Go to file/directory in Midnight Commander by typing

One thing I really miss in Midnight Commander (compared to some GUI file explorers, like f.e. Thunar) is the ability to go to a certain directory by just typing prefix of its name.

For example for a current directory containing:

files
other
many
many_other
some

Typing man would take me to (focus) directory many. Is there any plugin that would let me configure MC that way?

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You don't need any plugins. You have two options:

In current directory panel, type Alt+s or Ctrl+s, then type your search pattern, the cursor will jump to the matches sequentially. To toggle through all results that match the current pattern, repeat the keystroke.

Note: The Ctrl+s combination will freeze many terminal implementations (press [Ctrl+q to unfreeze), so use Alt+s instead if that happens to you.
Disable Command prompt in Options/Layout.

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GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.21

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connect(3, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(6011),
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