Selecting all in mc

Selecting all files and folders in a directory viewed in a panel of Midnight Commander. Achieving the same effect as does Ctrl + A under Microsoft Windows or Cmd + A in macOS:

1. Open a directory
2. Ctrl + Shift + =
3. Enter * [asterisk]
4. Enter

A directory with files and folders

Selection options prompt

Entering * [asterisk]

All files and folders have been selected

The keyboard shortcut of Ctrl + Shift + = is meant to type plus symbol. So just Shift + = may also happen to be enough.

The Using shell patterns option in selection options prompt has to be checked on in order to make asterisk to work as the symbol for all or any.

Operating systems

• Linux
• Many other *nix systems

More

• Renaming files in mc
• Renaming folders in mc