Midnight Commander
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Midnight Commander is a GNU-licensed, text-mode file manager with a dual-pane interface for copying, moving, deleting, and searching files. It includes an internal viewer, editor, and diff viewer and runs in terminals, over SSH, and in remote shells.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Managing files efficiently from a terminal across local and remote systems.
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Audience: developers and system administrators
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Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: Open Source · platforms: CLI, WEB · deployment: browser, cli, linux, macos, windows, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: midnight-commander.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Midnight Commander sits in PulseGate's CLI tools & terminal category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on managing files efficiently from a terminal across local and remote systems. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as an open-source project for developers and system administrators. Basis unknown · not verified: The project is open source (Open Source). Basis unknown · not verified: Midnight Commander is available on the web, the command line, Linux, macOS, and Windows, and it can be self-hosted.
Midnight Commander developers builds and maintains Midnight Commander, and it first shipped in 1997. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1k stars and 31 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include dual-pane interface, file operations, and file search.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Dual-pane interface
- File operations
- File search
- Subshell commands
- Internal file viewer
- Text editor
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Midnight Commander
- What is Midnight Commander?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Midnight Commander focuses on managing files efficiently from a terminal across local and remote systems. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
- Who should use Midnight Commander?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Midnight Commander is an open-source project built for developers and system administrators.
- Does Midnight Commander have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Midnight Commander is open source under the Open Source license and free to use.
- What platforms does Midnight Commander run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Midnight Commander runs on the web, the command line, Linux, macOS, and Windows. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Midnight Commander still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 31 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who makes Midnight Commander?
- Midnight Commander is developed by Midnight Commander developers.
- When did Midnight Commander launch?
- Midnight Commander first shipped in 1997.
- Is Midnight Commander open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Midnight Commander is open source under the Open Source license, developed on GitHub.
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