Backspace shortcut

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#3,791 opened on Jun 27, 2026 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 58/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: c
Domain: desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the behavior in Nemo 6.6.3 on Fedora 44 by opening a directory and pressing Backspace. Trace the Backspace shortcut handling and verify that it navigates to the previous directory when one exists rather than always opening the parent directory.

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Description

Distribution

Fedora 44

Package version

6.6.3

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Pressing backspace goes to parent directory.

Steps to reproduce

Open any directory
Press backspace

Expected behavior

It should go to the previous directory, if there is one.

Additional information

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