Learn GNU Midnight Commander Shortcuts for Windows & Mac
Most used Midnight Commander Shortcuts
Action | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys Windows | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys Mac |
Refresh active panel | Ctrl + R | Command + R |
Opens chmod dialog for marked file | Ctrl + X then C | Command + X then C |
Opens chown dialog for marked file | Ctrl + X then O | Command + X then O |
Opens search dialog | Alt + ? | Option + ? |
Open the VFS list. If an FTP session times out, you can use this to free the open vfs so you can log in again | Ctrl + X then A | Command + X then A |
File Panel Action Shortcuts
Action | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys Windows | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys Mac |
Move the selection bar to the previous entry in the panel | Up Arrow key | Up Arrow key |
Move the selection bar to the next entry in the panel | Down Arrow key | Down Arrow key |
Move the selection bar to the left | Left Arrow key | Left Arrow key |
Move the selection bar to the right | Right Arrow key | Right Arrow key |
Move the selection bar one page up | Page Up key | Page Up key |
Move the selection bar one page down | Page Down key | Page Down key |
Move the selection bar to the first entry in the panel | Home | Home |
Move the selection bar to the last entry in the panel | End | End |
Move the selection bar to the first visible entry in the panel | Alt + G | Option + G |
Move the selection bar to the middle visible entry in the panel | Alt + R | Option + R |
Move the selection bar to the last visible entry in the panel | Alt + J | Option + J |
Start a quick filename search in the directory listing | Alt + S | Option + S |
Change the charset of the current panel | Alt + E | Option + E |
Show the directory history | Alt + H | Option + H |
Move to the next directory in the history | Alt + U | Option + U |
Move to the previous directory in the history | Alt + Y | Option + Y |
Select (tag) a group of files | + | + |
Unselect a group of files | \ | \ |
Invert selection on the current panel | Alt + * | Option + * |
Make the current directory of the current panel also the current directory of the other panel | Alt + I | Option + I |
Move to the child directory | Ctrl + Page Down key | Command + Page Down key |
Move to the parent directory | Ctrl + Page Up key | Command + Page Up key |
Tag or untag files | Insert | Insert |
Tag the file and move the selection bar to the next entry | Shift + Down Arrow key | Shift + Down Arrow key |
Tag the file and move the selection bar to the previous entry | Shift + Up Arrow key | Shift + Up Arrow key |
Function keys
Action | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys |
Help | F1 | F1 |
Opens user menu | F2 | F2 |
View selected file content | F3 | F3 |
Opens the file in an internal text editor | F4 | F4 |
Copies selected file | F5 | F5 |
Moving file | F6 | F6 |
Make directory | F7 | F7 |
Delete file or directory | F8 | F8 |
Opens the main menu at the top of the screen | F9 | F9 |
Ends current action; editor, viewer, dialog window or ends mc program | F10 | F10 |
Shell Function Shortcuts
Action | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys | Midnight Commander Shortcut keys |
Copies selected filename in command line | Alt + Enter | Option + Return |
Copies the full path of the selected file in the command line | Ctrl + Shift + Enter | Command + Shift + Return |
Shows command line history | Alt + H | Option + H |
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