Keyboard Reference

This is a list of the default keyboard shortcuts used by the Freeciv client.

Shortcuts By Function

Alphabetical list of client functions and their associated shortcuts. Currently only reflects those shortcuts already available by GTK2 Client (S2_2).

Reports
Cities	F4
Demographics	F12
Economy	F5
Map View	F1
Messages	F11
Nations	F3
Research	F6
Spaceship	F12
Top Five Cities	F8
Units	F2
Wonders of the World	F7
General
Close Dialog / Abort	escape
Edit Worklists	shift-l
Editor Mode	ctrl-e
Find City	shift-f
Game Menu	F10
Quit Game	ctrl-q
Reload Tileset	ctrl-alt-r
Revolution	shift-r
Save Game	ctrl-s
Tax Rates	shift-t
Toggle Fog of War (in Editor Mode)	ctrl-f
Turn Done	shift-return
Unit Commands
Auto Explore	x
Auto Settler	a
Build Airport	e
Build City	b
Build Fortress	f
Build Irrigation	i
Build Mine	m
Build Roads/Rails	r
Change Forest to Plains	i
Change Forest to Swamp	m
Change Jungle to Forest	m
Change Jungle to Grassland	i
Clean Nuclear Fallout	n
Clean Pollution	p
Connect Rail	shift-l
Connect Road	shift-r
Connect Irrigation	shift-i
Diplomat/Spy Actions	d
Disband Unit	shift-d
Done	space
Explode Nuke	shift-n
Fortify unit(s)	f
Go to	g
Go to Build City	ctrl-shift-b
Go / Airlift to City	shift-l
Load	l
Make Homecity	h
Patrol	q
Pillage	shift-p
Return to nearest City	shift-g
Select Units of same type	y
Select Units of same type on same tile	shift-y
Sentry Unit(s)	s
Transform Terrain	o
Unload	u
Unload Transporter	shift-u
Upgrade Unit	ctrl-u
Wait	w
Wake up others	shift-w
View Commands
Center View on Unit	c
City Growth	ctrl-r
City Names	ctrl-n
City Outlines	ctrl-y
City Production	ctrl-p
City Traderoutes	ctrl-t
City Worker Output	ctrl-w
Full Screen Mode	alt-enter
Map Grid	ctrl-g
National Borders	ctrl-b

Shortcuts By Key

Alphabetical list of keys and their associated functions.

TODO: Complete this list once above one is final.

f	Fortify unit(s)
s	Sentry unit(s)

SDL Client Shortcuts

List of useful shortcuts in the SDL client.

• Tab to show input dialog (chatline)
• ctrl - w hide/show fog of war
• ctrl - r hide/show road/RR
• ctrl - t hide/show terrains
• ctrl - i hide/show irrigations/farmlands
• ctrl - u hide/show units
• ctrl - o hide/show pollutions
• ctrl - p hide/show city productions
• ctrl - s hide/show map specials
• ctrl - g hide/show map grids
• ctrl - b hide/show national borders
• ctrl - l hide/show nuke waste
• ctrl - c hide/show cities
• ctrl - n hide/show city names
• print screen make screenshot
• F1 - cities report
• F2 - units report
• F3 - players report
• F5 - economy report
• F6 - science report
• F7 - wonder list
• F8 - top 5 cities
• F10 - hide/show log
• F11 - demographics
• F12 - your space ship
• MMB - advanced menu
• Left Shift + LMB - advanced menu
• left CTRL + LBM on city - open production dialog
• left ALT + LBM on city - open buy production dialog
• if active unit stays on city then Enter key opens the city dialog
• Esc - options dlg
• Shift + Enter - end turn

In options dlg

• q exit game.

In city dlg:

• c change production dlg.
• h hurry production dlg.
• a cma dlg.

In all dlgs:

• ESC - exit/close dlg.
• ENTER - ok/commit/etc.

In Worklist dlg.

• LMB on "target" - change production to "target"
• RMB on "target" - add "target" to work list
• MMB on "target" - call help about "target"
• LMB on "worklist item" - swap "item" up
• RMB on "worklist item" - swap "item" down
• MMB on "worklist item" - remove "item" from worklist

In Unit Info Window

• LMB - next unit.
• RMB - center on focused unit

In Science Window

• MMB on "target" - call help about "target"

On MiniMap :

• RMB center map here