Midnight Commander shortcuts
Last update
2017-10-16
2017-10-16
«MC: the "Midnight Commander".
Norton Commander clone/powerup»
Norton Commander clone/powerup»
Panel Functions
Keys | Function |
---|---|
TAB |
switch focus between panels |
Alt ? |
open search (find ) dialog |
Alt s |
incremental search (press again for the next match) |
Alt i |
sync panels directories on current one |
Alt t |
switch among panel layouts in loop |
Ctrl r |
refresh active panel |
Ctrl u |
swap panels |
Common Functions
Keys | Function |
---|---|
Insert |
toggle mark on selected file |
* |
toggle marked files |
+ |
marks files based on a pattern |
- |
unmarks files based on a pattern |
Shift Down |
mark file and move to the next entry |
Shift Up |
mark file and move to the previous entry |
Shift F5 |
copy single file |
Shift F6 |
move single file |
Ctrl x c |
open chmod dialog for marked file |
Ctrl x o |
open chown dialog for marked file |
Ctrl x s |
make a symbolic link of the current file |
Shell functions
Keys | Function |
---|---|
Alt Enter |
copy selected filename in command line |
Ctrl Shft Enter |
copy full path of selected file in the command line |
Alt H |
shows command line history |
Useful settings
Here is my configuration (press F9
to navigate the menu):
Optionmenu |
Option |
---|---|
Configuration | check_box Verbose operation |
check_box Compute totals |
|
check_box Auto save setup |
|
Layout | check_box_outline_blank Hintbar visible |
Panel options | check_box_outline_blank Show hidden files |
check_box Auto save panels setup |
|
check_box File highlight > File types |
|
Appearance | darkfar theme |
Left/Rightmenu |
Option |
---|---|
Listing mode | check_box User defined > half type name | size:4 | perm |
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