| . (Period) | Shift to text mode entry |
| Command-A | Will bring up Combined Objects or select all |
| Command-B | Bold |
| Command-C | Copy selection to clipboard |
| Command-Control-D | Set current item as default result for last search |
| Command-G | Grab file - puts current selection from Finder/Path Finder as active item in QS |
| Command-Option-G | Grab '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 |
| Command-H | Hide Quicksilver |
| Command-Option-H | Hide others |
| Command-I | Italic |
| Command-K | Show activity viewer |
| Command-L | Show clipboard history |
| Command-N | New file (don't know exactly what this does - seems to put the path of the entered filename as the current item) |
| Command-O | Open file - gives a file selection window for the current location, puts selected file as current selection in QS |
| Command-Q | Quit Quicksilver |
| Command-Control-Q | Relaunch Quicksilver - if QS is active, relaunches it |
| Command-R | Rescan catalog |
| Command-Option-S | Show shelf |
| Command-T | Show Fonts (Obsolete in B32?) |
| Command-option-T | Add a trigger for current action (alpha only) (Obsolete in B32?) |
| Command-V | Paste into current item |
| Command-Option-V | Paste 'n' drop - see command-option-G for description |
| Command-W | Close Quicksilver window |
| Command-X | Cut 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) |
| Command-[ | Open history of recently selected items; if list is already open, move down one item |
| Command-] | If history list is open, move up one item |
| Command-, | Preferences |
| Command-; | Catalog (Obsolete in B32?) (Works in B48) |
| Command-' | Triggers |
| Command-~ | Plug-Ins |
| Command-? | Go to online documentation (if QS is frontmost app w/o window open); perform current action (If QS window is open) |
| Command-Shift-(letter key) | Perform action associated with the letter key pressed (i.e., Command-shift-D deletes current item) |
| Command-Escape | From outside of Quicksilver - send selection to Quicksilver. Works for files/folders in Finder and selected text in lots of applications |
| Command-Return | Reveal 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. (QUG p. 43) |