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Midnight Commander
Midnight Commander running in a terminal window on Ubuntu Linux
Developer(s)
Miguel de Icaza, community
Initial release
1994; 30 years ago (1994)[1]
Stable release
4.8.31[2]
/ 27 January 2024
Repository
github.com/MidnightCommander/mc.git
Written in
C
Operating system
Unix-like including macOS; Windows (unofficial)
Available in
51 languages[3]
Type
File manager
License
GPL-3.0-or-later
Website
midnight-commander.org
GNU Midnight Commander (also known as mc, the command used to start it, and as mouseless commander in older versions[4]) is a free cross-platform orthodox file manager.[5] It was started by Miguel de Icaza in 1994[1] as a clone of the then-popular Norton Commander.
GNU Midnight Commander is part of the GNU project and is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.[6]
^ abBezroukov, Nikolai (2011-12-16). "History of development of Midnight Commander". softpanorama.org. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^Yury V. Zaytsev (27 January 2024). "[mc] Midnight Commander 4.8.31 released". Retrieved 27 January 2024.
^"LINGUAS". Midnight Commander. September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^Miguel de Icaza [@migueldeicaza] (December 9, 2015). "Midnight Commander was originally "Mouseless Commander", then "MouseLess commander with Mouse Support" then "Midnight Commander" via a vote" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Petreley, Nicholas (20 August 2002). "Favorite minimalist file managers". LinuxWorld.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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