doc: keybindMigration

Migration to keybindings in 4.8.x series

The following table describes how keybind names used in mc.keymap.* files are changed in 4.8.* releases.

Old name	New name	Notes
[main] section
CmdCopy	Copy
CmdRename	Move
CmdDelete	Delete
CmdMkdir	MakeDir
ShowCommandLine	Shell
CmdMenu	Menu
CmdMenuLastSelected	MenuLastSelected
CmdUserMenu	UserMenu
CmdEditMcMenu	EditUserMenu
CmdHelp	Help
CmdHistory	History
CmdEdit	Edit
CmdEditForceInternal	EditForceInternal
CmdView	View
CmdViewFile	ViewFile
CmdFilteredView	ViewFiltered
CmdFind	Find
CmdReread	Reread
CmdSingleDirsize	DirSize
CmdDialogList	ScreenList
CmdSuspend	Suspend
CmdCopyCurrentPathname	PutCurrentPath
CmdCopyOtherPathname	PutOtherPath
CmdSelect	Select
CmdUnselect	Unselect
CmdReverseSelection	SelectInvert
CmdQuickChdir	HotList
CmdSwapPanel	Swap
CmdListing	PanelListing
CmdToggleListing	PanelListingSwitch
CmdChangeListing	PanelListingChange
CmdToggleShowHidden	ShowHidden
CmdTogglePanelsSplit	SplitVertHoriz
CmdQuickCd	CdQuick
CmdConfigureBox	Options
CmdLayout	OptionsLayout
CmdPanelOptions	OptionsPanel
CmdConfirmBox	OptionsConfirm
CmdDisplayBitsBox	OptionsDisplayBits
CmdConfigureVfs	OptionsVfs
CmdSaveSetup	SaveSetup
CmdEditExtFile	EditExtensionsFile
CmdEditFhlFile	EditFileHighlightFile
CmdFilter	Filter
CmdFishlink	ConnectFish
CmdFtplink	ConnectFtp
CmdSmblink	ConnectSmb
CmdUndelete	Undelete
CmdQuit	Quit
CmdQuietQuit	QuitQuiet
ExtMap1	ExtendedKeyMap
CmdEditUserMenu		Removed. Unused
[main:xmap] section
CmdChmod	ChangeMode
CmdChown	ChangeOwn
CmdCompareDirs	CompareDirs
CmdDiffView	CompareFiles
CmdInfo	PanelInfo
CmdQuickView	PanelQuickView
CmdLink	Link
CmdSymlink	LinkSymbolic
CmdRelativeSymlink	LinkSymbolicRelative
CmdEditSymlink	LinkSymbolicEdit
CmdExternalPanelize	ExternalPanelize
CmdReselectVfs	VfsList
CmdJobs	Jobs
CmdAddHotlist	HotListAdd
CmdCopyCurrentPathname	PutCurrentPath
CmdCopyOtherPathname	PutOtherPath
CmdCopyCurrentTagged	PutCurrentTagged
CmdCopyOtherTagged	PutOtherTagged
CmdCopyCurrentReadlink	PutCurrentLink
CmdCopyOtherReadlink	PutOtherLink
[panel] section
PanelMoveUp	Up
PanelMoveDown	Down
PanelMoveLeft	Left
PanelMoveRight	Right
PanelPrevPage	PageUp
PanelNextPage	PageDown
PanelMoveHome	Top
PanelMoveEnd	Bottom
PanelGotoTopFile	TopOnScreen
PanelGotoMiddleFile	MiddleOnScreen
PanelGotoBottomFile	BottomOnScreen
PanelCopyLocal	CopySingle
PanelRenameLocal	MoveSingle
PanelDeleteLocal	DeleteSingle
PanelStartSearch	Search
PanelSetPanelEncoding	SelectCodepage
PanelDirectoryHistoryList	History
PanelDirectoryHistoryNext	HistoryNext
PanelDirectoryHistoryPrev	HistoryPrev
PanelEditNew	EditNew
PanelViewSimple	ViewRaw
PanelSelect	Select
PanelUnselect	Unselect
PanelReverseSelection	SelectInvert
PanelSyncOtherPanel	PanelOtherSync
PanelChdirOtherPanel	PanelOtherCd
PanelChdirToReadlink	PanelOtherCdLink
PanelGotoChildDir	CdChild
PanelGotoParentDir	CdParent
PanelSmartGotoParentDir	CdParentSmart
PanelMarkFile	Mark
PanelMarkDown	MarkDown
PanelMarkUp	MarkUp
PanelDoEnter	Enter
PanelSelectSortOrder	Sort
PanelReverseSort	SortReverse
PanelToggleSortOrderPrev	SortPrev
PanelToggleSortOrderNext	SortNext
PanelSortOrderByName	SortByName
PanelSortOrderByExt	SortByExt
PanelSortOrderBySize	SortBySize
PanelSortOrderByMTime	SortByMTime
[dialog] section
DialogOK	Ok
DialogCancel	Cancel
DialogPrevItem	Up, Left	'Left' should not be used
DialogNextItem	Down, Right	'Right' should not be used
DialogHelp	Help
DialogRefresh	Refresh
DialogSuspend	Suspend
CmdDialogList	ScreenList
CmdDialogNext	ScreenNext
CmdDialogPrev	ScreenPrev
[input] section
InputBol	Home
InputEol	End
InputMoveLeft	Left
InputMoveRight	Right
InputBackwardChar		Removed. 'Left' is used instead
InputForwardChar		Removed. 'Right' is used instead
InputWordLeft	WordLeft
InputBackwardWord		Removed. 'WordLeft' is used instead
InputWordRight	WordRight
InputForwardWord		Removed. 'WordRight' is used instead
InputDeleteChar	Delete
InputBackwardDelete	Backspace
InputBackwardKillWord	DeleteToWordBegin
InputKillWord	DeleteToWordEnd
InputKillLine	DeleteToEnd
InputKillRegion	Remove
InputClearLine	Clear
InputComplete	Complete
InputSetMark	Mark
InputLeftHighlight	MarkLeft
InputRightHighlight	MarkRight
InputWordLeftHighlight	MarkToWordBegin
InputWordRightHighlight	MarkToWordEnd
InputBolHighlight	MarkToHome
InputEolHighlight	MarkToEnd
InputHistoryPrev	HistoryPrev
InputHistoryNext	HistoryNext
InputHistoryShow	History
InputXCut	Cut
InputXStore	Store
InputXPaste	Paste
InputYank	Yank
[listbox] section
ListboxMoveUp	Up
ListboxMoveDown	Down
ListboxMovePgUp	PageUp
ListboxMovePgDn	PageDown
ListboxMoveHome	Top
ListboxMoveEnd	Bottom
ListboxDeleteItem	Delete
ListboxDeleteAll	Clear
[tree] section
TreeMoveUp	Up
TreeMoveDown	Down
TreeMoveLeft	Left
TreeMoveRight	Right
TreeMovePgUp	PageUp
TreeMovePgDn	PageDown
TreeMoveHome	Top
TreeMoveEnd	Bottom
TreeCopy	Copy
TreeMove	Move
TreeRemove	Delete
TreeHelp	Help
TreeStartSearch	Search
TreeRescan	Reread
TreeToggleNav	ToggleNavigation
TreeForget	Forget
TreeOpen	Enter
[help] section
HelpIndex	Index
HelpBack	Back
HelpMoveUp	Up
HelpMoveDown	Down
HelpMovePgUp	PageUp
HelpMovePgDn	PageDown
HelpMoveHalfPgUp	HalfPageUp
HelpMoveHalfPgDn	HalfPageDown
HelpMoveTop	Top
HelpMoveBottom	Bottom
HelpSelectLink	Enter
HelpNextLink	LinkNext
HelpPrevLink	LinkPrev
HelpNextNode	NodeNext
HelpPrevNode	NodePrev
HelpHelp	Help
HelpQuit	Quit
[editor] section
EditEnter	Enter
EditUp	Up
EditDown	Down
EditLeft	Left
EditRight	Right
EditHome	Home
EditEnd	End
EditPageUp	PageUp
EditPageDown	PageDown
EditBeginningOfText	Top
EditEndOfText	Bottom
EditBeginPage	TopOnScreen
EditEndPage	BottomOnScreen
EditParagraphUp	ParagraphUp
EditParagraphDown	ParagraphDown
EditParagraphFormat	ParagraphFormat
EditRemove	Remove
EditDelete	Delete
EditBackSpace	BackSpace
EditWordLeft	WordLeft
EditWordRight	WordRight
EditDeleteWordLeft	DeleteToWordBegin
EditDeleteWordRight	DeleteToWordEnd
EditDeleteLine	DeleteLine
EditDeleteToLineBegin	DeleteToHome
EditDeleteToLineEnd	DeleteToEnd
EditReturn	Return
EditTab	Tab
EditToggleInsert	InsertOverwrite
EditUndo	Undo
EditRedo	Redo
EditInsertLiteral	InsertLiteral
EditMenu	Menu
EditUserMenu	UserMenu
	EditUserMenu	Added to edit the user menu of editor
EditSelectionHistory	History
EditHelp	Help
EditFind	Search
EditFindAgain	SearchContinue
EditReplace	Replace
EditReplaceAgain	ReplaceContinue
EditCompleteWord		Removed. 'Complete' is used instead
EditComplete	Complete
EditLoad	EditFile
EditInsertFile	InsertFile
EditSave	Save
EditSaveas	SaveAs
EditSaveBlock	BlockSave
EditShiftBlockLeft	BlockShiftLeft
EditShiftBlockRight	BlockShiftRight
EditMark	Mark
EditColumnMark	MarkColumn
EditMarkAll	MarkAll
EditLeftHighlight	MarkLeft
EditRightHighlight	MarkRight
EditUpHighlight	MarkUp
EditDownHighlight	MarkDown
EditPageUpHighlight	MarkPageUp
EditPageDownHighlight	MarkPageDown
EditParagraphUpHighlight	MarkParagraphUp
EditParagraphDownHighlight	MarkParagraphDown
EditWordLeftHighlight	MarkToWordBegin
EditWordRightHighlight	MarkToWordEnd
EditHomeHighlight	MarkToHome
EditEndHighlight	MarkToEnd
EditBeginningOfTextHighlight	MarkToFileBegin
EditEndOfTextHighlight	MarkToFileEnd
EditBeginPageHighlight	MarkToPageBegin
EditEndPageHighlight	MarkToPageEnd
EditScrollUpHighlight	MarkScrollUp
EditScrollDownHighlight	MarkScrollDown
EditLeftAltHighlight	MarkColumnLeft
EditRightAltHighlight	MarkColumnRight
EditUpAltHighlight	MarkColumnUp
EditDownAltHighlight	MarkColumnDown
EditPageUpAltHighlight	MarkColumnPageUp
EditPageDownAltHighlight	MarkColumnPageDown
EditParagraphUpAltHighlight	MarkColumnParagraphUp
EditParagraphDownAltHighlight	MarkColumnParagraphDown
EditScrollUpAltHighlight	MarkColumnScrollUp
EditScrollDownAltHighlight	MarkColumnScrollDown
EditUnmark	Unmark
EditCopy	Copy
EditMove	Move
EditScrollUp	ScrollUp
EditScrollDown	ScrollDown
EditGoto	Goto
EditToggleLineState	ShowNumbers
EditToggleTabTWS	ShowTabTws
EditToggleShowMargin	ShowMargin
EditToggleSyntax	SyntaxOnOff
EditChooseSyntax	SyntaxChoose
EditToggleBookmark	Bookmark
EditNextBookmark	BookmarkNext
EditPrevBookmark	BookmarkPrev
EditFlushBookmarks	BookmarkFlush
EditFindDefinition	Find
EditLoadNextFile	FileNext
EditLoadPrevFile	FilePrev
EditXCut	Cut
EditXStore	Store
EditXPaste	Paste
EditShell	Shell
EditRefresh	Refresh
EditSort	Sort
EditOptions	Options
EditSaveMode	OptionsSaveMode
EditMatchBracket	MatchBracket
EditDate	Date
EditMail	Mail
EditQuit	Quit
EditAbout	About
EditExtMode	ExtendedKeyMap
EditExtCmd	ExternalCommand
EditBeginRecordMacro	MacroStartRecord
EditEndRecordMacro	MacroStopRecord
EditBeginOrEndMacro	MacroStartStopRecord
EditDeleteMacro	MacroDelete
CmdLearnKeys	LearnKeys
EditFindFile		Unused. Removed
EditExecuteMacro		Unused. Removed
EditWordLeftAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditWordRightAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditHomeAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditEndAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditBeginningOfTextAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditEndOfTextAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditBeginPageAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditEndPageAltHighlight		Unused. Removed
EditSaveAndQuit		Unused. Removed
EditCheckSaveAndQuit		Unused. Removed
EditNewWindow		Unused. Removed
EditSaveDesktop		Unused. Removed
EditTerminal		Unused. Removed
EditTerminalApp		Unused. Removed
EditTypeLoadPython		Unused. Removed
EditUtil		Unused. Removed
EditRunAnother		Unused. Removed
EditDebugStart		Unused. Removed
EditDebugStop		Unused. Removed
EditDebugToggleBreak		Unused. Removed
EditDebugClear		Unused. Removed
EditDebugNext		Unused. Removed
EditDebugStep		Unused. Removed
EditDebugBackTrace		Unused. Removed
EditDebugContinue		Unused. Removed
EditDebugEnterCommand		Unused. Removed
EditDebugUntilCurser		Unused. Removed
EditCycle		Unused. Removed
EditMaximize		Unused. Removed
EditManPage		Unused. Removed
EditCtags		Unused. Removed
[editor:xmap] section
EditExecuteMacro		Unused. Removed
[viewer] section
ViewMoveUp	Up
ViewMoveDown	Down
ViewMoveLeft	Left
ViewMoveRight	Right
ViewMoveToBol	Home
ViewMoveToEol	End
ViewMovePgUp	PageUp
ViewMovePgDn	PageDown
ViewMoveHalfPgUp	HalfPageUp
ViewMoveHalfPgDn	HalfPageDown
ViewMoveTop	Top
ViewMoveBottom	Bottom
ViewHelp	Help
ViewSearch	Search
ViewSearchContinue	SearchContinue
ViewGoto	Goto
ViewNextFile	FileNext
ViewPrevFile	FilePrev
ViewToggleHexMode	HexMode
ViewToggleWrapMode	WrapMode
ViewToggleMagicMode	MagicMode
ViewToggleNroffMode	NroffMode
ViewToggleRuler	Ruler
ViewNewBookmark	Bookmark
ViewGotoBookmark	BookmarkGoto
ShowCommandLine	Shell
ViewQuit	Quit
[viewer:hex] section
ViewMoveUp	Up
ViewMoveDown	Down
ViewMoveLeft	Left
ViewMoveRight	Right
ViewMoveLeft10	LeftQuick
ViewMoveRight10	RightQuick
ViewMoveToBol	Home
ViewMoveToEol	End
ViewMovePgUp	PageUp
ViewMovePgDn	PageDown
ViewMoveTop	Top
ViewMoveBottom	Bottom
ViewHelp	Help
ViewSearch	Search
ViewSearchContinue	SearchContinue
ViewHexEditSave	Save
ViewGoto	Goto
ViewToggleHexMode	HexMode
ViewToggleHexEditMode	HexEditMode
ViewToggleHexNavMode	ToggleNavigation
ViewToggleMagicMode	MagicMode
ViewToggleNroffMode	NroffMode
ShowCommandLine	Shell
ViewQuit	Quit
[diffviewer] section
DiffUp	Up
DiffDown	Down
DiffLeft	Left
DiffRight	Right
DiffQuickLeft	LeftQuick
DiffQuickRight	RightQuick
DiffHome	Home
DiffEnd		Unused. Removed
DiffPageUp	PageUp
DiffPageDown	PageDown
DiffBOF	Top
DiffEOF	Bottom
DiffHelp	Help
DiffSearch	Search
DiffSearchContinue	SearchContinue
DiffRedo	Redo
DiffSave	Save
DiffGoto	Goto
DiffSwapPanel	Swap
DiffFull	SplitFull
DiffEqual	SplitEqual
DiffSplitMore	SplitMore
DiffSplitLess	SplitLess
DiffSetTab2	Tab2
DiffSetTab3	Tab3
DiffSetTab4	Tab4
DiffSetTab8	Tab8
DiffEditCurrent	Edit
DiffEditOther	EditOther
DiffNextHunk	HunkNext
DiffPrevHunk	HunkPrev
DiffMergeCurrentHunk	Merge
DiffDisplaySymbols	ShowSymbols
DiffDisplayNumbers	ShowNumbers
DiffOptions	Options
ShowCommandLine	Shell
DiffQuit	Quit