Manual

This manual describes FlyingFiles on macOS, Windows and Linux. The app works the same way on every system; the differences (mostly keys and system features) are pointed out in the text. On Linux the shortcuts are the same as on Windows (Ctrl, not Cmd); what the Linux version does differently is listed in the installation guide.

How shortcuts are written

• A shortcut that differs between systems is given as a pair: macOS first, then Windows, e.g. Cmd+R / Ctrl+R.

• On macOS, Cmd takes the place of the Windows Ctrl key in most shortcuts. The exceptions include statistics (Control+Q, because Cmd+Q quits the app), selecting without moving the cursor, searching for changes (Cmd+F2 / Alt+F2), going to a line (Cmd+L / Ctrl+G) and copying while dragging (Option / Ctrl).

• The F1–F10 keys work without modifiers. On Mac keyboards where the F keys control brightness and sound, press them together with fn, or turn on using F1, F2, etc. as standard function keys in System Settings → Keyboard.

• The manual gives the default shortcuts. You can change the shortcuts of most menu commands and of the F1–F10 bar in the File → Keyboard Shortcuts… window (changing shortcuts). The F1 help in the app always shows the current shortcuts.

Chapters

1. Getting started — the app window, the active panel, your first copy, F1 help.

2. Panels and navigation — moving around, history and quick filter, drives, ejecting and formatting them, paired computers, the folder summary, panel content.

3. Selecting items — the cursor, the selection, and the rule for what commands act on.

4. File operations — copying, moving, drag and drop, conflicts, deleting, renaming.

5. Viewing and editing — text, photos, videos, Markdown documents, files of any size, the hex editor, searching and going to a line, syntax highlighting, image editor.

6. Archives — opening archives, changing their contents, compressing.

7. FTP, FTPS and SFTP servers — connections, passwords, transfers, security.

8. SSH and Telnet terminals — saved servers opened in the system terminal.

9. Favorite paths and network shares — your favorite places on F2.

10. Searching — finding files and copying changed files, including minifying PHP files.

11. Comparing directories and statistics — differences, synchronization, statistics.

12. Disc burning — CD, DVD, Blu-ray and M-DISC, disc templates, BD-R spare areas.

13. Video conversion — resolution, quality, codec and format of videos, using FFmpeg.

14. Synchronization and paired computers — your settings on another computer: a password-encrypted file or pairing over the local network; a paired computer's files in the panel.

15. .ffignore rules — skipping files when copying and searching.

16. Settings — eight tabs, every field, the settings file, app data.

17. Keyboard shortcuts — all of them in one place, and how to change them.

Essential keys