QuickSilver Keyboard Shortcuts

 

. (Period)Shift to text mode entry
Cmnd-AWill bring up Combined Objects or select all
Cmnd-BBold
Cmnd-CCopy selection to clipboard
Cmnd-Ctrl-DSet current item as default result for last search
Cmnd-GGrab file - puts current selection from Finder/Path Finder as active item in QS
Cmnd-Optn-GGrab 'n' drop - puts current selection from Finder/Path Finder as selection in QS, with the selected item as the target for an action. e.g., if Application X is selected in QS and File Y is selected in Finder, and you hit Cmd-opt-G, then QS will display File Y/Open With/Application X; if Directory Z is selected in QS and File Y in Finder, and you hit cmd-opt-G, then QS will display File Y/Move To/ Directory Z
Cmnd-HHide Quicksilver
Cmnd-Optn-HHide others
Cmnd-IItalic
Cmnd-KShow activity viewer
Cmnd-LShow clipboard history
Cmnd-NNew file (don't know exactly what this does - seems to put the path of the entered filename as the current item)
Cmnd-OOpen file - gives a file selection window for the current location, puts selected file as current selection in QS
Cmnd-QQuit Quicksilver
Cmnd-Ctrl-QRelaunch Quicksilver - if QS is active, relaunches it
Cmnd-RRescan catalog
Cmnd-Optn-SShow shelf
Cmnd-TShow Fonts
Cmnd-optn-TAdd a trigger for current action
Cmnd-VPaste into current item
Cmnd-Optn-VPaste 'n' drop - see command-option-G for description
Cmnd-WClose Quicksilver window
Cmnd-XCut selection to clipboard - same as copy, only Quicksilver window becomes empty (this is the only way I know of the clear the QS window other than restarting)
Cmnd-[Open history of recently selected items; if list is already open, move down one item
Cmnd-]If history list is open, move up one item
Cmnd-,Preferences
Cmnd-;Catalog
Cmnd-'Triggers
Cmnd-~Plug-Ins
Cmnd-?Go to online documentation (if QS is frontmost app w/o window open); perform current action (If QS window is open)
Cmnd-Shft-(letter key)Perform action associated with the letter key pressed (i.e., Command-shift-D deletes current item)
Cmnd-EscapeFrom outside of Quicksilver - send selection to Quicksilver. Works for files/folders in Finder and selected text in lots of applications
Cmnd-ReturnReveal selection in Finder. If you select some file/folder in the first pane and the action is Open, then Command-Return will perform the Reveal action. Very useful for opening QS catalog selections in Finder.

 

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