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From the site, it seems to be a Web version of mc on JS base, making file management outside of trusted ssh devices less of a nuisance. Fairly straightforward i

From the site, it seems to be a Web version of mc on JS base, making file management outside of trusted ssh devices less of a nuisance. Fairly straightforward imho.

PuffinBlue 10y ago
> Web version of mc on JS base What is mc?
- underdown 10y ago
  midnight commander
  - PuffinBlue 10y ago
    Thanks. I guess this is my Ron Burgundy moment - 'I've never heard of it'. Looks like it would be very useful for some of the stuff I do too. Clearly I've been living under a rock.
- LinuxFreedom 10y ago
  "mc" is software that runs on "Linux" systems, in something called a "terminal". "Linux" is a free (as in freedom) computer system that is very "hacker"-friendly - ask around in your circles, maybe you can find anybody who is familiar with computers and is also experienced with "coding" and she can show you this "Linux" computer system that is preferred by "hackers". Maybe your mom or your dad will allow you to install that system on your own computer, so you can start exploring it yourself - it is a great way to learn "coding" - that is what "hackers" do. Just ask them, I am sure you will like it, if you like reading news here!
  - Veen 10y ago
    Maybe your mom and dad will teach you some manners if you ask them nicely.
- kroo 10y ago
  "mc" stands for midnight commander, which is itself a clone of Norton commander, which was sold by Symantec in the 80s and 90s. Norton commander was popular enough that by the time it was discontinued it had been ported to many other platforms (midnight commander being one of the ports for unix systems). Over time, Norton commander became the prototype for the "orthodox file manager", the category of file managers with two side-by-side file browser windows: many of the same key bindings for this category of file manager are the same as the original norton commander keybindings. Midnight commander (and more generally an orthodox file manager) is especially useful for moving files from one system to another, as it usually supports browsing to remote file systems over ssh or ftp, and gives you a simultaneous view of where you're moving files from and to on the same screen. The Wikipedia page is a pretty interesting read, actually: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander
  - digi_owl 10y ago
    Actually it started as a independent company that Symantec bought in the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_Computing
    - kroo 10y ago
      Fascinating, TIL–thanks!
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From the site, it seems to be a Web version of mc on JS base, making file management outside of trusted ssh devices less of a nuisance. Fairly straightforward imho.

PuffinBlue 10y ago

> Web version of mc on JS base What is mc?

underdown 10y ago
midnight commander
- PuffinBlue 10y ago
  Thanks. I guess this is my Ron Burgundy moment - 'I've never heard of it'. Looks like it would be very useful for some of the stuff I do too. Clearly I've been living under a rock.
LinuxFreedom 10y ago
"mc" is software that runs on "Linux" systems, in something called a "terminal". "Linux" is a free (as in freedom) computer system that is very "hacker"-friendly - ask around in your circles, maybe you can find anybody who is familiar with computers and is also experienced with "coding" and she can show you this "Linux" computer system that is preferred by "hackers". Maybe your mom or your dad will allow you to install that system on your own computer, so you can start exploring it yourself - it is a great way to learn "coding" - that is what "hackers" do. Just ask them, I am sure you will like it, if you like reading news here!
- Veen 10y ago
  Maybe your mom and dad will teach you some manners if you ask them nicely.
kroo 10y ago
"mc" stands for midnight commander, which is itself a clone of Norton commander, which was sold by Symantec in the 80s and 90s. Norton commander was popular enough that by the time it was discontinued it had been ported to many other platforms (midnight commander being one of the ports for unix systems). Over time, Norton commander became the prototype for the "orthodox file manager", the category of file managers with two side-by-side file browser windows: many of the same key bindings for this category of file manager are the same as the original norton commander keybindings. Midnight commander (and more generally an orthodox file manager) is especially useful for moving files from one system to another, as it usually supports browsing to remote file systems over ssh or ftp, and gives you a simultaneous view of where you're moving files from and to on the same screen. The Wikipedia page is a pretty interesting read, actually: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander
- digi_owl 10y ago
  Actually it started as a independent company that Symantec bought in the 90s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_Computing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_Computing
  - kroo 10y ago
    Fascinating, TIL–thanks!

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