Manual

This manual describes FlyingFiles on macOS and Windows. The app works the same way on both systems; the differences (mostly keys and system features) are pointed out in the text.

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 are statistics (Control+Q, because Cmd+Q quits the app) and selecting without moving the cursor.

• 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.

Chapters

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

2. Panels and navigation — moving around, the path field, drives, sorting, panel content.

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

4. File operations — copying, moving, conflicts, deleting, renaming.

5. Viewing and editing — text, photos, videos, hex view, 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.

11. Comparing directories and statistics

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

13. Settings — every field, the settings file, app data.

14. Keyboard shortcuts — all of them in one place.

Essential keys