1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/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-md5sum "18b20db6e40480a53bac2870c56fc3c4">
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10 | <!ENTITY mc-size "3.8 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY mc-buildsize "29 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY mc-time "0.4 SBU">
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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 | <?dbhtml filename="mc.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | <keywordset>
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22 | <keyword role="package">mc-&mc-version;.tar</keyword>
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23 | <keyword role="ftpdir">mc</keyword>
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24 | </keywordset>
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25 | </sect1info>
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26 |
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27 | <title>MC-&mc-version;</title>
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28 |
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29 | <indexterm zone="mc">
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30 | <primary sortas="a-MC">MC</primary>
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31 | </indexterm>
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32 |
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33 | <sect2 role="package">
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34 | <title>Introduction to MC</title>
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35 |
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36 | <para><application>MC</application> (Midnight Commander) is a text-mode
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37 | full-screen file manager and visual shell. It provides a clear,
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38 | user-friendly, and somewhat protected interface to a Unix system while
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39 | making many frequent file operations more efficient and preserving the
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40 | full power of the command prompt.</para>
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41 |
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42 | <caution>
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43 | <para>The <application>MC</application> package has some issues when
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44 | used in a UTF-8 based locale. For a full explanation of the issues, see
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45 | the <xref linkend="locale-mc"/> section of the
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46 | <xref linkend="locale-issues"/>.</para>
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47 | </caution>
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48 |
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49 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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50 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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51 | <listitem>
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52 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-http;"/></para>
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53 | </listitem>
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54 | <listitem>
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55 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-ftp;"/></para>
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56 | </listitem>
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57 | <listitem>
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58 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &mc-md5sum;</para>
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59 | </listitem>
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60 | <listitem>
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61 | <para>Download size: &mc-size;</para>
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62 | </listitem>
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63 | <listitem>
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64 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &mc-buildsize;</para>
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65 | </listitem>
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66 | <listitem>
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67 | <para>Estimated build time: &mc-time;</para>
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68 | </listitem>
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69 | </itemizedlist>
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70 |
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71 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">MC Dependencies</bridgehead>
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72 |
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73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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74 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="GLib"/> or
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75 | <xref linkend="glib2"/></para>
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76 |
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77 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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78 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="gpm"/>,
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79 | X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>),
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80 | <xref linkend="samba3"/>,
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81 | <xref linkend="slang"/>,
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82 | <xref linkend="zip"/>,
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83 | <xref linkend="unzip"/>, and
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84 | <xref linkend="gnome-libs"/></para>
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85 |
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86 | </sect2>
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87 |
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88 | <sect2 role="installation">
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89 | <title>Installation of MC</title>
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90 |
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91 | <para>Install <application>MC</application> by
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92 | running the following commands:</para>
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93 |
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94 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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95 | make</userinput></screen>
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96 |
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97 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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98 |
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99 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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100 |
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101 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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102 |
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103 | </sect2>
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104 |
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105 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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106 | <title>Configuring MC</title>
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107 |
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108 | <sect3 id="mc-config">
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109 | <title>Config Files</title>
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110 |
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111 | <para><filename>~/.mc/*</filename></para>
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112 |
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113 | <indexterm zone="mc mc-config">
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114 | <primary sortas="e-AA..mc/*">~/..mc/*</primary>
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115 | </indexterm>
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116 |
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117 | </sect3>
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118 |
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119 | <sect3>
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120 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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121 |
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122 | <para>The <filename class="directory">~/.mc</filename> directory and
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123 | its contents are created when you start <command>mc</command> for the
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124 | first time. Then you can edit the main <filename>~/.mc/ini</filename>
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125 | configuration file manually or through the <application>MC</application>
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126 | shell. Consult the mc(1) man page for details.</para>
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127 |
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128 | </sect3>
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129 |
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130 | </sect2>
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131 |
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132 | <sect2 role="content">
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133 | <title>Contents</title>
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134 |
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135 | <segmentedlist>
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136 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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137 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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138 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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139 |
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140 | <seglistitem>
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141 | <seg>mc, mcedit, mcmfmt, and mcview</seg>
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142 | <seg>None</seg>
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143 | <seg>/usr/share/mc and /usr/lib/mc</seg>
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144 | </seglistitem>
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145 | </segmentedlist>
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146 |
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147 | <variablelist>
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148 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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149 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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150 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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151 |
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152 | <varlistentry id="mc-prog">
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153 | <term><command>mc</command></term>
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154 | <listitem>
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155 | <para>is a visual shell.</para>
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156 | <indexterm zone="mc mc-prog">
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157 | <primary sortas="b-mc">mc</primary>
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158 | </indexterm>
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159 | </listitem>
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160 | </varlistentry>
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161 |
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162 | <varlistentry id="mcedit">
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163 | <term><command>mcedit</command></term>
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164 | <listitem>
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165 | <para>is an internal file editor.</para>
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166 | <indexterm zone="mc mcedit">
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167 | <primary sortas="b-mcedit">mcedit</primary>
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168 | </indexterm>
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169 | </listitem>
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170 | </varlistentry>
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171 |
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172 | <varlistentry id="mcview">
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173 | <term><command>mcview</command></term>
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174 | <listitem>
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175 | <para>is an internal file viewer.</para>
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176 | <indexterm zone="mc mcview">
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177 | <primary sortas="b-mcview">mcview</primary>
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178 | </indexterm>
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179 | </listitem>
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180 | </varlistentry>
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181 |
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182 | </variablelist>
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183 |
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184 | </sect2>
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185 |
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186 | </sect1>
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