for files and folders
F5
Copy items from source to target

Parameter Value Description
confirmation 1/true/on/yes shows confirmation dialog (default)
0/false/off/no does not show a confirmation dialog
queueid <queue identifier> by default places the copy operation into a specific queue, works only if no confirmation dialog is shown, value 0 means it will be an independent operation (not queued)
Ctrl+Alt+C
Copy item full names to clipboard
Ctrl+Alt+X
Copy item names to clipboard
Shift+F5
Copy items in the same directory
Ctrl+C
Copy selected text, file or directory to clipboard
Ctrl+X
Cut selected text, file or directory to clipboard
F8
Delete selected item to trash can (recycle bin) or permanently. Deleting to trash can might not be available for all platforms. A different confirmation message is given when deleting to Trash Can or permanently.

Parameter Value Description
confirmation 1/true/on/yes shows confirmation dialog (default)
0/false/off/no does not show a confirmation dialog (be careful!)
trashcan 1/true/on/yes delete to trash can
0/false/off/no delete permanently
setting (default) acts accordingly to the global setting in File Operations, if that setting is enabled it will delete to trash can otherwise permanently
reversesetting acts in the opposite way than setting
Ctrl+H
Invoke dir history drop down menu
Ctrl+D
Directory hotlist
Shows context menu of a drive. Mount point set at parameters, e.g. (/media/cdrom)
F4
Open file in internal editor
Ctrl+Z
Create or edit comment for file/directory
Shift+F4
Create a new file, and open it in the editor (see configuration)
Ctrl+U
Swap file panels
Alt+X
Close Double Commander
Alt+F9
Unpack one or more selected archives
Open file associations configuration
Combine multiple split files with extension .split
Alt+Enter
Show item properties (size, data, attributes, etc.)
Split files dialog
Shift+F2
Change focus to the command line
Create hard link
Open Double Commander help index page
Open keyboard shortcuts help page
Alt+Z
Show same directory in opposite panel
Alt+F1
Open drives list for left panel
F7
Create a new directory
Mark files with the same extension as file under cursor
Invert selection
Ctrl+A
Mark all in the panel
Unselect marked items using a mask
Select items using a mask
F1
Unselect all marked items
Ctrl+M
Open multi rename tool dialog
Ctrl+T
Create a new tab for opened directory
Ctrl+Tab
Change to next tab
Enter
Open a file or program under cursor
Ctrl+PgDown
Try to open a file as an archive
Open directory at new tab, but don't switch to it
Open VFS list (depends on installed plugins)
Open configuration dialog
Alt+F5
Pack items into archive
Set the panels width, e.g. 50% — equal size

Parameter Value Description
splitpct 0-100 percentage of whole width to assign to left panel (or top panel if horizontal mode is enabled)
Ctrl+V
Paste data from clipboard
Shift+Ctrl+Tab
Change to previous tab
Ctrl+F
Filter the file list to show only desired files/directories. It automatically sets filter=on.

Parameter Value Description
filter on/off/toggle sets filtering to enabled/disabled or toggles current setting
matchbeginning on/off/toggle sets or toggles the match beginning option
matchending on/off/toggle sets or toggles the match ending option
casesensitive on/off/toggle sets or toggles case sensitivity
files on/off/toggle sets or toggles filtering files
directories on/off/toggle sets or toggles filtering directories
filesdirectories toggles between filtering only files, only directories or both
text <any string> sets as the new filter

For example to set hotkey to filter *.txt files use following parameters:
text=txt
filter=yes
files=yes
directories=no
matchbeginning=no
matchending=yes
Ctrl+S
Quick search in directory. It automatically sets filter=off.
Parameters are the same as for cm_QuickFilter.
Ctrl+R
Refresh panels
Close all tabs
Ctrl+W
Close active tab
F6
Rename or move items

Parameter Value Description
confirmation 1/true/on/yes shows confirmation dialog (default)
0/false/off/no does not show a confirmation dialog
queueid <queue identifier> by default places the copy operation into a specific queue, works only if no confirmation dialog is shown, value 0 means it will be an independent operation (not queued)
Shift+F6, F2
Rename files in the same directory
Invert sorting items in the directory
Alt+F2
Open drives list for right panel
F9
Starts a terminal
Alt+F7
Open Search dialog
Create a context menu. Needs parameters
Ctrl+7
Show history of all commands used in the command line
Open Double Commander's main menu
Show hidden and system files
Sort items in file panel by attributes
Ctrl+F5
Sort items in file panel by date
Ctrl+F4
Sort items in file panel by extension
Ctrl+F3
Sort items in file panel by name
Ctrl+F6
Sort items in file panel by size
Create symlink to file/directory
Alt+Z
Show same directory in opposite panel
Lock current tab, but able to change directory
Lock tab
Ctrl+Left
Open directory under cursor in the left panel
Ctrl+Right
Open directory under cursor in the right panel
Unmark items using mask
F3
Open file in viewer program
Go to Double Commander's home page
Alt+Del
Wipe file

Created by Rustem (dok_rust@bk.ru)