Table of Contents
1 General
On modern keyboards instead of [META] both [ALT] and [ESC] can be used.
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| TAB | Jump from one panel to the other |
| C-u | Swap panels |
| C-r | Refresh current pane |
| C-l | Redraw current pane |
| C-\ | Show the directory Hotlist |
| C-SPACE | Show current directory size |
| M-i | Make the other panel show the same directory as the active panel |
| M-c | Quick cd dialog |
| M-? | Search dialog |
| M-. | Toggle "Show Hidden Files" feature |
| M-, | Switch MC layout from left-right to top-bottom |
| M-t | Change panel listing mode: standard, brief, full |
| M-o | Load the directory under the cursor on the other |
| panel and move the selection to the next one in the current panel | |
| M-SHIFT-h | Show the directory history |
| M-y | Move to the previous directory in the directory history |
| M-u | Move to the next directory in the directory history |
| SHIFT-F4 | Create new file |
2 Command Prompt
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| C-o | Drop to the console |
| M-TAB | Command prompt auto-completion |
| M-Enter | Copy file/directory name to the prompt |
| M-a | Copy file/directory name to the prompt (full path included) |
| M-h | Show command prompt history |
| M-p | Returns the previous command prompt |
| M-n | Returns the next command prompt |
| C-x t | Copy all your selected files to the prompt |
| C-x C-t | Copy all your selected files to the prompt for the opposing panel |
| C-x p | Copy the current path to the prompt |
| C-x C-p | Copy the current path to the prompt for the opposite panel |
3 Files Selection
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| Insert or C-t | Select/deselect file |
| * | Invert selection on files |
| + | Specify file selection options |
| - | Specify file de-selection options |
4 File View mode
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| C-f | View the next file |
| C-b | View the previous file |
