Friday, November 29, 2019

Helpful Midnight Commander escape key sequences when function keys are not working

Running Midnight Commander on a Linux machine remotely that does not have function key support or not easy to access like mobile phones can be challenging. Generally, Linux console supports escape sequences, for example to simulate F1, press ESC+1 (press escape key, then press 1). Below shows convenient list of escape sequences for Midnight Commander

Action
Shortcut
Escape Sequence (⎋ symbol)
Close application
F10
⎋+0
User Menu
F2
⎋+2
Application Menu
F9
⎋+9

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