Basic Usage

Quick Start

1. Open Rusty.
2. Open Settings -> Profiles and Account.
3. Create a profile (host, port, user, auth info) and save it.
4. Connect using the tab context menu or the Settings Connect button.

Tabs and the + Button

• Left-click +: create a new tab in the current tabs container.
• New tabs inherit settings from the active tab when available.
• Right-click +: open New Tab From Profile and choose a saved profile.
• If selected profile is incomplete (missing host or username), Rusty opens Settings to finish it.

Tip: right-click + is the fastest way to open a new tab directly from saved profiles.

Tab Context Menu

• Connect / Disconnect
• Open File Manager
• Rename Tab
• Change Tab Color (with presets)
• Split Right / Split Down
• Close Tab

Double-click any tab title to open the rename popup quickly.

Terminal Basics

• Right-click terminal area pastes clipboard text.
• Ctrl+Shift+C copies selected text (or current screen content if no selection).
• Ctrl+C copies when text is selected; otherwise it sends SIGINT (^C) to remote shell.
• Ctrl+V pastes.
• Mouse wheel and scrollbar handle local scrollback navigation.

Splits and Layout

• Use tab context menu -> Split Right or Split Down.
• New split pane starts with copied connection settings from source pane.
• Enable Save session layout in Settings -> Behavior to restore tabs/splits at next launch.

SFTP File Manager

• Open with folder button on tab bar or tab context menu Open File Manager.
• Use Path + Go to jump, or Refresh to reload current directory.
• Actions: Upload, Download, Rename, Delete, Mkdir.
• Double-click folder to open; double-click file to download.
• Use .. tile to move to parent directory.

Transfers Manager

• Open with download icon in title bar.
• Shows active and historical download/upload jobs.
• Per-job actions: cancel/remove, retry, open containing folder, and delete+remove (downloads only).
• Interrupted queued/running jobs are marked canceled on next app launch.

Host Key and Auth Prompts

• Unknown host key opens a verification modal with fingerprint and known_hosts path.
• Keyboard-interactive auth prompts are shown in modal form fields.
• For private key passphrase prompts, Rusty can remember passphrase for saved profiles.

Visual Demo