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mc
GNU Midnight Commander is a text-mode full-screen file manager. It uses a two panel interface and a subshell for command execution. It includes an internal editor with syntax highlighting and an internal viewer with support for binary files. Also included is Virtual Filesystem (VFS), that allows files on remote systems (e.g. FTP, SSH servers) and files inside archives to be manipulated like real files.
Installed size: 1.55 MB
How to install: sudo apt install mc
Dependencies:
- libc6
 - libext2fs2t64
 - libglib2.0-0t64
 - libgpm2
 - libslang2
 - libssh2-1t64
 - mc-data
 
mc
Visual shell for Unix-like systems.
root@kali:~# mc -h
Usage:
  mc [OPTION?] [this_dir] [other_panel_dir]
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.33
Help Options:
  -h, --help                Show help options
  --help-all                Show all help options
  --help-terminal           Terminal options
  --help-color              Color options
Application Options:
  -V, --version             Displays the current version
  -f, --datadir             Print data directory
  -F, --datadir-info        Print extended info about used data directories
  --configure-options       Print configure options
  -P, --printwd=<file>      Print last working directory to specified file
  -U, --subshell            Enables subshell support (default)
  -u, --nosubshell          Disables subshell support
  -l, --ftplog=<file>       Log ftp dialog to specified file
  -v, --view=<file>         Launches the file viewer on a file
  -e, --edit=<file> ...     Edit files
Please send any bug reports (including the output of 'mc -V')
as tickets at www.midnight-commander.org
mcdiff
Visual shell for Unix-like systems.
root@kali:~# mcdiff -h
Usage:
  mcdiff [OPTION?] file1 file2
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.33
Help Options:
  -h, --help                Show help options
  --help-all                Show all help options
  --help-terminal           Terminal options
  --help-color              Color options
Application Options:
  -V, --version             Displays the current version
  -f, --datadir             Print data directory
  -F, --datadir-info        Print extended info about used data directories
  --configure-options       Print configure options
  -P, --printwd=<file>      Print last working directory to specified file
  -U, --subshell            Enables subshell support (default)
  -u, --nosubshell          Disables subshell support
  -l, --ftplog=<file>       Log ftp dialog to specified file
  -v, --view=<file>         Launches the file viewer on a file
  -e, --edit=<file> ...     Edit files
Please send any bug reports (including the output of 'mc -V')
as tickets at www.midnight-commander.org
mcedit
Internal file editor of GNU Midnight Commander.
root@kali:~# mcedit -h
Usage:
  mcedit [OPTION?] [+lineno] file1[:lineno] [file2[:lineno]...]
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.33
Help Options:
  -h, --help                Show help options
  --help-all                Show all help options
  --help-terminal           Terminal options
  --help-color              Color options
Application Options:
  -V, --version             Displays the current version
  -f, --datadir             Print data directory
  -F, --datadir-info        Print extended info about used data directories
  --configure-options       Print configure options
  -P, --printwd=<file>      Print last working directory to specified file
  -U, --subshell            Enables subshell support (default)
  -u, --nosubshell          Disables subshell support
  -l, --ftplog=<file>       Log ftp dialog to specified file
  -v, --view=<file>         Launches the file viewer on a file
  -e, --edit=<file> ...     Edit files
Please send any bug reports (including the output of 'mc -V')
as tickets at www.midnight-commander.org
mcview
Internal file viewer of GNU Midnight Commander.
root@kali:~# mcview -h
Usage:
  mcview [OPTION?] file
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.33
Help Options:
  -h, --help                Show help options
  --help-all                Show all help options
  --help-terminal           Terminal options
  --help-color              Color options
Application Options:
  -V, --version             Displays the current version
  -f, --datadir             Print data directory
  -F, --datadir-info        Print extended info about used data directories
  --configure-options       Print configure options
  -P, --printwd=<file>      Print last working directory to specified file
  -U, --subshell            Enables subshell support (default)
  -u, --nosubshell          Disables subshell support
  -l, --ftplog=<file>       Log ftp dialog to specified file
  -v, --view=<file>         Launches the file viewer on a file
  -e, --edit=<file> ...     Edit files
Please send any bug reports (including the output of 'mc -V')
as tickets at www.midnight-commander.org
mc-data
GNU Midnight Commander is a text-mode full-screen file manager. It uses a two panel interface and a subshell for command execution. It includes an internal editor with syntax highlighting and an internal viewer with support for binary files. Also included is Virtual Filesystem (VFS), that allows files on remote systems (e.g. FTP, SSH servers) and files inside archives to be manipulated like real files.
This package provides architecture independent files
Installed size: 6.12 MB
How to install: sudo apt install mc-data
Updated on: 2025-Feb-18