Keybindings

this page provides a comprehensive list of the default keybindings in rovr. you can customize these keybindings in your config.toml file.

keybind profiles

rovr provides two pre-configured keybind profiles that you can use as a starting point:

sane profile

find this profile at src/rovr/config/keybinds/sane.toml in the repository.
the sane profile is designed for users who prefer more traditional keybindings

vim profile

find this profile at src/rovr/config/keybinds/vim.toml in the repository.
the vim profile is tailored for users familiar with vim-style keybindings

using a profile

just copy over the contents of the desired profile into your config.toml file located at:

linux/macos: ~/.config/rovr/config.toml
windows: %APPDATA%/rovr/config.toml

main bindings

action	description	default	vim	sane
toggle_pin	Pin folder	`P`	`P`	`P`
toggle_pinned_sidebar	Toggle sidebar	`S`	`S`	`S`
toggle_preview_sidebar	Toggle preview	`I`	`I`	`I`
toggle_footer	Toggle footer	`F`	`F`	`F`
toggle_menu_wrapper	Toggle menu wrapper	`M`	`M`	`M`
focus_toggle_pinned_sidebar	Focus sidebar	`s`	`s`	`s`
focus_file_list	Focus file list	`escape`	`escape`	`escape`
focus_toggle_preview_sidebar	Focus preview	`i`	`i`	`i`
focus_toggle_path_switcher	Focus path switcher	`ctrl+l`	`ctrl+l`	`ctrl+l`
focus_toggle_processes	Focus processes	`#`	`#`	`p`
focus_toggle_clipboard	Focus clipboard	`c`	`c`	`c`
focus_toggle_metadata	Focus metadata	`m`	`m`	`m`
focus_search	Search	`slash`	`slash`	`ctrl+f`
copy	Copy	`y` `ctrl+c`	`y`	`ctrl+c`
paste	Paste	`p` `ctrl+v`	`p`	`ctrl+v`
cut	Cut	`x` `ctrl+x`	`x`	`ctrl+x`
delete	Delete	`d` `delete`	`d`	`delete`
rename	Rename	`r` `f2`	`r`	`f2`
new	New	`ctrl+n` `o`	`o`	`ctrl+n`
toggle_all	Select all	`%` `ctrl+a`	`%` `ctrl+a`	`ctrl+a`
zip	Zip	`E`	`E`	`E`
unzip	Unzip	`ctrl+e`	`ctrl+e`	`ctrl+e`
up	Up	`up` `k`	`k` `up`	`up`
down	Down	`down` `j`	`j` `down`	`down`
up_tree	Go up directory	`left` `h`	`h` `left`	`left` `alt+up`
down_tree	Enter/Select	`right` `l` `enter`	`l` `right` `enter`	`right` `enter`
bypass_up_tree	Bypass up directory	`H`	`H`	`shift+left`
bypass_down_tree	Bypass down directory	`L`	`L`	`shift+right`
page_up	Page Up	`pageup` `ctrl+b`	`ctrl+b` `pageup`	`pageup`
page_down	Page Down	`pagedown` `ctrl+f`	`ctrl+f` `pagedown`	`pagedown`
home	First	`home` `g`	`g`	`home`
end	Last	`end` `G`	`G`	`end`
hist_previous	History back	`backspace` `u`	`u` `backspace`	`backspace` `alt+left`
hist_next	History forward	`space`	`ctrl+r` `space`	`alt+right`
toggle_visual	Visual mode	`v`	`v`	`ctrl+space`
toggle_hidden_files	Toggle hidden files	`full_stop`	`full_stop`	`.`
select_up	Select up	`shift+up` `K`	`K` `shift+up`	`shift+up`
select_down	Select down	`shift+down` `J`	`J` `shift+down`	`shift+down`
select_page_up	Select page up	`shift+pageup`	`shift+pageup`	`shift+pageup`
select_page_down	Select page down	`shift+pagedown`	`shift+pagedown`	`shift+pagedown`
select_home	Select to top	`shift+home`	`shift+home`	`shift+home`
select_end	Select to end	`shift+end`	`shift+end`	`shift+end`
tab_next	Next tab	`ctrl+j`	`ctrl+j`	`ctrl+left_square_brace`
tab_previous	Previous tab	`ctrl+k`	`ctrl+k`	`ctrl+right_square_brace`
tab_new	New tab	`n`	`n`	`ctrl+t`
tab_close	Close tab	`w`	`w`	`ctrl+w`
preview_scroll_left	Scroll left	none	`h` `left`	`left`
preview_scroll_right	Scroll right	none	`l` `right`	`right`
preview_select_right	Select right	none	`L` `shift+right`	none
preview_select_left	Select left	none	`H` `shift+left`	none
show_keybinds	Show keybinds	`?`	`?`	`f1`
quit_app	Quit app	`q` `ctrl+q`	`q` `ctrl+q`	`ctrl+q`
command_palette	Launch command palette	`ctrl+p`	`ctrl+p`	`ctrl+p`
suspend_app	Suspend app	`ctrl+z`	`ctrl+z`	`ctrl+z`
open_editor	Open in editor	`e`	`e`	`ctrl+o`
show_shell_screen	Open shell screen	`>`	none	none

alternate layers

keybinds related to the alternate screens and popups in rovr.

`delete_files`

Keybinds related to the delete confirmation screen

action	default	vim	sane	description
trash	`d`	`d`	`d`	Delete to recycle bin
delete	`x`	`x`	`shift+d`	Permanently delete
cancel	`c` `escape`	`c` `escape`	`escape`	Cancel deletion

`extra_copy`

Keybinds related to extra copy options

action	default	vim	sane	description
open_popup	`Y`	`Y`	`C`	Copy options
copy_to_rovr	`y`	`y`	`r`	Copy to rovr’s clipboard
copy_single_path	`p`	`c`	`p`	Copy highlighted file path
copy_to_system_clip	`s`	`s`	`s`	Copy to system clipboard
copy_current_directory	`d`	`d`	`u`	Copy current directory path

`change_sort_order`

Keybinds related to changing the sort order

action	default	vim	sane	description
open_popup	`,`	`,`	`o`	Open sort order popup
name	`a`	`a`	`a`	Sort by name
extension	`e`	`e`	`e`	Sort by extension
natural	`n`	`n`	`n`	Sort naturally
size	`s`	`s`	`s`	Sort by size
created	`c`	`c`	`c`	Sort by created
modified	`m`	`m`	`m`	Sort by modified
descending	`d`	`d`	`d`	Toggle descending

`filename_conflict`

Keybinds related to handling a conflict with two files of the same name

action	default	vim	sane	description
overwrite	`o`	`o`	`o`	Overwrite file
skip	`s`	`s`	`s`	Skip file
rename	`r`	`r`	`r`	Rename file
cancel	`c` `escape`	`c` `escape`	`escape`	Cancel operation
dont_ask_again	`a`	`a`	`a`	Don’t ask me again

`file_in_use`

Keybinds related to handling a file that is in use by another process

action	default	vim	sane	description
retry	`r`	`r`	`r`	Retry operation
skip	`s`	`s`	`s`	Skip file
cancel	`c` `escape`	`c` `escape`	`escape`	Cancel operation
dont_ask_again	`a`	`a`	`a`	Don’t ask me again

`filter_modal`

Keybinds related to selecting options in a modal screen (like FileSearch or ZDToDirectory)

action	default	vim	sane	description
exit	`escape`	`escape`	`escape`	Exit modal
down	`down` `ctrl+j`	`ctrl+j` `down`	`down`	Select down
up	`up` `ctrl+k`	`ctrl+k` `up`	`up`	Select up

`yes_or_no`

Keybinds related to yes/no confirmation modals

action	default	vim	sane	description
yes	`y`	`y`	`y` `enter`	Yes
no	`n` `escape`	`n` `escape`	`n` `escape`	No
dont_ask_again	`a`	`a`	`a`	Don’t ask me again