diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
index 9fd6268350..ced23fb755 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/handlers.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::editor::EditorResult;
 use crate::editor::{completion::CompletionMode, Mode, PromptKind};
 use crate::key::{Key, Modifiers};
 
-use super::Editor;
+use super::{Buffer, Editor};
 
 impl Editor {
     /// Handle a key event. Returns the [`EditorResult`] for the
@@ -138,6 +138,52 @@ impl Editor {
         if key == Key::f(15) {
             return self.open_prompt(PromptKind::InsertFile);
         }
+        // Ctrl-Insert — Copy selection (MC Store, parity with F5).
+        if key.code == 0xECB4 && key.mods.contains(Modifiers::CTRL) {
+            if let Some(text) = self.cursor.selected_text(&self.buffer) {
+                self.clipboard = Some(text.to_string());
+                let _ = crate::editor::clipboard_osc52::osc52_copy(&text);
+                self.message = Some("Copied".to_string());
+            }
+            return EditorResult::Running;
+        }
+        // Shift-Delete — Cut selection (MC Cut, parity with F6).
+        if key.code == Key::DELETE.code && key.mods == Modifiers::SHIFT {
+            if let Some(text) = self.cursor.selected_text(&self.buffer) {
+                self.clipboard = Some(text.to_string());
+                let _ = crate::editor::clipboard_osc52::osc52_copy(&text);
+                self.cursor.delete_selection(&mut self.buffer);
+                self.cursor.set_position(self.buffer.cursor(), &self.buffer);
+                self.modified = true;
+                self.message = Some("Cut".to_string());
+            }
+            return EditorResult::Running;
+        }
+        // Shift-Tab — Unindent selected block by one tab width,
+        // or insert a literal tab if no selection (MC parity:
+        // Shift-Tab is treated as Tab alias when no selection).
+        if key.code == 0x09 && key.mods.contains(Modifiers::SHIFT) && !key.mods.contains(Modifiers::ALT) {
+            if self.cursor.has_selection() {
+                self.unindent_selection();
+            }
+            return EditorResult::Running;
+        }
+        // Ctrl-N — New file: discard current buffer after save
+        // prompt if dirty (MC EditNew).
+        if key == Key::ctrl('n') {
+            if self.modified {
+                self.message = Some("Save before new file (F2)".to_string());
+                return EditorResult::Running;
+            }
+            self.buffer = Buffer::new();
+            self.path = None;
+            self.title = " (new) ".to_string();
+            self.cursor.set_position(0, &self.buffer);
+            self.view.set_top_line(0, &self.buffer);
+            self.modified = false;
+            self.message = Some("New file".to_string());
+            return EditorResult::Running;
+        }
         // Alt-letter prompt shortcuts work from any non-prompt mode.
         if let Some(r) = self.try_global_shortcut(key) {
             return r;
diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
index f18e6f95fb..70c2bb4e1b 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/tlc/source/src/editor/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ pub mod clipboard_osc52;
 pub mod completion;
 pub mod cursor;
 pub mod cursor_shape;
+/// Per-file cursor position save/restore (MC `~/.mc/filepos`).
+pub mod filepos;
 pub mod folding;
 pub mod format;
 pub mod goto;
@@ -310,6 +312,56 @@ bracket_flash: None,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Restore cursor line/column from the filepos database for the
+    /// current file. Returns true if a saved position was found and
+    /// applied.
+    pub fn restore_cursor_position(&mut self) -> bool {
+        let Some(path) = self.path.as_deref() else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        let Some(pos) = filepos::load(path) else {
+            return false;
+        };
+        if pos.line >= 1 {
+            if let Ok(off) = crate::editor::goto::line_to_offset(&self.buffer, pos.line) {
+                let line_len = self.buffer.line_length((pos.line - 1) as usize);
+                let col = (pos.column as usize).min(line_len);
+                self.buffer.set_cursor(off + col);
+                self.cursor.set_position(off + col, &self.buffer);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
+    /// Save the current cursor line/column to the filepos database.
+    /// No-op if the buffer has no path. Errors are silently
+    /// dropped — filepos is a best-effort UX feature.
+    pub fn save_cursor_position(&self) {
+        let Some(path) = self.path.as_deref() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let cursor = self.cursor.position();
+        let mut line = 0u32;
+        let mut line_start = 0usize;
+        for (i, b) in self.buffer.as_string().as_bytes().iter().enumerate() {
+            if i == cursor {
+                break;
+            }
+            if *b == b'\n' {
+                line += 1;
+                line_start = i + 1;
+            }
+        }
+        let _ = filepos::save(
+            path,
+            filepos::CursorPos {
+                line: line + 1,
+                column: (cursor - line_start) as u32,
+            },
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Borrow the underlying buffer.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn buffer(&self) -> &Buffer {
@@ -625,6 +677,62 @@ bracket_flash: None,
         self.message = Some("Formatted paragraph".to_string());
     }
 
+    /// Shift-Tab — remove one indentation level from each selected
+    /// line. A "level" is either a single tab or up to 8 leading
+    /// spaces. Lines with no leading whitespace are skipped.
+    pub fn unindent_selection(&mut self) {
+        let Some((start, end)) = self.cursor.selection() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let text = self.buffer.as_string();
+        let mut line_start = start;
+        while line_start > 0 && text.as_bytes()[line_start - 1] != b'\n' {
+            line_start -= 1;
+        }
+        let mut line_end = end;
+        if line_end > 0 && line_end < text.len() && text.as_bytes()[line_end - 1] != b'\n' {
+            while line_end < text.len() && text.as_bytes()[line_end] != b'\n' {
+                line_end += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        let segment = &text[line_start..line_end];
+        let mut new_segment = String::with_capacity(segment.len());
+        let mut removed = 0usize;
+        for line in segment.split_inclusive('\n') {
+            let content = line.strip_suffix('\n').unwrap_or(line);
+            let nl = if line.ends_with('\n') { "\n" } else { "" };
+            if content.starts_with('\t') {
+                new_segment.push_str(&content[1..]);
+                removed += 1;
+            } else {
+                let spaces = content.bytes().take_while(|&b| b == b' ').count().min(8);
+                if spaces > 0 {
+                    new_segment.push_str(&content[spaces..]);
+                    removed += spaces;
+                } else {
+                    new_segment.push_str(content);
+                }
+            }
+            new_segment.push_str(nl);
+        }
+        if removed == 0 {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.buffer.begin_undo_group();
+        self.buffer.set_cursor(line_start);
+        for _ in line_start..line_end {
+            self.buffer.delete_forward();
+        }
+        self.buffer.insert_str(&new_segment);
+        let new_cursor = self.cursor.position().saturating_sub(removed.min(1));
+        self.buffer.set_cursor(new_cursor);
+        self.cursor.set_position(new_cursor, &self.buffer);
+        self.cursor.clear_selection();
+        self.buffer.end_undo_group();
+        self.modified = true;
+        self.message = Some("Unindented".to_string());
+    }
+
     /// Jump to the tag named `name`. Loads the tags file from the
     /// buffer's current directory (or the file's parent if
     /// untitled), looks up the name, and moves the cursor to the
@@ -741,6 +849,8 @@ pub fn open_file(file: &str, line: Option<u64>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             let off = ed.buffer.line_offset(target);
             ed.cursor.set_position(off, &ed.buffer);
         }
+    } else {
+        ed.restore_cursor_position();
     }
 
     let mut tui = crate::terminal::Tui::new()?;
@@ -772,9 +882,13 @@ pub fn open_file(file: &str, line: Option<u64>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             EditorResult::Save => {
                 let _ = ed.save();
             }
-            EditorResult::Close => break,
+            EditorResult::Close => {
+                ed.save_cursor_position();
+                break;
+            }
             EditorResult::SaveThenClose => {
                 let _ = ed.save();
+                ed.save_cursor_position();
                 break;
             }
             EditorResult::DiscardThenClose => break,
@@ -2028,5 +2142,84 @@ mod tests {
         e.handle_key(Key::alt('p'));
         assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), before);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shift_tab_with_selection_unindents() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("\thello\n\tworld\n");
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(0);
+        e.cursor.set_position(0, &e.buffer);
+        e.cursor.start_selection();
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(e.buffer.as_string().len());
+        e.cursor.set_position(e.buffer.as_string().len(), &e.buffer);
+        e.unindent_selection();
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "hello\nworld\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shift_tab_without_selection_is_noop() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("hello\n");
+        e.handle_key(Key {
+            code: 0x09,
+            mods: Modifiers::SHIFT,
+        });
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "hello\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ctrl_n_clears_buffer_when_clean() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("dirty content\n");
+        e.buffer.mark_saved();
+        e.modified = false;
+        e.handle_key(Key::ctrl('n'));
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "");
+        assert!(!e.is_modified());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ctrl_n_blocked_when_dirty() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("unsaved\n");
+        assert!(e.is_modified());
+        e.handle_key(Key::ctrl('n'));
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "unsaved\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ctrl_insert_copies_selection() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("hello world\n");
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(0);
+        e.cursor.set_position(0, &e.buffer);
+        e.cursor.start_selection();
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(5);
+        e.cursor.set_position(5, &e.buffer);
+        e.handle_key(Key {
+            code: 0xECB4,
+            mods: Modifiers::CTRL,
+        });
+        assert_eq!(e.clipboard.as_deref(), Some("hello"));
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), "hello world\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn shift_delete_cuts_selection() {
+        let mut e = make_empty();
+        e.insert_str("hello world\n");
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(0);
+        e.cursor.set_position(0, &e.buffer);
+        e.cursor.start_selection();
+        e.buffer.set_cursor(5);
+        e.cursor.set_position(5, &e.buffer);
+        e.handle_key(Key {
+            code: Key::DELETE.code,
+            mods: Modifiers::SHIFT,
+        });
+        assert_eq!(e.clipboard.as_deref(), Some("hello"));
+        assert_eq!(e.buffer().as_string(), " world\n");
+        assert!(e.is_modified());
+    }
 }