Re: MC Alternative? (File Managers)

From: Chuck Dillon (spam_at_nimblegen.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:41:50 -0500

Alan Connor wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:37:42 GMT, notbob <notbob@nothome.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>>On 2004-09-27, Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know of a (non-X) alternative to MC (Midnight
>>>Commander)?
>>>
>>>Something smaller and simpler?
>>
>>bash
>>
>>nb
>
>
> I run Linux almost exclusively from the command line, with the
> aid of aliases, functions, and scripts I've written, using nvi
> and screen. Don't even have a mouse.
>
> How do *you* run Linux?

I think you missed the point. Bash (or any other shell) fits your spec.

BTW, as I understand it mc doesn't rely on X. It is tty based but is X
aware such that it provides added features (e.g. mouse support) when
run in an xterm. Why do you need a "non-X" aware version? Can't you
just use the -d switch?

-- ced 

-- 
Chuck Dillon
Senior Software Engineer
NimbleGen Systems Inc.

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