glfs/general/sysutils/mc.xml
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
%general-entities;
<!ENTITY mc-download-http "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/managers/mc/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY mc-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.uni-koeln.de/util/shell/mc-&mc-version;.tar.gz">
<!ENTITY mc-size "3.6 MB">
<!ENTITY mc-buildsize "31 MB">
<!ENTITY mc-time "0.45 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="mc" xreflabel="MC-&mc-version;">
<?dbhtml filename="mc.html"?>
<title><acronym>MC</acronym>-&mc-version;</title>
<sect2>
<title>Introduction to
<application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
<para><application><acronym>MC</acronym></application>
(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.</para>
<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&mc-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &mc-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &mc-buildsize;</para></listitem><listitem><para>Estimated build time: &mc-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3><title><application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="GLib"/> or <xref linkend="GLib2"/>
</para></sect4>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para>
<xref linkend="gpm"/>,
X (<xref linkend="xfree86"/> or <xref linkend="xorg"/>),
<xref linkend="samba3"/>,
<xref linkend="slang"/>,
<xref linkend="zip"/>,
<xref linkend="unzip"/> and
<xref linkend="gnome-libs"/>
</para></sect4>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Installation of
<application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
<para>Install <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> by
running the following commands:</para>
<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make &amp;&amp;
make install</command></userinput></screen>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application></title>
<sect3><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>~/.mc/*</filename></para>
</sect3>
<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
<para>The <filename class="directory">~/.mc</filename> directory and
its contents are created when you start <command>mc</command> for the
first time. Then you can edit the main <filename>~/.mc/ini</filename> configuration
file manually or through the <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> shell.
Consult the mc(1) man page for details.</para>
</sect3>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>
<para>The <application><acronym>MC</acronym></application> package
contains <command>mc</command>, <command>mcedit</command>,
<command>mcmfmt</command> and <command>mcview</command>.</para>
</sect2>
<sect2><title>Description</title>
<sect3><title>mc</title>
<para><command>mc</command> is a visual shell.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>mcedit</title>
<para><command>mcedit</command> is an internal file
editor.</para></sect3>
<sect3><title>mcview</title>
<para><command>mcview</command> is an internal file
viewer.</para></sect3>
</sect2>
</sect1>