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 Filters support regexes to instantly (search-as-you-type) list the matching entries in the current directory.
 
 There are 3 ways to reset a filter:
-- pressing <kbd>^L</kbd>
+- pressing <kbd>^L</kbd> (at the new/rename prompt <kbd>^L</kbd> followed by <kbd>Enter</kbd> discards all changes and exits prompt)
 - a search with no matches
 - an extra backspace at the filter prompt (like vi)
 
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 Filters support regexes to instantly (search-as-you-type) list the matching
 entries in the current directory.
 .Pp
-There are 3 ways to reset a filter: (1) pressing \fI^L\fR, (2) a search with no matches or
-(3) an extra backspace at the filter prompt (like vi).
+There are 3 ways to reset a filter: (1) pressing \fI^L\fR (at the new/rename
+prompt \fI^L\fR followed by \fIEnter\fR discards all changes and exits prompt),
+(2) a search with no matches or (3) an extra backspace at the filter prompt (like vi).
 .Pp
 Common use cases: (1) To list all matches starting with the filter expression,
 start the expression with a '^' (caret) symbol. (2) Type '\\.mkv' to list all MKV files.