%general-entities; ]> MC MC (Midnight Commander) is a text-mode full-screen file manager and visual shell. It provides a clear, user-friendly, and somewhat protected interface to a Unix system while making many frequent file operations more efficient and preserving the full power of the command prompt. &lfs120_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &mc-md5sum; Download size: &mc-size; Estimated disk space required: &mc-buildsize; Estimated build time: &mc-time; MC Dependencies Required Recommended Optional , , , , , , , , , and Install MC by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --enable-charset && make To test the results, issue: make check. Now, as the root user: make install --sysconfdir=/etc: This switch places the global configuration directory in /etc. --enable-charset: This switch adds support to mcedit for editing files in encodings different from the one implied by the current locale. --with-search-engine=pcre2: Use this switch if you would prefer to use instead of GLib for the built-in search engine. Alternatively, you can pass 'pcre' instead of 'pcre2' if you prefer to use . ~/.config/mc/* ~/.config/.mc/* The ~/.config/mc directory and its contents are created when you start mc for the first time. Then you can edit the main ~/.config/mc/ini configuration file manually or through the MC shell. Consult the mc(1) man page for details. Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories mc and the symlinks mcdiff, mcedit and mcview None /etc/mc and /usr/{libexec,share}/mc Short Descriptions mc is a visual shell mc mcdiff is an internal visual diff tool mcdiff mcedit is an internal file editor mcedit mcview is an internal file viewer mcview