Keyboard shortcuts
The bindings in a file list, and why deleting deliberately needs a modifier.
Mod is Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows and Linux.
In a file list
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Go up a level | ←, Backspace, or Mod+↑ |
| Delete the selection | Delete, or Mod+Backspace |
| Search | Mod+F |
| Go to a prefix | Mod+Shift+G |
| Settings | Mod+, |
Tabs
| Action | Keys |
|---|---|
| Show tab 1–8 | Mod+1 … Mod+8 |
| Show the last tab | Mod+9 |
Mod+9 means “the last tab” however many are open, which is what every browser does.
New Tab and Close Tab live on the menu, and use the accelerators shown there.
Why Backspace does not delete
Desktop conventions disagree about what a bare Backspace means in a file list. In Windows Explorer it goes up a level, the Finder does nothing, and Linux file managers vary. Binding a destructive action to it would therefore be wrong on every platform.
So Backspace on its own steps out of the current folder, and deleting needs either the dedicated Delete key or a modifier. This is the one binding here that is a safety rule rather than a preference.