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Midnight Commander (c) 1995 The Free Software Foundation
Hint: Use C-x t to copy tagged file names to the command line.
Hint: Use C-x p to copy the current pathname to the command line.
Hint: Completion: use M-Tab (or Esc+Tab). Type it twice to get a list.
Hint: Use M-p and M-n to access the command history.
Hint: Need to quote a character? Use Control-q and the character.
Hint: Tired of these messages? Turn them off from the Options/Layout menu.
Hint: Selecting directories: add a slash to the end of the matching pattern.
Hint: If your terminal lacks functions keys, use the ESC+number sequence.
Hint: There is a Midnight Commander URL: http://stekt.oulu.fi/~jtklehto/mc/
Hint: The latest version of the Commander is in: ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/GNU
Hint: Please send any bug reports to mc-bugs@nuclecu.unam.mx
Hint: Midnight Commander home site: ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx:/linux/local
Hint: Tab changes your current panel.
Hint: VFS coolness: tap enter on a tar file to examine its contents.
Hint: We also have a nice manual page.
Hint: Set navigate_with_arrows=1 in your .mc.ini for lynx-style navigation.
Hint: % macros work even on the command line.
Hint: M-! will allow you to execute programs and see the output in the viewer.
Hint: The file listing format can be customized; do "man mc" for details.
Hint: %D/%T expands to the tagged files in the opposite directory.
Hint: Want your plain shell? Press C-o, and get back to MC with C-o again.
Hint: Setting the CDPATH variable can save you keystrokes in cd commands.
Hint: If you want to see your .* files, say so in the Configuration dialog.
Hint: Want to see your *~ backup files? Set it in the Configuration dialog.
Hint: Have you plenty of RAM/Virtual RAM? Set the tar VFS memlimit to -1.
Hint: Completion works on all input lines in all dialogs. Just press M-Tab.
Hint: On slow terminals the -s flag may help.
Hint: Find File: you can work on the files found using the Panelize button.
Hint: Want to do complex searchs? Use the External Panelize command.
Hint: To change directory halfway through typing a command, use M-c (quick cd).
Note: Shell commands will not work when you are on a non-local file system.
Hint: Bring text back from the dead with C-y.
Hint: Are some of your keys not working? Look at Options/Learn keys.
Hint: To look at the output of a command in the viewer, use M-!
Hint: F13 (or Shift-F3) invokes the viewer in raw mode.
Hint: Keys not working in xterms? Use our xterm.ad, .ti and .tcap files.
Hint: You may specify the editor for F4 with the shell variable EDITOR.
Hint: You may specify the external viewer with the shell variable PAGER.
Hint: You can disable all requests for confirmation in Options/Confirmation.
Hint: Leap to frequently used directories in a single bound with C-\.
Hint: You can do anonymous FTP by typing 'cd ftp://machine.edu'
Hint: If you have mtools installed, try cd a: and cd b: to browse floppies.