1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY mc-download-http "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/mc/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY mc-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/util/shell/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz">
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9 | <!ENTITY mc-size "3.6 MB">
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10 | <!ENTITY mc-buildsize "31 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY mc-time "0.45 SBU">
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12 |
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="mc" xreflabel="MC-&mc-version;">
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16 | <sect1info>
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17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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19 | </sect1info>
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20 | <?dbhtml filename="mc.html"?>
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21 | <title><acronym>MC</acronym>-&mc-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <sect2>
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24 | <title>Introduction to
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25 | <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
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26 |
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27 | <para><application><acronym>MC</acronym></application>
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28 | (Midnight Commander) is a text-mode full-screen file manager and visual
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29 | shell. It provides a clear, user-friendly, and somewhat protected
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30 | interface to a Unix system while making many frequent file operations
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31 | more efficient and preserving the full power of the command
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32 | prompt.</para>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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35 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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36 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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37 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &mc-size;</para></listitem>
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39 | <listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &mc-buildsize;</para></listitem><listitem><para>Estimated build time: &mc-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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40 | </sect3>
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41 |
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42 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
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43 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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44 | <para><xref linkend="GLib"/> or <xref linkend="GLib2"/>
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45 | </para></sect4>
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46 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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47 | <para>
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48 | <xref linkend="gpm"/>,
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49 | X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>),
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50 | <xref linkend="samba3"/>,
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51 | <xref linkend="slang"/>,
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52 | <xref linkend="zip"/>,
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53 | <xref linkend="unzip"/> and
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54 | <xref linkend="gnome-libs"/>
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55 | </para></sect4>
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56 | </sect3>
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57 |
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58 | </sect2>
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59 |
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60 | <sect2>
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61 | <title>Installation of
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62 | <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
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63 |
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64 | <para>Install <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> by
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65 | running the following commands:</para>
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66 |
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67 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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68 | make &&
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69 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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70 |
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71 | </sect2>
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72 |
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73 | <sect2>
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74 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
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75 |
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76 | <sect3><title>Config files</title>
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77 | <para><filename>~/.mc/*</filename></para>
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78 | </sect3>
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79 |
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80 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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81 |
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82 | <para>The <filename class="directory">~/.mc</filename> directory and
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83 | its contents are created when you start <command>mc</command> for the
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84 | first time. Then you can edit the main <filename>~/.mc/ini</filename> configuration
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85 | file manually or through the <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> shell.
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86 | Consult the mc(1) man page for details.</para>
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87 |
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88 | </sect3>
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89 |
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90 | </sect2>
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91 |
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92 | <sect2>
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93 | <title>Contents</title>
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94 |
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95 | <para>The <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> package
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96 | contains <command>mc</command>, <command>mcedit</command>,
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97 | <command>mcmfmt</command> and <command>mcview</command>.</para>
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98 |
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99 | </sect2>
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100 |
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101 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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102 |
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103 | <sect3><title>mc</title>
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104 | <para><command>mc</command> is a visual shell.</para></sect3>
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105 |
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106 | <sect3><title>mcedit</title>
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107 | <para><command>mcedit</command> is an internal file
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108 | editor.</para></sect3>
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109 |
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110 | <sect3><title>mcview</title>
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111 | <para><command>mcview</command> is an internal file
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112 | viewer.</para></sect3>
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113 |
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114 | </sect2>
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115 |
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116 | </sect1>
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