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Midnight Commander On Windows Cheat Sheet by

Cheatsheet for Midnight Commander on Windows Operating System.

Main View

F2
User Menu
F4
Open File in Internal Text Editor
F3
View File
F5
Copy Selected File
F6
Move Selected File
F7
Create a New Dir
F8
Delete File or Dir
F9
Open Main Menu
Shift + F6
Rename File Under Cursor
Shift + F4
Create a New File

Display

Control + R
Refresh Panel
Control + U
Swap Panels
Control + X, I
Show Info (Press Again to Restore)
Control + X, Q
Show Quick View
Alt + I
Duplicate Panel Dir
Alt + O
Open Dir in Next Panel
Alt + T
Change Panel View (Full, Brief, Long)
 

Navigation

Tab or Control + I
Switch Panels
F9
Select Top Menu
Alt + ?
Search Dialog
Control + S
Search for Item
Alt + C
Quick Change Directory Dialog
Alt + S
Increm­ental Search to Next Occurence
Alt + Y/U
Move to Previous or Next Dir in History
Control + \
Dir Hotlist
Alt + G/R/J
Move to Top / Middle / Bottom Item
Control or Esc + Page Up/Down
Move One Page Up / Down
Alt + < or >
Expand Current Panel (Press Again to Restore)
 

Command Prompt

Control + O
Open Command Line
Alt + H
Show Command Line History
Alt + N/P
Navigate to Command History
Control + X, T
Put Currently Highli­ghted Filename in CMD
Control + X, P
Put Currently Highli­ghted Dir Path in CMD

Selection

Insert or Control + T
Select / Deselect File
*
Invert Selection of Files
+
Specify File Selection Options (use * for all files)
-
Same as above for Desele­cting
\
Remove Marking (Opposite to +)
                       
 

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