Midnight Commander

File panel actions

invert selection on the current panel

Alt + *

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

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Alt key bound

Alt + *