Navigating in the directory panels
The panel that contains the selection bar is the current directory panel. You can change the current directory panel. You can also swap the two panels without changing which panel is the current directory panel.
You can use the mouse or keyboard to view the directory contents in Midnight Commander. You can navigate directories using different keystrokes.
To change the current directory panel
Press TAB.
Tip
You can also change the current directory panel by pressing CTRL + I.
To swap panels
Click Command, Swap Panels.
Tip
You can also swap panels by pressing CTRL + U.
To view directory contents
1. In the current directory panel, choose the directory to view.
2. Press ENTER.
To navigate in a directory
Press... |
To move... |
DOWN ARROW |
Down one line |
UP ARROW |
Up one line |
PAGE DOWN |
Down one screen |
PAGE UP |
Up one screen |
HOME |
To the top of the directory list |
END |
To the bottom of the directory list |