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|Name=GNU Midnight Commander | |Name=GNU Midnight Commander | ||
|Short description=Unix file manager | |Short description=Unix file manager | ||
− | |Full description='''Midnight Commander''' is | + | |Full description='''Midnight Commander''' (a.k.a. MC) is a command-line file manager laid out in a common two-pane format. In addition to standard file management tasks such as copying and moving, Midnight Commander also supports viewing the contents of RPM package files and other archives and managing files on other computers via FTP or [Files transferred over shell protocol FISH]. It also includes a powerful text editor for opening text files. [[Emacs]]-like key bindings are used in all widgets. |
|Homepage URL=http://www.midnight-commander.org/ | |Homepage URL=http://www.midnight-commander.org/ | ||
|User level=beginner | |User level=beginner | ||
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc.git | |VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc.git | ||
|Computer languages=C | |Computer languages=C | ||
− | |Documentation note= | + | |Documentation note=User man page included. |
− | |Related projects=GNOME Commander | + | |
+ | * Use the F-Keys for invoking the commands in the function key bar. | ||
+ | If your terminal doesn't support F-keys, you can use the <ESC digit> | ||
+ | sequence to invoke the corresponding F-digit key. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * Tab changes the current panel. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * All input lines have [[emacs]]-like key-bindings (command history is accessed through the M-p and M-n keys). | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The panels accept C-n, C-p for browsing the panel (like in [[Emacs]]). | ||
+ | |||
+ | * M-Enter copies the currently selected file name to the input line. | ||
+ | |||
+ | * M-Tab completes the current word (or tries to). | ||
+ | |||
+ | * The Virtual File System is a cute addition to the project, you may browse in tar and compressed tar files as well as browsing remote machines with the fish file system. | ||
+ | |Related projects=GNOME Commander,emacs | ||
|Keywords=file manager,Gnome,x,midnight commander,X Windows System | |Keywords=file manager,Gnome,x,midnight commander,X Windows System | ||
|Version identifier=4.8.18 | |Version identifier=4.8.18 | ||
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|License verified by=Genium | |License verified by=Genium | ||
|License verified date=2015/11/09 | |License verified date=2015/11/09 | ||
+ | |License note=http://www.midnight-commander.org/browser/doc/COPYING | ||
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{{Person | {{Person | ||
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{{Software category | {{Software category | ||
− | |Interface=x-window-system, file-manager | + | |Interface=command-line, console, x-window-system, file-manager |
|Programming-language=C | |Programming-language=C | ||
|Runs-on=Windows, BSD, OS X, GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd | |Runs-on=Windows, BSD, OS X, GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd | ||
− | |Use=interface | + | |Text-creation=editor |
+ | |Use=copying, editing, interface, reading, system-administration, text-creation | ||
|Uitoolkit=ncurses | |Uitoolkit=ncurses | ||
}} | }} |
Revision as of 14:11, 23 December 2016
GNU Midnight Commander
https://www.midnight-commander.org/
A console based dual pane file manager.
Midnight Commander is a command-line file manager laid out in a common two-pane format. In addition to standard file management tasks such as copying and moving, Midnight Commander also supports viewing the contents of RPM package files and other archives and managing files on other computers via FTP or FISH. It also includes a powerful text editor for opening text files. Emacs-like key bindings are used in all widgets.
This is a GNU package:mc
Download
https://midnight-commander.org/nopaste/tarball/mc-4.8.29-pre1.tar.xz
version 4.8.29-pre1
(testing)
released on 5 January 2023
Categories
- Interface:file-manager
- Interface:x-window-system
- Interface:command-line
- Interface:console
- Programming-language:C
- Runs-on:GNU/Linux
- Runs-on:Windows
- Runs-on:BSD
- Runs-on:OS X
- Runs-on:GNU/Hurd
- Text-creation:editor
- UI Toolkit:ncurses
- Use:interface
- Use:copying
- Use:editing
- Use:reading
- Use:system-administration
- Use:text-creation
Licensing
License
Verified by
Verified on
Notes
License
Verified by
Genium
Verified on
5 January 2023
Leaders and contributors
Contact(s) | Role |
---|---|
Yury V. Zaytsev | Co-maintainer |
Resources and communication
Audience | Resource type | URI |
---|---|---|
VCS Repository Webview | https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/ | |
Debian (Ref) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mc | |
Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mc/ | |
Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
Mailing List | https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc-devel/ | |
Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/mc/ | |
Maintainers | mc-devel@gnome.org | |
Download | http://ftp.midnight-commander.org | |
Mailing List | https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc/ | |
Wikidata | General | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1340000 |
Software prerequisites
Kind | Description |
---|---|
Required to build | libtool |
Required to build | autoconf |
Required to build | gettext >= 0.18.1 |
Required to build | gcc |
Required to build | automake |
Required to build | make |
Required to build | S-lang or ncurses |
Required to build | glib >= 2.30 |
Required to build | glibc |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 5 January 2023.
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