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All hotkeys for Midnight Commander

General Refresh active panel	`Ctrl` + `R`
General Opens chmod dialog for marked file	`Ctrl` + `X` then `C`
General Opens chown dialog for marked file	`Ctrl` + `X` then `O`
General Opens search dialog	`Alt` + `?`
General Open VFS list. If a ftp session times out, you can use this to free the open vfs so you can log in again.	`Ctrl` + `X` then `A`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the previous entry in the panel	`↑`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the next entry in the panel	`↓`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the left	`←`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the right	`→`
File panel actions move the selection bar one page up	`Page Up`
File panel actions move the selection bar one page up	`Alt` + `V`
File panel actions move the selection bar one page down	`Page Down`
File panel actions move the selection bar one page down	`Alt` + `P`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the first entry in the panel	`Home`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the first entry in the panel	`A` then `1`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the first entry in the panel	`Alt` + `<`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the last entry in the panel	`End`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the last entry in the panel	`C` then `1`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the last entry in the panel	`Alt` + `>`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the first visible entry in the panel	`Alt` + `G`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the middle visible entry in the panel	`Alt` + `R`
File panel actions move the selection bar to the last visible entry in the panel	`Alt` + `J`
File panel actions start a quick filename search in the directory listing	`Alt` + `S`
File panel actions change charset of current panel	`Alt` + `E`
Shell functions Shows command line history	`Alt` + `H`
File panel actions move to the next directory in the history	`Alt` + `U`
File panel actions move to the previous directory in the history	`Alt` + `Y`
File panel actions select (tag) a group of files	`+`
File panel actions unselect a group of files	`\`
File panel actions invert selection on the current panel	`Alt` + `*`
File panel actions make the current directory of the current panel also the current directory of the other panel	`Alt` + `I`
File panel actions If the currently selected file is a directory, 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` + `O`
File panel actions If the currently selected file is a link to the directory, load that directory on the other panel and moves the selection to the next file	`Alt` + `L`
File panel actions move to the child directory	`Ctrl` + `Page Down`
File panel actions move to the parent directory	`Ctrl` + `Page Up`
File panel actions tag or untag files. To untag files, just retag a tagged file	`Insert`
File panel actions tag or untag files. To untag files, just retag a tagged file	`Ctrl` + `T`
File panel actions tag file and move the selection bar to the next entry	`↑ Shift` + `↓`
File panel actions tag file and move the selection bar to the previous entry	`↑ Shift` + `↑`
Shell functions Copies selected filename in command line	`Alt` + `⤶ Enter`
Shell functions Copies full path of selected file in the command line	`Ctrl` + `↑ Shift` + `⤶ Enter`
Function keys Help	`F1`
Function keys Opens user menu	`F2`
Function keys View selected file content	`F3`
Function keys Opens file in internal text editor	`F4`
Function keys Copies selected file. Default is to another panel, but it asks first.	`F5`
Function keys Moving file. Default is to another panel, but it asks first.	`F6`
Function keys Make directory.	`F7`
Function keys Delete file or directory.	`F8`
Function keys Opens main menu at the top of the screen.	`F9`
Function keys Ends current action; editor, viewer, dialog window or ends mc program.	`F10`