GNU Midnight Commander

I haven't used this for a long old time. Back in the day it was the only way to recover your university dissertation when you'd rm -rf'd in the wrong directory.

Go on, ask me how I know ...

I've not had much cause to use it since then though.

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#5

Post by ilvez » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:17 AM UTC

shmerl wrote: post #3

Very cool successor of Norton Commander idea.

Volkov Commander anyone?

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#6

Post by inoffensivename » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:18 AM UTC

Can I get it in a Docker container?

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#7

Post by sigttou » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:20 AM UTC

Brings back great memories, used to be my default diff viewer for several years.

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#8

Post by JdeBP » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:22 AM UTC

ilvez wrote: post #5

shmerl wrote: post #3

Very cool successor of Norton Commander idea.

Volkov Commander anyone?

If we're going to individually name every Orthodox File Manager, we are going to take some while. (-:

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#9

Post by danielktdoranie » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:28 AM UTC

Nursie wrote: post #4

I haven't used this for a long old time. Back in the day it was the only way to recover your university dissertation when you'd rm -rf'd in the wrong directory. Go on, ask me how I know ... I've not had much cause to use it since then though.

Okay, I’ll bite mate:

How do you know?

Re: GNU Midnight Commander

#10

Post by riffraff » Wed, Sep 17, 2025, 4:32 AM UTC

When I was young and incompetent mc was the only way I knew to remove files starting with a dash :)