

| Shortcut | Command | How useful(?) |
Common Functions Midnight Commander | ||
| Ctrl + r | Refresh active panel | + – |
| Ctrl + x c | Opens chmod dialog for marked file | + – |
| Ctrl + x o | Opens chown dialog for marked file | + – |
| Alt + ? | Opens search dialog | + – |
| Ctrl-x a | Open VFS list. If a ftp session times out, you can use this to free the open vfs so you can log in again. | + – |
Panel Functions Midnight Commander | |||
| TAB | Switch focus between left and right panel | + – | |
| Insert | Marks or removes mark on file(s) | + – | |
| Alt + g | Marks first file or directory in active panel | + – | |
| Alt + r | Marks middle file or directory in active panel | + – | |
| Alt + j | Marks last file or directory in active panel | + – | |
| Alt + s | Incremental search | + – | |
| Ctrl + / | Look for filename given in last line of active panel (not whole screen), and jumps on first file | + – | |
| * | Marks removes marking for all files in active panel (not directories) | + – | |
| + (Plus) | Brings up the input box where it can be given regular expression. All files with names that fill condition(s) in regular expression will be marked. | + – | |
| \ (Backslash) | Remove marking for more data (opposite to + ) | + – | |
Shell Functions Midnight Commander | |||
| Alt + Enter | Copies selected filename in command line | + – | |
| Ctrl + Shft + Enter | Copies full path of selected file in the command line | + – | |
| Alt + H | Shows command line history | + – | |
Function Keys Midnight Commander | |||
| F1 | Help | + – | |
| F2 | Opens user menu | + – | |
| F3 | View selected file content | + – | |
| F4 | Opens file in internal text editor | + – | |
| F5 | Copies selected file. Default is to another panel, but it asks first. | + – | |
| F6 | Moving file. Default is to another panel, but it asks first. | + – | |
| F7 | Make directory. | + – | |
| F8 | Delete file or directory. | + – | |
| F9 | Opens main menu at the top of the screen. | + – | |
| F10 | Ends current action; editor, viewer, dialog window or ends mc program. | + – | |