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Midnight Commander Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Midnight Commander Hotkeys

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Function Keys

F1
Help
F2
User Menu
F3
View
F4
Edit
F5
Copy
F6
Move/R­ename
F7
Make Directory
F8
Delete
F9
Pull Down
F10
Exit
 

Panels

C-o
Toggles to/from cl enviro­nment
C-u
Switch panels
C-l
Reformats the screen
C-r
Refresh both views
TAB
Switch focus between panels
 

Shell

Alt + Enter
Copies selected filename to cmd line
C + Shft + Enter
Copies full path to cmd line
Alt + h
Command line history

Select

select group
+
unselect group
-
reverse selection
*
select­/un­select
C+t, Insert