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| - | <html> | + | ====== Navigating ====== |
| + | You can navigate with WinSCP in several ways, both with mouse and keyboard. Choose the one you prefer. | ||
| + | ===== File Panel ===== | ||
| + | In [[ui_file_panel|file panel]] you can enter the subdirectory of current directory by double-clicking the subdirectory icon (or by pressing ''Enter''). If a same way you can "enter" symbolic link pointing to directory. When [[ui_login_directories#directory_reading_options|resolving of symbolic links]] is disabled for the current session, WinSCP lets you to try to "enter" any file, just in case it is symbolic link. | ||
| - | </html> | + | With [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] you can enter the parent directory using the parent directory icon (always the first item in the file list, with caption ''..''). |
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| + | ===== Directory Tree ===== | ||
| + | Using the [[ui_file_panel#directory_tree|directory tree]] you can enter any directory visible on the tree just by clicking on its icon. | ||
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| + | ===== Bookmarks ===== | ||
| + | You can bookmark your favorite directories using the command | ||
| + | //Commands > Add to Bookmarks// in [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]] or | ||
| + | //Local (Remote) > Add to Bookmarks// in [[ui_commander|Commander interface]]. Or use [[task_navigate#keyboard_shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]]. | ||
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| + | When bookmarking directory, you can selected between two bookmark lists, session bookmarks and shared bookmarks. The first is specific to current session. The latter is shared among all sessions. | ||
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| + | To retrieve and manage bookmarks, go to //View > Go To > Open Directory/Bookmark// in [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]] or //Local (Remote) > Go To > Open Directory/Bookmark// in [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] or find the respective icon on a toolbar or use [[task_navigate#keyboard_shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]]. | ||
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| + | You can [[ui_pref_commander#miscellaneous_options|select between two bookmark modes]]. "[[ui_opendir|Bookmark]]" mode is available for both [[interfaces]]. It is just a list of bookmarked paths separated for remote and local panels (local bookmarks are available for the [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] only). The "[[ui_locationprofile|Location Profiles]]" mode is available for [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] only. It is a list of named profiles consisting of both local and remote directories. The profiles can be hierarchically organised into folders. | ||
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| + | ===== [[manual]] Entering a Path Manually ===== | ||
| + | Using the Open directory dialog, you can open the desired directory by entering its path. Go to //View > Go To > Open Directory/Bookmark// in the [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]], or //Local (Remote) > Go To > Open Directory/Bookmark// in the [[ui_commander|Commander interface]], or find the respective icon on a toolbar, or use a [[task_navigate#keyboard_shortcuts|keyboard shortcut]]. | ||
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| + | In [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]], you can also enter the path directly to the address bar. | ||
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| + | ===== [[paste]] Opening a Path Stored in Clipboard ===== | ||
| + | If your clipboard has a plain text string only, behaviour of the function //File(s) > Paste// is changed so it attempts to open the path stored in clipboard instead of [[task_upload#using_copy_amp:paste|pasting files]]. | ||
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| + | Learn how to [[filenames#current_working_directory|copy a path to current working directory]] to the clipboard. | ||
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| + | ===== Special Commands ===== | ||
| + | In the main menu (//View > Go To// in [[ui_explorer|Explorer interface]] or //Local (Remote) > Go To// in [[ui_commander|Commander interface]]) and on the toolbars you can find a set of special commands that can help you with navigation: | ||
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| + | * //Parent directory// - To go one level up in the directory structure | ||
| + | * //Root directory// - To go to the top level directory. | ||
| + | * //Home directory// - To open the home directory. For the remote panel the home directory is by default your user directory on the server, and for local panel it is your documents directory. You can override this by setting [[ui_login_directories#directory_reading_options|initial session directories]] and using preference option //Default directory is home directory//. | ||
| + | * //Back/Forward// - To navigate back/forward in directory history (the same as in Windows Explorer and similar to Back/Forward buttons in a web browser). | ||
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| + | ===== [[synchronize_browsing]] Synchronized Browsing ===== | ||
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| + | When you change your directory in one [[ui_file_panel|file panel]] and this feature is turned on, WinSCP automatically opens the same directory in an opposite panel. For example, if you change the directory in remote panel from ''/home/mprikryl/public_html'' to ''/home/mprikryl/public_html/wiki'' and the directory ''D:\documents\www'' is opened in the local panel, WinSCP will automatically open the local directory ''D:\documents\www\wiki'' for you. If a corresponding directory in the opposite panel does not exist, you will be given an option to create it. | ||
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| + | This function is available in the [[ui_commander|Commander interface]] only. To turn it on go to //Commands > Synchronize Browsing//. State of the synchronized browsing is saved per-[[session_configuration#stored|stored session]]. You can also enable synchronized browsing for the stored session on [[ui_login_directories#directories|Login dialog]]. | ||
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| + | You can find this useful together with the function //[[task_compare_directories|Compare directories]]// for manual [[task_synchronize|synchronization]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Keyboard Shortcuts ===== | ||
| + | While most of the keyboard shortcuts are the same in both interfaces, there are a few differences: | ||
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| + | * [[ui_commander_key#navigation|Keyboard shortcuts in Commander interface]] | ||
| + | * [[ui_explorer_key#navigation|Keyboard shortcuts in Explorer interface]] | ||
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| + | ===== Special Devices ===== | ||
| + | WinSCP can respond to the navigation features of some input devices including: | ||
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| + | * Back/Forward buttons on some mice (Microsoft Intellipoint particularly). | ||
| + | * Back, Forward, Reload, Home and Favorite buttons on multimedia-keyboards. | ||