# Files and navigation The file tree, the file finder, the command palette, tabs, and panes. Rip keeps the file tree on the left, tabs on top, and one editor in each pane. Everything on this page works from the keyboard. ## The file tree The sidebar lists the open folder. It hides the files that `.gitignore` names and reads each folder when you expand it. secondary-b hides and shows the sidebar. secondary-shift-e selects the current file in the tree. In the tree, up and down move the selection. right expands a folder and left collapses it. enter opens the selected file. escape returns to the editor. secondary-n creates a file next to the selection, and secondary-shift-n creates a folder. f2 renames the selection, and secondary-backspace moves it to the trash. secondary-c copies the full path, and secondary-alt-c copies the path from the folder root. Colors show git state. Added, modified, deleted, and ignored files each have their own color. A dot marks a file that changed on disk while you looked elsewhere. [Working with agents](/docs/working-with-agents.md) explains that dot. ## Find a file Press secondary-p and type part of a name. The list narrows as you type. enter opens the selected file, and secondary-enter opens it in a new pane. ## Run a command Press secondary-shift-p and type part of a command name. Every action appears here with its keys. enter runs the selected command. ## Tabs Each file opens in a tab. secondary-w closes the tab, secondary-shift-t reopens the last closed tab, and secondary-alt-w closes the other tabs. ctrl-tab and ctrl-shift-tab cycle through the tabs. secondary-1 to secondary-8 jump to a tab by position, and secondary-9 jumps to the last tab. ## Panes secondary-\ splits the editor to the right, and secondary-alt-\ splits it down. secondary-k and then an arrow key splits in that direction. secondary-k secondary-right moves the focus to the pane on the right, and the other arrows work the same way. The same file in two panes shares its text, its undo history, and its unsaved state. secondary-k secondary-m moves the current tab to the next pane. secondary-k shift-enter zooms the pane to fill the window. Press it again to restore the layout. secondary-k w closes the pane. Layouts arrange every pane at once. secondary-alt-1 to secondary-alt-4 make one to four columns. secondary-alt-5 makes a grid. secondary-alt-8 and secondary-alt-9 make two or three rows. Drag a divider to resize a pane. ## Focus and zoom On macOS, ctrl-0 focuses the sidebar and ctrl-1 the editor. On Linux, the keys are alt-0 and alt-1. secondary-= and secondary-- zoom the text in and out, and secondary-0 restores the size. ## Keys | Keys | What happens | | --- | --- | | secondary-p | Find a file by name. | | secondary-shift-p | Run a command by name. | | secondary-b | Hide or show the sidebar. | | secondary-shift-e | Select the current file in the tree. | | secondary-\ | Split the editor to the right. | | secondary-k shift-enter | Zoom the pane, or restore the layout. | | secondary-shift-t | Reopen the last closed tab. | ## Settings | Key | What it changes | | --- | --- | | `show-sidebar` | Whether a new window shows the sidebar. | | `sidebar-width` | The width of the sidebar in pixels. |