Midnight Commander Notes
Created in 2018
Shortcuts:
| Description |
Shortcuts |
| Move to other tab |
Tab |
| Select current file/folder |
Ctrl + t |
| Add to hotlist |
Ctrl + x, h |
| View hotlist |
Ctrl + \ |
| Go back one step in folder history |
Alt + y |
| Show folder history |
Shift + Alt + h |
| Show command history |
Ctrl + h |
| Compare files |
* Have the cursor over the two files you want to compare (one
in each tab).
* Ctrl + x, Ctrl + d
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| Calculate folder size |
Ctrl + space bar |
| Quick view mode |
Ctrl + x, q |
| Insert the file or folder name over which the cursor is in
the command line |
Ctrl + x, t |
| Clear command line |
Ctrl + k, Ctrl + w |
New Installation:
When installing a new instance of Midnight Commander I like to set it
up as follows:
| Modification |
Steps |
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Setup Midnight Commander to exit in the current directory.
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Before starting Midnight Commander find the mc-wrapper path.
It is usually in /usr/share/mc/bin/
Add to ~/.bashrc the following line:
alias mc='. /usr/share/mc/bin/mc-wrapper.sh'
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Set-up main view listing mode to show:
- item size in human readable
- item modified time
- item permissions
- item selected marker
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F9 -> Left -> Listing mode
Select "User defined"
Set it to
half type name | size:4 | mtime | perm | mark
F9 -> Right -> Listing mode
Set it the same as Left
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Navigate in/out of folders using right/left arrows
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F9 -> Options -> Panel options
Mark Lynx-like motion
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Set theme to dark
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F9 -> Options -> Appearance -> select "dark"
F9 -> Option -> Save setup
Saves the setup to ~/.config/mc
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Set the default viewer
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Copy /etc/mc/mc.ext to ~/.config/mc
Make a symbolic link: ln -s mc.ext bindings
Now you can customize which programs to use as default file
Viewers/Openers/Editors
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| Restart mc for changes to take effect. |
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