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:Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Midnight Commander
Linux.com: CLI for Noobies: Midnight Commander
Jul 7, 2004, 07 :00 UTC (8 Talkback[s]) (6896 reads)

(Other stories by Joe Bolin)

"With the vast power of the GNU/Linux command line comes an equal amount of complexity. Trying to remember the multitude of commands can be overwhelming at times. As you sit staring at the blackness of your monitor, you wish for an easier way to tame this thing called CLI. Relax all of you GUI addicts, it is now time to introduce you to the wonderful world of Midnight Commander.

"Midnight Commander (MC) is a clone of a DOS utility called Norton Commander and belongs to a large family of console based file managers known simply as Commanders, or Orthodox File Managers..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
...mainly for things like exploring the  ...   I use mc all the time...   
Richard Steiner
Jul 7, 2004, 12:37:31
 
I've tried many file managers, inclu ...   MC: Simple, yet effective!   
Joe Bravo
Jul 7, 2004, 13:23:55
 
Simple set your $EDITOR Variable rightan ...   use vim as an editor   
Nolon
Jul 7, 2004, 14:17:56
 
I just did the Linux Journal's Reade ...   Favorite admin tool   
Nate Bargmann
Jul 7, 2004, 15:00:53
 
As kludgy as the mc internal editor is,  ...   Re: use vim as an editor   
Nate Bargmann
Jul 7, 2004, 16:14:45
 
Midnight Commander - Simply the best for ...   MC - Simply the best on the CLI !!!   
watchman
Jul 7, 2004, 18:11:34
 
> all the timesame here.And it can turn  ...   Re: I use mc all the time...   
R.L.
Jul 7, 2004, 19:29:45
 
I was just about to recommend emelfm2 to ...   Re: Re: I use mc all the time...   
Michael Scottaline
Jul 8, 2004, 00:31:12
 
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