Keyboard shortcuts
Every keyboard shortcut in MSL, in one place.
On this page 5 sections
Everywhere#
- ⌘N
- New Instance
- ⌘R
- Refresh (main window)
- ⌥⌘F
- MSL Files
- ⇧⌘?
- Open the Help menu — MSL Help is in it
- ⌘W
- Close the window
- ⌘Q
- Quit MSL — instances keep running
Main window#
- ⇧⌘T
- Traffic Monitor (while the Sandbox tab is showing)
- ↩
- Create, in the New Instance sheet
- ⎋
- Cancel, in the New Instance sheet
MSL Help#
- ⌘F
- Search the guide
- ⎋
- Clear the search
MSL Files#
Finder's own shortcuts, deliberately.
Views#
- ⌘1
- as Icons
- ⌘2
- as List
- ⌘3
- as Columns
- ⌘4
- as Gallery
- ⌃⌘S
- Hide or show the sidebar
- ⇧⌘.
- Show Hidden Files
- ⌥⌘P
- Show Path Bar
- ⌘/
- Show Status Bar
Getting around#
- ⌘[
- Back
- ⌘]
- Forward
- ⌘↑
- Enclosing folder
- ⌘↓
- Open the selection
- ⇧⌘G
- Go to Folder…
- ⇧⌘F
- Recents
- ⇧⌘O
- Documents
- ⇧⌘D
- Desktop
- ⌥⌘L
- Downloads
- ⇧⌘H
- Home
- ⇧⌘C
- Computer
- ⇧⌘A
- Applications
- ⇧⌘U
- Utilities
- ⇧⌘I
- iCloud Drive
- ⌘F
- Search this folder
Files#
- ⌘O
- Open
- ⇧⌘N
- New Folder
- ⌃⌘N
- New Folder with Selection
- ↩
- Rename
- ⌘D
- Duplicate
- ⌘C
- Copy
- ⌘V
- Paste
- ⌥⌘A
- Select All Items
- ⌥⌘C
- Copy as Pathname
- ⌘I
- Get Info
- Space
- Quick Look
- ⌘Y
- Quick Look
- ⌘R
- Reveal in Finder
- ⌘⌫
- Move to Trash
Reading the symbols#
| Symbol | Key |
|---|---|
| ⌘ | Command |
| ⇧ | Shift |
| ⌥ | Option |
| ⌃ | Control |
| ↩ | Return |
| ⎋ | Escape |
| ⌫ | Delete |