Go to file/directory in Midnight Commander by typing

Question

One thing I really miss in Midnight Commander (compared to some GUI file explorers, like f.e. Thunar) is the ability to go to a certain directory by just typing prefix of its name.

For example for a current directory containing:

files
other
many
many_other
some

Typing man would take me to (focus) directory many. Is there any plugin that would let me configure MC that way?

Relevant: Ticket #2697 feature request: Filter as you type mode — toraritte, Jul 20 '20 at 19:04

score 44 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 21 '20 at 08:47

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You don't need any plugins. You have two options:

In current directory panel, type Alt+s or Ctrl+s, then type your search pattern, the cursor will jump to the matches sequentially. To toggle through all results that match the current pattern, repeat the keystroke.

Note: The Ctrl+s combination will freeze many terminal implementations (press [Ctrl+q to unfreeze), so use Alt+s instead if that happens to you.
Disable Command prompt in Options/Layout.

edited Jul 21 '20 at 08:47

toraritte

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answered May 25 '15 at 18:10

cuonglm

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I knew about option (1) but (2) doesn't require works without any keyboard shortcut and therefore is exactly what I'm looking for. – syntagma May 25 '15 at 18:23
And of course you have Ctrl+o if you need the command prompt. – Pablo A Nov 10 '17 at 18:45

rofrol · Answer 2 · 2018-06-08T13:37:57.583

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For os x terminal:

Press ⌘ command+⌥ option+o, you will see 'Option is Meta'.

Now works:

⌘ command+s
⌘ command+o
⌘ command+i

edited Jun 08 '18 at 13:37

answered Feb 19 '18 at 12:55

rofrol

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Go to file/directory in Midnight Commander by typing

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