How to open the same directory in another panel in Midnight Commander?

Question

In Midnight Commander, how to quickly set the right panel to the same directory as the left panel (and vice versa)?

score 129 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 24 '12 at 03:13

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AltO opens the directory your cursor is on.

AltI opens the active panel's directory on the other panel.

Tested on MC 4.7

edited Jan 24 '12 at 03:13

Kevin

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answered Jul 15 '11 at 13:06

Csq

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For MacOS the keys areCtrl + O, Ctrl + I – bora89 Aug 25 '23 at 10:39

score 73 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '11 at 16:34

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Newer versions of Midnight Commander use Alt-o (also ESC followed by o) to do this.

Older versions used Alt-o for doing a change directory to the currently highlighted directory, so it will depend on which build you are using.

answered Jan 15 '11 at 16:34

miguel.de.icaza

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Version 4.8.3 (at least) now uses Alt-i to switch the other panel to the same folder as the current panel. See man mc for more. – SabreWolfy Aug 13 '12 at 18:27
on one of my machines (Version 4.8.29) alt-o doesn't work, but Esc-o works, to load the currently selected directory to the second panel (despite being said in man) – user3804598 Jul 18 '23 at 12:05

score 18 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 28 '18 at 21:02

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For me in iTerm2 the Esc i (First press esc and after press i not in the same time) is working well on my mac,

answered Feb 28 '18 at 21:02

Ámon Tamás

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Works fine on other Mac terminals, like KiTTY. – Leśny Rumcajs Oct 01 '19 at 11:40
Xshell and other related terminals couldnt give respond to `alt´ key, since its surpressing its own shell. Good solution. – Omrum Cetin May 18 '20 at 08:27
This also works for me – Nam G VU Jun 05 '23 at 13:26

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 19 '18 at 12:59

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For os x terminal:

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

Now ⌘ command+i works.

answered Feb 19 '18 at 12:59

rofrol

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered May 04 '20 at 20:54

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Basically combination is Meta+i. Some OS installations and probably some terminals have different settings regarding Meta key. On all my machines it is Esc, but I've heard from colleagues that they have it mapped to alt or option key.

answered May 04 '20 at 20:54

Aleksandr Kravets

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How to open the same directory in another panel in Midnight Commander?

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