How to enable find-as-you-type behavior?

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Ok, I just need Total Commander 'quick search' feature to be enabled. How can I do it?

Scott - Слава Україні · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-16 20:32:41Z

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Alt+S will show the "quick search" in Midnight Commander.

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answered Mar 10, 2010 at 13:48

S.Hoekstra

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Thanks! Can I turn this on by default (so I won't need to press extra Alt-S to begin searhing and maybe another key combiantion to focus on command line)?
– jonny
Mar 10, 2010 at 14:16
Glad it helped you out, i don't have a clue on how to enable it by default though.
– S.Hoekstra
Mar 10, 2010 at 16:50
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Is there a way to make this case insensitive?
– Gaurav
Mar 7, 2019 at 7:22
In case anyone gets here misremembering Alt+S for Ctrl+S: hit Ctrl+Q to unfreeze the terminal...
– toraritte
Jul 3, 2020 at 15:57

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Lexa · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-07 12:36:26Z

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Go to Options > Layout and disable Command prompt. You'll get the desired behavior.

answered May 7, 2012 at 12:36

Lexa

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Awesome. Unfortunately it only searches the beginning of the name.
– TheStoryCoder
Sep 21, 2017 at 13:14
What I really want is this behavior, but in addition pressing Arrow right to enter shell mode. It's like this in Total Commander on windows.
– Yngvar Kristiansen
Jan 24, 2021 at 18:12
@TheStoryCoder if you use "*" as the first character in the search, it will also search within names :-)
– Regisz
Jun 17, 2021 at 13:04
@Regisz Oh nice, didn't even think of that. If I only press * as the beginning character though it will just select all my files, but if I press space and then * it works :)
– TheStoryCoder
Jun 18, 2021 at 13:18
@TheStoryCoder cool :-)
– Regisz
Jun 18, 2021 at 18:24

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