The keyboard
Option-modified keys pass through to macOS. File mutations
compose a plan, and Enter runs a ready plan.
Yazi and Vim-style bindings#
pālana adapts Yazi’s file-management vocabulary and Vim-style navigation
for a two-pane Mac interface. Both use h/j/k/l
for navigation and c followed by c, d,
f, or n to copy a path or name.
Some actions differ from Yazi’s defaults.
In pālana, y plans a copy to the other pane, m plans a move,
and Tab changes panes. In Yazi, y marks files for copying
and p pastes them. pālana’s d plans permanent deletion;
Yazi’s d sends files to Trash.
Navigation#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| j k or ↓ ↑ | move the cursor |
| h l or ← → | open the parent or selected directory |
| Enter | open the selected directory or file |
| gg or Home | first row |
| G or End | last row |
| Control-D Control-U | half-page down or up |
| Page Down Page Up | full-page down or up |
| Space | toggle selection and advance |
| ⌘A | select all displayed entries |
| Tab | change pane |
| / | open name jump |
| . | show or hide dotfiles |
| Esc | close the top panel, leave preview or ZFS mode, clear a prefix, or clear selection |
Files#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| y | copy to the other pane |
| m | move to the other pane |
| d | delete permanently; bypass Trash |
| r | rename |
| a | create; a trailing slash selects a directory |
| t | update modification time |
| cc cd | copy the full path or directory path |
| cf cn | copy the filename or stem |
| ,n ,s ,m | sort by name, size, or modification time; repeat to reverse |
Panels and app#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| f | field card |
| F | host-map panel |
| * | favorites panel |
| v | toggle right-pane preview |
| ` | show the command panel and enable read keys |
| Shift-Tab | show the panel if needed and toggle panel focus |
| ⌘` | start or resume the focused host's shell and transfer keyboard focus |
| ? | toggle the floating key-reference panel |
| ⌘, | settings |
| ⌘R | refresh the focused pane |
| ⌘← ⌘→ | pane history |
| ⌘+ ⌘− ⌘0 | zoom in, out, or reset |
| ⌘K | clear the command transcript |
| ⇧⌘G | go to an address |
| ⇧⌘L | open the operations log in the focused pane |
| 8 ⌘8 | star the highlighted or current directory |
| Control-C | cancel plan gathering or a running command |
Read commands#
These letters run from an engaged command panel.
| Key | Command |
|---|
| d | df -h |
| z | zfs list |
| s | zpool status |
| p | zpool list |
ZFS mode#
| Key | Action |
|---|
| Z | enter or leave the focused pane's dataset tree |
| Enter | open a mounted dataset |
| c x r | create, destroy, or rename a dataset |
| n k b | create, destroy, or roll back a snapshot |
| p i | set or inherit the mountpoint |
| m u | mount or unmount |