[mc] Editor: Search

Jörg Thümmler listen at vordruckleitverlag.de
Wed Jun 3 05:46:26 UTC 2026


Am 03.06.26 um 00:21 schrieb mi via mc:
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> I seem to remember that in the past, when i used the text search in the editor (f7), the last search expression (word, pattern) has been 'remembered' so that when i hit f7 again, it still had it in the input field and i just needed to hit 'enter' to repeat the search, or i could modify the search quickly.
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> But i am not sure, maybe i am confusing with another app ...
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> But anyway, is there a way to achieve that behavior ?
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> A related question is, i can't seem to make 'SearchContinue' working. The default key weon't work for me, my keyboard ends with f12. So i tried to redefine In the users keymap file, in section [Editor],
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>   Search = f7

Hi,

hmm, my 4.8.30 version does remember the search item.
IMHO searches are stored in ~/.local/share/mc/history, do you have this 
and it's writeable?

And I defined all the F13-F20 to shift+F3 - shift+F10, I think, thats 
what most people do...

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jth


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