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@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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+ 4.5 How can I get colors?
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+ 4.6 My color_xterm goes completely (or partially) black!
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+ 4.7 Where can I get xterm or rxvt?
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+ 4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't
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work at all anymore!
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+ 4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs
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don't work at all anymore!
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+ 4.9 Why are there both terminfo and termcap? Wouldn't one
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database be enough?
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+ 7.7 What kind of proxy server works with Midnight Commander?
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* 8 Internal editor
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+ 8.1 How do I get the internal editor to work?
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+ 8.2 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents
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+ 8.1 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents
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the amount of indenting increases with each line!
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+ 8.3 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
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+ 8.2 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
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* 9 Other common problems
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+ 9.1 Is there any way to 'bookmark' favorite ftp-fs links?
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+ 9.2 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive.
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Please insert a disk into drive D:"?
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+ 9.3 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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+ 9.2 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
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* 10 Development
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+ 10.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
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@ -90,8 +87,8 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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+ 10.4 How can I join the development?
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* 11 More information
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+ 11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can
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I look for an answer?
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+ 11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else
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can I look for an answer?
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+ 11.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
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+ 11.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
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+ 11.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
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@ -107,25 +104,21 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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1.1 What is Midnight Commander?
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GNU Midnight Commander is a user-friendly yet powerful file manager
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and visual shell, useful to novice and guru alike. It provides a
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and visual shell, useful to novice and guru alike. It provides a
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clear, user-friendly, and somewhat protected interface to a Unix
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system while making many frequent file operations more efficient and
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preserving the full power of the command prompt. You will wonder how
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you could ever live without it.
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For more thorough description take a look at the announcement of
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Midnight Commander 4.0.
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preserving the full power of the command prompt. After some
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practice, you will wonder how you could ever live without it.
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1.2 Does it run on my machine?
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GNU Midnight Commander runs on POSIX (Unix-like) operating systems,
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such as GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX and others. It
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can also be compiled under Cygwin on Windows. There is an unfinished
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Windows port.
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can also be compiled under Cygwin on Windows.
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GNU Midnight Commander uses GNU Autoconf which should automatically
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configure it for every Unix clone. Following configurations have
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been tested:
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been tested in the past (this list is very old):
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* i386-*-linux1.x, 2.x
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* alpha-linux-linux2
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* i386-*-sco3.2v4.2
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* i386-*-sco3.2v5
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Windows 95/NT port can be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++, Borland
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C++, RSX and Mingw32.
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1.3 Does it work with my terminal?
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Yes, it does.
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Because Midnight Commander is a full screen program it doesn't run on
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dummy terminals but anything more advanced will do (like vt100). If
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your terminal works with vi, emacs, elm or pine it will work with
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Midnight Commander.
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Because GNU Midnight Commander is a full screen program it doesn't
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run on dummy terminals but anything more advanced will do (like
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vt100). If your terminal works with vi, emacs, elm or pine it will
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work with GNU Midnight Commander.
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1.4 What else do I need to run MC?
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You need a POSIX (Unix compatible) operating system. Native support
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for Windows is incomplete - you should be prepared to fix things.
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You need a POSIX (Unix compatible) operating system. If you are
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running Windows, use Cygwin.
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To compile any edition you need to have glib 1.2.x or newer
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installed. It's available at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/. If you
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@ -168,8 +158,8 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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harder to compile, so your first choice should be glib 1.2.10.
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If you want to use mouse on the Linux console you need the gpm daemon
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from ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/. You need nothing extra to use
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mouse on xterm.
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from ftp://ftp.systemy.it/pub/develop/. You need nothing extra to
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use mouse on xterm.
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If you do not want to use the S-Lang library you could try using
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ncurses version 4.1 and above.
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@ -178,10 +168,10 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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Midnight Commander is under GNU Public License which basically means
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that you may freely copy, change and distribute it, but that you may
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not impose any restrictions on further distribution, and that you must
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make the source code available. This is not the same as Public Domain.
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For details, the GNU license is included in GNU Midnight Commander
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source distribution (the COPYING file).
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not impose any restrictions on further distribution, and that you
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must make the source code available. This is not the same as Public
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Domain. For details, the GNU license is included in GNU Midnight
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Commander source distribution (the COPYING file).
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Midnight Commander is now officially a part of the GNU project.
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All the authors of GNU Midnight Commander have given all their rights
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@ -191,16 +181,16 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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The main site is ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/mc/
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1.7 I don't have FTP access. Where can I get MC?
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1.7 I don't have FTP access. Where can I get MC?
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Most GNU/Linux distributions include GNU Midnight Commander. For
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Most GNU/Linux distributions include GNU Midnight Commander. For
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example, Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, Slackware and SuSE.
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1.8 I cannot compile MC. What should I do?
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Make sure you have read the INSTALL file in the sources. Report the
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error messages exactly as they appear, mention the versions of your
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OS, your compiler and whatever else software you think is relevant.
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OS, your compiler and whatever else software you think is relevant.
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If you have compile problems in the VFS code, try disabling it by
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using "--without-vfs" switch. As the last resort, you can use
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precompiled binaries from the GNU Midnight Commander website.
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hold down the Ctrl key and press the f key.
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M stands for the Meta key. Your terminal might call it Alt or
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Compose instead of Meta. For example, M-f means that you should hold
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Compose instead of Meta. For example, M-f means that you should hold
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down the Meta/Alt/Compose key and press the f key. If your terminal
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doesn't have Meta, Alt or Compose or they don't work you can use Esc.
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For M-f press the Esc key and then press the f key.
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Sometimes Ctrl and Alt are used instead of C and M for simplicity.
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Sometimes Ctrl and Alt are used instead of C and M for simplicity.
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Keep in mind that Alt can actually be Meta on some keyboards.
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F? stands for a function key. If your terminal doesn't have function
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F? stands for a function key. If your terminal doesn't have function
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keys or they don't work you can use Esc. For example, for F3 press
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the Esc key and then press the 3 key.
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2.2 Why don't function keys (or some other key) work?
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Your terminfo or termcap database has missing or incorrect definitions
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for function keys. Type "mc -V" to see what terminal database is being
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used. If the result is "using the S-Lang library with terminfo
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database" you should install one of the enhanced terminfo databases
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included in GNU Midnight Commander source distribution. For example,
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Your terminfo or termcap database has missing or incorrect
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definitions for function keys. Type "mc -V" to see what terminal
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database is being used. If the result is "using the S-Lang library
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with terminfo database" and you are using a very old terminfo
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database, consider installing one of the enhanced terminfo files
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included in GNU Midnight Commander source distribution. For example,
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if you are using xterm type "tic xterm.ti".
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If the result is "using the S-Lang library with termcap database" you
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should fix your /etc/termcap database.
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Better termcap and terminfo databases are available here:
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Up-to-date termcap and terminfo databases are available here:
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http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/terminfo/
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ftp://dickey.his.com/ncurses/
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is to use terminfo.
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If you don't have permissions to edit terminal databases you can use
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Learn keys feature of Midnight Commander instead. Press Esc 9 o k and
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follow instructions.
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Learn keys feature of Midnight Commander instead. Press Esc 9 o k
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and follow instructions.
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If all else fails you can emulate function keys by first pressing the
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ESC key and then one of the number keys. For example, if you want to
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produce F9, press ESC, then 9. If you don't have a ESC key on your
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ESC key and then one of the number keys. For example, if you want to
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produce F9, press ESC, then 9. If you don't have a ESC key on your
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keyboard you can try alt-9 or meta-9.
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2.3 How do I use function keys F11 to F20?
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These can mapped to function keys F1 to F10 with Shift held. e.g.
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function key F13 can be activated by pressing Shift-F3. You can define
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the keys this way in the Options menu. The convention for PC keyboards
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is that F11-20 always means Shift with F1-10
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Note! The native Windows port uses F11 and F12 keys to change the
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current disk drive. In this case F11 and F12 mean the real F11 and
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F12 keys, not shift-F1 and shift-F2.
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These are normally mapped to function keys F1 to F10 with Shift held,
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e.g. function key F13 can be activated by pressing Shift-F3. You can
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define the keys this way in the Options->Learn Keys dialog. The
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convention for PC keyboards is that F11-20 always means Shift with
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F1-10.
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2.4 Why does the ESC key behave funny?
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Midnight Commander uses the ESC key as a prefix for simulating the
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Meta and Alt keys (for terminals which don't have Meta or Alt, see the
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three previous questions). For example, pressing ESC-a is the same as
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pressing Meta-a. In addition most terminals use ESC for internal
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representation of arrow keys, function keys and other enhanced keys.
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If you want to use ESC to cancel things you have to press it twice i.
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e. ESC-ESC. If you find this cumbersome you can generally use F10 to
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cancel. Alternatively turn on the old_esc_mode setting in the
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~/.mc.ini file. The old_esc_mode setting makes ESC work as a prefix
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only if another key is pressed within 0.5 seconds. After 0.5 seconds
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the ESC key cancels. There is no way to make ESC cancel immediately
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(if we want to be able to use arrows keys and function keys).
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Meta and Alt keys (for terminals which don't have Meta or Alt, see
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the three previous questions). For example, pressing ESC-a is the
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same as pressing Meta-a. In addition most terminals use ESC for
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internal representation of arrow keys, function keys and other
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enhanced keys. If you want to use ESC to cancel things you have to
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press it twice i.e. ESC-ESC. If you find this cumbersome you can
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generally use F10 to cancel. Alternatively turn on the old_esc_mode
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setting in the ~/.mc/ini file. The old_esc_mode setting makes ESC
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work as a prefix only if another key is pressed within 0.5 seconds.
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After 0.5 seconds the ESC key cancels. There is no way to make ESC
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cancel immediately (if we want to be able to use arrows keys and
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function keys).
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2.5 How can I add the plus sign (+) on the command line?
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Press C-q first, then press the + sign.
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The plus key is the hotkey for the select files command. If you want
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The plus key is the hotkey for the select files command. If you want
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to add a literal plus on to the command line you must quote it by
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pressing C-q first.
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2.6 C-o doesn't work!
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Maybe C-o is a stty control character on your terminal. See man stty
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Maybe C-o is a stty control character on your terminal. See man stty
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for details on how to list and change stty control characters.
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2.7 What 'keys' are the "a1" and "c1" keys mentioned in the manual?
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The "c1" key is the key which has the "c1" caption on it.
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If you have to ask what these two keys are your keyboard hasn't
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probably got them. Actually, I have never seen a keyboard which has
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probably got them. Actually, I have never seen a keyboard which has
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got them.
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2.8 How do I change the key bindings?
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@ -322,8 +311,9 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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3.1 How do I enable mouse support?
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Invoke mc like this (without quotes): "mc -x". If this doesn't work
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upgrade to a terminal which compatible with the Xterm mouse sequences.
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Invoke mc like this (without quotes): "mc -x". If this doesn't work
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upgrade to a terminal which compatible with the Xterm mouse
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sequences.
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Alternatively, on Linux console you can use gpm.
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@ -333,8 +323,8 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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3.3 How do I get the extension dependent pop-up menu to pop up?
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It was developed for the GNOME edition. The text-mode edition doesn't
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support this feature yet.
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It was developed for the GNOME edition. The text-mode edition
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doesn't support this feature yet.
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4 Display
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This means that your terminfo databases do not contain the correct
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definitions for your terminal.
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You could try using a different terminal setting. If you use csh or
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You could try using a different terminal setting. If you use csh or
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tcsh:
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setenv TERM vt100
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4.2 Why don't line drawing characters work?
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Since version 4.0.13 there's the command line option -a to force use of
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+, |, - for line drawing (only available when compiled with S-Lang).
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Use this -a option if any of the suggestions below doesn't help.
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Since version 4.0.13 there's the command line option -a to force use
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of charaters +, |, - for line drawing (only available when compiled
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with S-Lang). Use the -a option if any of the suggestions below
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doesn't help.
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In general, there are three cases:
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* Lines are shown as ASCII characters like this
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+---------+
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This also happens when you use the -a option. Other than that
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This also happens when you use the -a option. Other than that
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possible reason is 1 or 2 (see below).
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* Lines are shown as lower case characters like this
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Possible reason is 1 or 2 (see below).
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* Lines are shown as blanks or missing characters. Possible reason
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* Lines are shown as blanks or missing characters. Possible reason
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is 2 or 3 (see below).
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The reason for the problem is one of following:
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1. Your terminal might not support line drawing characters. Vt100
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compatible terminals, rxvt, xterm and color_xterm do support them.
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1. Your terminal might not support line drawing characters. VT100
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compatible terminals, rxvt and xterm and color_xterm do support
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them.
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2. Your terminfo or termcap database might have missing or incorrect
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definitions for line drawing characters. Set the acsc variable in
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the terminfo database like this:
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acsc=a\376k\277l\332m\300j\331n\305w\302v\301u\264t\303q\304x\263h
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\2600\333
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Don't forget issue 'tic' command. This supposes you are using PC
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character set. The octal values might be different for other
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character sets. If you are using termcap instead of terminfo, you
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should modify above solution appropriately.
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3. Your terminal font might not support line drawing characters. Try
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changing the font.
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definitions for line drawing characters. Set the acsc variable
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in the terminfo database like this:
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acsc=a\376k\277l\332m\300j\331n\305w\302v\301u\264t\303q\304x
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\263h\2600\333
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Don't forget issue 'tic' command. This supposes you are using PC
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character set. The octal values might be different for other
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character sets. If you are using termcap instead of terminfo,
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you should modify above solution appropriately.
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3. Your terminal font might not support line drawing characters.
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Try changing the font.
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Here is Miguel's answer to Torben on this subject.
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Torben:
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When I load consolefonts/iso01.f16, I get perfectly right national
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characters, but the line drawing characters in mc get wrong. Is it
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characters, but the line drawing characters in mc get wrong. Is it
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a mc problem, or is it a problem with the font? (I guess it is).
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Is there a trick?
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characters or not.
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If it has line drawing characters, then a new terminfo entry should
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be written for this specific case. Let's call this linux-iso01. The
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acsc variable should be modified to reflect which characters are
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used to do the line drawing.
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be written for this specific case. Let's call this linux-iso01.
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The acsc variable should be modified to reflect which characters
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are used to do the line drawing.
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If it does not have line drawing characters, then we should get rid
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of the switch to acsc sequences and make the acsc sequence be just
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Upgrade to version 4.0.12 or newer.
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From the Options - Display Bits dialog select Full 8 bits or ISO
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8859-1. In addition, select 8 bit input from the same dialog.
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8859-1. In addition, select 8 bit input from the same dialog.
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4.5 How can I get colors?
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If you get colors, be happy.
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If your terminal stays black and white, your terminal doesn't support
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color. You might want to upgrade to a terminal which compatible with
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color. You might want to upgrade to a terminal which compatible with
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the ANSI color sequences.
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If your terminal goes completely black, see the next question.
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More detailed answer:
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Check that your terminal supports color. color_xterm, rxvt and Linux
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console do support, most other terminals don't. You can test color
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Check that your terminal supports color. color_xterm, rxvt and Linux
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console do support, most other terminals don't. You can test color
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support with following simple C program:
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#include <stdio.h>
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@ -472,7 +464,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
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return 0;
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}
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Compile and run it. If you see "Hello world!" text in green your
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Compile and run it. If you see "Hello world!" text in green your
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terminal supports color, otherwise not (however, for color_xterm see
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also the next question).
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@ -482,9 +474,10 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
|
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With S-Lang library you can force color support by setting the
|
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environment variable COLORTERM to any value.
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||||
|
||||
If you use ncurses library, check that your terminfo database supports
|
||||
color. If not, you should install one of the enhanced terminfo
|
||||
databases included in GNU Midnight Commander source distribution.
|
||||
If you use ncurses library, check that your terminfo database
|
||||
supports color. If not, you should install one of the enhanced
|
||||
terminfo databases included in GNU Midnight Commander source
|
||||
distribution.
|
||||
|
||||
You might want to set the TERM environment variable so that you are
|
||||
using the correct terminfo database or termcap entry.
|
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@ -498,11 +491,11 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
|
||||
4.6 My color_xterm goes completely (or partially) black!
|
||||
|
||||
Some color_xterm terminals define all colors as black instead of the
|
||||
standard ANSI colors. This makes them go completely black when you try
|
||||
to use Midnight Commander with colors.
|
||||
standard ANSI colors. This makes them go completely black when you
|
||||
try to use Midnight Commander with colors.
|
||||
|
||||
You will have to override the defaults. Create a file "color.defaults"
|
||||
which has the following contents:
|
||||
You will have to override the defaults. Create a file
|
||||
"color.defaults" which has the following contents:
|
||||
|
||||
color_xterm*color0: Black
|
||||
color_xterm*color1: Red
|
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@ -522,29 +515,29 @@ Frequently Asked Questions
|
||||
|
||||
xrdb -merge color.defaults
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively you can add the suggested contents of the color.defaults
|
||||
file to your .Xdefaults or .Xresources file (or what ever the name of
|
||||
your X configuration file is). Or you can replace your non-ANSI
|
||||
color_xterm with an ANSI color_xterm.
|
||||
Alternatively you can add the suggested contents of the
|
||||
color.defaults file to your .Xdefaults or .Xresources file (or what
|
||||
ever the name of your X configuration file is). Or you can replace
|
||||
your non-ANSI color_xterm with an ANSI color_xterm.
|
||||
|
||||
4.7 Where can I get xterm or rxvt?
|
||||
|
||||
xterm is included with the X Window System, so you probably already
|
||||
have it if you have X. This version is not actively maintained, but
|
||||
have it if you have X. This version is not actively maintained, but
|
||||
Thomas Dickey maintains his more advanced version of xterm at
|
||||
ftp://dickey.his.com/xterm/
|
||||
|
||||
rxvt has its own site http://www.rxvt.org/ - get the latest version
|
||||
there.
|
||||
|
||||
4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't work at all
|
||||
anymore!
|
||||
4.8 I got colors working with MC but the other programs don't work at
|
||||
all anymore!
|
||||
|
||||
Midnight Commander uses terminfo database (if available) but many
|
||||
other programs use termcap database. If you set the TERM environment
|
||||
other programs use termcap database. If you set the TERM environment
|
||||
variable to a value which has no corresponding entry in termcap
|
||||
database those programs stop working. You should add the new value of
|
||||
TERM to the termcap database.
|
||||
database those programs stop working. You should add the new value
|
||||
of TERM to the termcap database.
|
||||
|
||||
Example: If you have set TERM to xterm-color locate from /etc/termcap
|
||||
the line which starts:
|
||||
@ -559,11 +552,11 @@ anymore!
|
||||
enough?
|
||||
|
||||
You might want to read the Unix-Haters Handbook at
|
||||
http://catalog.com/hopkins/unix-haters/handbook.html. It lists many
|
||||
http://catalog.com/hopkins/unix-haters/handbook.html. It lists many
|
||||
more reasons why Unix sucks.
|
||||
|
||||
You can configure which terminal database you want to use with the
|
||||
"--with-termcap" and "--with-terminfo" flags of configure. If you
|
||||
"--with-termcap" and "--with-terminfo" flags of configure. If you
|
||||
don't specify them, the configure script will try to use terminfo if
|
||||
available otherwise it will use termcap.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -592,65 +585,57 @@ enough?
|
||||
|
||||
6.2 How can I access command line history?
|
||||
|
||||
Alt-h shows the last commands you executed from the command line.
|
||||
Alt-h shows the last commands you executed from the command line.
|
||||
Duplicates are suppressed from the history. Commands executed from
|
||||
the subshell prompt are not shown.
|
||||
|
||||
You can put previous commands to the command line with Alt-p. Alt-n
|
||||
moves you forward in history.
|
||||
|
||||
Since version 4.1.15 all the input widgets have permanent history. You
|
||||
can summon the history listbox by pressing M-h.
|
||||
Since version 4.1.15 all the input widgets have permanent history.
|
||||
You can summon the history listbox by pressing M-h.
|
||||
|
||||
6.3 How can I complete commands, file names, variable names and so on?
|
||||
|
||||
Just press M-Tab. Press M-Tab again to get a listbox if there are
|
||||
Just press M-Tab. Press M-Tab again to get a listbox if there are
|
||||
multiple possible completions.
|
||||
|
||||
6.4 I am using ksh. Can I use functions defined in the .kshrc within MC?
|
||||
6.4 I am using ksh. Can I use functions defined in the .kshrc within
|
||||
MC?
|
||||
|
||||
Sorry, MC only supports bash, tcsh and zsh functions. Ksh functions
|
||||
Sorry, MC only supports bash, tcsh and zsh functions. Ksh functions
|
||||
are not supported because ksh lacks the necessary hooks needed for
|
||||
subshell integration.
|
||||
|
||||
Switch to bash or zsh. They are both quite compatible with ksh. Your
|
||||
ksh functions should work as such or after minimal changes.
|
||||
Switch to bash or zsh. They are both quite compatible with ksh.
|
||||
Your ksh functions should work as such or after minimal changes.
|
||||
|
||||
6.5 Is there any way to include additional options or hot keys to MC?
|
||||
|
||||
Yes, F2 invokes an user menu which fully configurable. You can add
|
||||
any shell commands to the user menu. See the mc(1) man page for more
|
||||
Yes, F2 invokes an user menu which fully configurable. You can add
|
||||
any shell commands to the user menu. See the mc(1) man page for more
|
||||
info.
|
||||
|
||||
Another way to add functionality is the external panelize feature.
|
||||
See the mc(1) man page for more info.
|
||||
|
||||
And finally, you can code any feature you want yourself. MC source
|
||||
code is free which means you can change it anyway you want. There are
|
||||
some limitations to make sure MC stays free. See GNU General Public
|
||||
License for details.
|
||||
And finally, you can code any feature you want yourself. MC source
|
||||
code is free which means you can change it anyway you want. There
|
||||
are some limitations to make sure MC stays free. See GNU General
|
||||
Public License for details.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
7 Virtual file systems
|
||||
|
||||
Note! Virtual file systems are supported by Unix ports only. The
|
||||
native Windows port doesn't support virtual file systems.
|
||||
|
||||
7.1 How can I see the contents of a tar archive?
|
||||
|
||||
If you use keyboard just move the selection bar on the tar file and
|
||||
press enter.
|
||||
|
||||
If you use mouse just double-click on the tar file.
|
||||
|
||||
If these procedures don't work, your .mc.ext file is faulty. Replace
|
||||
it with one from the MC source distribution.
|
||||
|
||||
You can also enter a tar archive by typing "cd tar:filename.tar.gz"
|
||||
where filename.tar.gz is the name of the archive.
|
||||
press enter. If you use mouse just double-click on the tar file.
|
||||
|
||||
The recognized suffixes for tar archives are .tar, .tar.gz and .tgz.
|
||||
If your tar archive uses different suffix you have to rename it.
|
||||
You can also enter a tar archive by typing "cd filename#utar" where
|
||||
filename is the name of the archive. In this case, the suffix is not
|
||||
important.
|
||||
|
||||
7.2 How do I get out of a tar archive?
|
||||
|
||||
@ -661,28 +646,30 @@ enough?
|
||||
7.3 How do I do anonymous ftp with MC?
|
||||
|
||||
Just type "cd ftp://hostname" where hostname is the name of the host
|
||||
you want to connect. Alternatively, select FTP link from the Left or
|
||||
you want to connect. Alternatively, select FTP link from the Left or
|
||||
Right menu and type the name of the host you want to connect.
|
||||
|
||||
7.4 How do I do non-anonymous ftp with MC?
|
||||
|
||||
Non-anonymous ftp works just like the anonymous ftp but you give the
|
||||
login name with the host name. For example, type "cd
|
||||
login name with the host name. For example, type "cd
|
||||
ftp://username@hostname".
|
||||
|
||||
7.5 How do I close an ftp connection?
|
||||
|
||||
Just chdir to a non-ftp directory. Just typing "cd" with no parameters
|
||||
is enough (it will take you to your home directory).
|
||||
Just change to a non-ftp directory. Simply typing "cd" with no
|
||||
parameters is enough (it will take you to your home directory).
|
||||
|
||||
Internally Midnight Commander closes ftp connection only after a
|
||||
timeout. This isn't visible to the end user.
|
||||
GNU Midnight Commander closes ftp connection automatically after a
|
||||
timeout or on exit. It's possible to force disconnect by selecting
|
||||
"Command" -> "Active VFS List" in the menu and using the "Free VFSs
|
||||
Now" button.
|
||||
|
||||
7.6 Why aren't the contents of ftp panel updated?
|
||||
|
||||
Update is skipped because there would be a serious performance
|
||||
penalty. Constantly updating directory panels through a ftp connection
|
||||
would take too much time.
|
||||
penalty. Constantly updating directory panels through a ftp
|
||||
connection would take too much time.
|
||||
|
||||
You can use C-r to force an update.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -699,51 +686,14 @@ enough?
|
||||
|
||||
8 Other common problems
|
||||
|
||||
8.1 How do I get the internal editor to work?
|
||||
|
||||
The F4 key used to default to an external editor because that was what
|
||||
most people were used to. The newer versions use internal editor by
|
||||
default.
|
||||
|
||||
To use the internal editor with an old version, select Configuration
|
||||
from the Options menu and check the 'use internal edit' option.
|
||||
|
||||
Alternatively add the line
|
||||
use_internal_edit=1
|
||||
|
||||
under the [Midnight-Commander] section in your .mc.ini file (which is
|
||||
in your home directory).
|
||||
|
||||
To make the editor work all the time, go to the default/* section in
|
||||
the file lib/mc/mc.ext file and remove the line
|
||||
|
||||
Edit=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f
|
||||
|
||||
The internal editor will now be invoked for anything not specified
|
||||
elsewhere in the mc.ext file.
|
||||
|
||||
Make sure that you edit the correct mc.ext file. The Midnight
|
||||
Commander first checks the existence of $HOME/.mc.ext. If this file
|
||||
is missing MC will use $prefix/lib/mc/mc.ext instead ($prefix can be
|
||||
changed with configure before compilation and it defaults to
|
||||
/usr/local).
|
||||
|
||||
When you run `F9/Command/Extension file edit' for the very first time
|
||||
Midnight Commander copies the system-wide mc.ext from $prefix/lib/mc
|
||||
into your home directory because you need write access in order to
|
||||
change it.
|
||||
|
||||
And please don't forget that "make install" overwrites
|
||||
$prefix/lib/mc/mc.ext.
|
||||
|
||||
8.2 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents the amount of
|
||||
8.1 When I try pasting to the internal editor, it indents the amount of
|
||||
indenting increases with each line!
|
||||
|
||||
Either turn of 'Return does autoindent' in the editor options or
|
||||
update GNU Midnight Commander to version 4.6.0 or above - it doesn't
|
||||
autoindent when you are holding Shift.
|
||||
|
||||
8.3 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
|
||||
8.2 Is it possible to use Colorer for syntax highlighting?
|
||||
|
||||
Yes if you submit the patch. There are no legal problems with it
|
||||
because it's licensed under GPL now. The homepage of Colorer is
|
||||
@ -759,21 +709,9 @@ indenting increases with each line!
|
||||
control key with the key which is the backslash key in the English
|
||||
keyboard layout.
|
||||
|
||||
9.3 Why I keep getting: "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk
|
||||
into drive D:"?
|
||||
9.2 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
|
||||
|
||||
This is a known bug of the native Windows port. MC looks its
|
||||
configuration files from the D:\MC directory and if the D: drive is a
|
||||
removable drive (like a CD ROM drive) and there is no disk in drive
|
||||
you get this message every time you try to do anything.
|
||||
|
||||
Since version 4.0.6 you can specify the actual location of the
|
||||
Midnight Commander configuration files with the MCHOME environment
|
||||
variable.
|
||||
|
||||
9.3 When I start Midnight Commander, nothing happens!
|
||||
|
||||
First, invoke MC without subshell support: "mc -u". If this helps
|
||||
First, invoke MC without subshell support: "mc -u". If this helps
|
||||
check the shell you are using. Subshell support works best with
|
||||
bash, although tcsh and zsh are also supported. You might want to
|
||||
upgrade your shell to a newer version. If you use something else
|
||||
@ -800,7 +738,7 @@ into drive D:"?
|
||||
10.1 Who has written Midnight Commander?
|
||||
|
||||
Midnight Commander was started by Miguel de Icaza and he is the
|
||||
maintainer of the package. Other authors have joined the project
|
||||
maintainer of the package. Other authors have joined the project
|
||||
later:
|
||||
* Mauricio Plaza (early releases)
|
||||
* Janne Kukonlehto (joined Sep 27 1994)
|
||||
@ -815,7 +753,7 @@ into drive D:"?
|
||||
* Alex I. Tkachenko
|
||||
|
||||
Alessandro Rubini has been specially helpful with debugging and
|
||||
enhancing of the mouse support. John E. Davis has made his S-Lang
|
||||
enhancing of the mouse support. John E. Davis has made his S-Lang
|
||||
library available to us and answered many questions about it.
|
||||
|
||||
Many people have contributed bug reports, feature suggestions and
|
||||
@ -859,7 +797,7 @@ into drive D:"?
|
||||
Give as much details as possible. A too long message is a lot better
|
||||
than a too short message.
|
||||
|
||||
For segmentation faults a stack backtrace is appreciated. You can
|
||||
For segmentation faults a stack backtrace is appreciated. You can
|
||||
produce stack backtrace as follows:
|
||||
* If segmentation fault produced a core file:
|
||||
1. Load the core file by typing "gdb mc core" or "dbx mc core".
|
||||
@ -868,8 +806,8 @@ into drive D:"?
|
||||
* If segmentation fault didn't produce a core file:
|
||||
1. Load mc by typing "gdb mc" or "dbx mc".
|
||||
2. Start mc by typing "run".
|
||||
3. Try to reproduce the segmentation fault by doing whatever you
|
||||
did last time when the segmentation fault occurred.
|
||||
3. Try to reproduce the segmentation fault by doing whatever
|
||||
you did last time when the segmentation fault occurred.
|
||||
4. Type "where".
|
||||
5. Cut and paste the results to your message.
|
||||
6. For the future you might want to check out what is the
|
||||
@ -879,30 +817,30 @@ into drive D:"?
|
||||
|
||||
10.4 How can I join the development?
|
||||
|
||||
To join the development just code the feature you want to add and send
|
||||
your patch for inclusion. Email address is mc-devel@gnome.org.
|
||||
Before you start coding check the latest development version. It might
|
||||
be that your feature has already been implemented.
|
||||
To join the development just code the feature you want to add and
|
||||
send your patch for inclusion. Email address is mc-devel@gnome.org.
|
||||
Before you start coding check the latest development version. It
|
||||
might be that your feature has already been implemented.
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the authors of GNU Midnight Commander have given all their
|
||||
rights on the program to the Free Software Foundation. You will have
|
||||
to do the same if you contribute non-trivial patches. Otherwise we
|
||||
rights on the program to the Free Software Foundation. You will have
|
||||
to do the same if you contribute non-trivial patches. Otherwise we
|
||||
have to reject your patches in order to avoid copyright problems.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
11 More information
|
||||
|
||||
11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can I look for an
|
||||
answer?
|
||||
11.1 This document didn't answer my question. Where else can I look for
|
||||
an answer?
|
||||
|
||||
Read messages from the Discussion (mailing list archive) or read the
|
||||
Manual.
|
||||
|
||||
Upgrade to a newer version of Midnight Commander. Many problems are
|
||||
Upgrade to a newer version of Midnight Commander. Many problems are
|
||||
fixed in the new versions.
|
||||
|
||||
If you still can't find an answer, post your question to the Midnight
|
||||
Commander mailing list. Its address is mc@gnome.org.
|
||||
Commander mailing list. Its address is mc@gnome.org.
|
||||
|
||||
11.2 What mailing lists are there for Midnight Commander?
|
||||
|
||||
@ -920,14 +858,14 @@ answer?
|
||||
|
||||
11.3 Where should I look on the World Wide Web for MC stuff?
|
||||
|
||||
There is a WWW page for Midnight Commander. The URL is:
|
||||
There is a WWW page for Midnight Commander. The URL is:
|
||||
|
||||
http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/
|
||||
|
||||
11.4 Are the mailing lists archived anywhere?
|
||||
|
||||
The mc and mc-devel lists are archived on the World Wide Web. There are
|
||||
links to the archives on the mailing list pages (see 10.2).
|
||||
The mc and mc-devel lists are archived on the World Wide Web. There
|
||||
are links to the archives on the mailing list pages (see 10.2).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
12 Legal issues
|
||||
@ -945,9 +883,9 @@ answer?
|
||||
|
||||
12.3 Disclaimer and copyright
|
||||
|
||||
Note that this document is provided as is. The information in it is
|
||||
Note that this document is provided as is. The information in it is
|
||||
not warranted to be correct; you use it at your own risk.
|
||||
|
||||
You can use Questions and Answers according to GNU Public License (see
|
||||
the COPYING file in GNU Midnight Commander source distribution).
|
||||
Questions and Answers is not public domain.
|
||||
You can use Questions and Answers according to GNU General Public
|
||||
License (see the COPYING file in GNU Midnight Commander source
|
||||
distribution). Questions and Answers is not public domain.
|
||||
|
||||
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