Midnight Commander Shortcut Keys:
In this article, we are going to see the list of shortcut keys for the Midnight Commander.
The Midnight Commander is a manipulation program. It is used for file and directory operations, this is flexible and more convenient to use.
Last updated on Aug 3, 2020.
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General Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| CTRL+R | Used to Refresh active panel |
| CTRL+XthenC | This shortcut will Opens chmod dialog for marked file |
| CTRL+XthenO | Used to Opens chown dialog for marked file |
| ALT+? | It is used to Opens search dialog |
| CTRL+XthenA | This shortcut will Open VFS list. |
File Panel Actions Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| ↑ | Used to move the selection bar to the previous entry in the panel |
| ↓ | It is used to move the selection bar to the next entry in the panel |
| ← | This shortcut is move the selection bar to the left |
| → | Used to move the selection bar to the right |
| PgUporAlt+V | It is used to move the selection bar one page up |
| PgDnorAlt+P | It will move the selection bar one page down |
| HomeorAthen1orAlt+< | Used to move the selection bar to the first entry in the panel |
| EndorCthen1orAlt+> | This shortcut is used to move the selection bar to the last entry in the panel |
| Alt+G | It will move the selection bar to the first visible entry in the panel |
| Alt+R | Helps to move the selection bar to the middle visible entry in the panel |
| Alt+J | It is used to move the selection bar to the last visible entry in the panel |
| Alt+S | Used to start a quick filename search in the directory listing |
| Alt+E | This will change char set of the current panel |
| Alt+H | Used to show the directory history |
| Alt+U | Used to move to the next directory in the history |
| Alt+Y | It will move to the previous directory in the history |
| + | Used to select a group of files |
| \ | It is used to unselect a group of files |
| Alt+* | Used to invert selection on the current panel |
| Alt+I | It will make the current directory of the current panel also the current directory of the other panel |
| Alt+O | This shortcut is used to select a directory, then load that directory on the other panel and moves the selection to the next file. If the currently selected file is not a directory, load the parent directory on the other panel and moves the selection to the next file |
| Alt+L | This shortcut will select a link to the directory, load that directory on the other panel and moves the selection to the next file |
| CTRL+PgDn | It is used to move to the child directory |
| CTRL+PgUp | Used to move to the parent directory |
| InsertorCTRL+T | This shortcut is used to tag or untag files. To untag files, just retag a tagged file |
| Shift+↓ | Used to tag file and move the selection bar to the next entry |
| Shift+↑ | Used to tag file and move the selection bar to the previous entry |
Shell Functions Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| Alt+Enter | It will Copy selected filename in the command line |
| CTRL+Shift+Enter | Used to Copy full path of the selected file in the command line |
| Alt+H | It will Show command line history |
Function Keys Shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Function |
|---|---|
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Used to Open user menu |
| F3 | Used to View selected file content |
| F4 | It will Open file in an internal text editor |
| F5 | This shortcut is used to Copy selected file. The default is to another panel, but it asks first. |
| F6 | This will Move a file. The default is to another panel, but it asks first. |
| F7 | Used to Make directory |
| F8 | Used to Delete file or directory |
| F9 | This shortcut Opens the main menu at the top of the screen |
| F10 | It will End current action; editor, viewer, dialog window or ends mc program |
In this article, you can learn all the keyboard shortcut keys for Midnight Commander. If this is useful to you, then leave your feedback in the comment section.
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