%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ MC-&mc-version; MC Introduction to 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. &lfs91_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 and Recommended Optional , , , , , and User Notes: Installation of MC Install MC by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=/usr \ --sysconfdir=/etc \ --enable-charset && make To test the results, issue: make check. One test concerning rpm files fails. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations --sysconfdir=/etc: This switch places the global configureation 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. Configuring MC Config Files ~/.config/mc/* ~/.config/.mc/* Configuration Information 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. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories mc and the symlinks mcdiff, mcedit and mcview None /etc/mc and /usr/{libexec,share}/mc Short Descriptions cons.saver is used internally by mc for saving and restoring the text behind the panels on Linux text console. cons.saver 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