File Transfer Overview

The File Transfer mode provides a dual-pane file explorer similar to FileZilla or WinSCP. One pane is always a local file browser; the other can be a local directory, remote SFTP, an S3 bucket, or an FTP server.

Opening file transfer mode

• From a terminal tab — click the Transfer button overlay (bottom-right of any SSH tab) to open an SFTP session.
• From Connections — right-click an SSH, S3, or FTP connection card → File Transfer.
• Double-click — Double-clicking an S3 or FTP card opens transfer mode directly.
• A new tab labeled with the connection name + (Transfer) opens.

Pane layout

┌───────────────────────┬───────────────────────┐
│   Local               │   Remote SFTP         │
│   /Users/you/         │   /home/user/         │
│                       │                       │
│   filename.txt        │   config.yaml         │
│   images/             │   logs/               │
│   ...                 │   ...                 │
├───────────────────────┴───────────────────────┤
│  Activity Panel  (Ctrl+`)                     │
│  Transfer queue | Status log                  │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Panes are resizable — drag the divider handle between them. Default split is 50/50.

Navigation

• Click a folder to navigate into it.
• Use the Back and Forward buttons or keyboard shortcuts Alt+← / Alt+→.
• Click any breadcrumb segment in the path bar to jump directly to that directory.
• Click the path bar itself to edit the path manually.

Activity panel

Press `Ctrl+`` to toggle the activity panel at the bottom. It shows:

• Transfer queue — queued, in-progress, completed, and failed transfers.
• Status log — timestamped log of all file operations.

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