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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