Working with Files and Directories

Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander is a utility that provides easy access to the Unix environment that is helpful for someone starting out. In time you will probably become more effecient using the command line, but Midnight Commander helps to reduce the pain of the learning curve. If you don't have Midnight Commander, talk to your system administrator about getting it installed.

To invoke Midnight Commander you simply type: mc

You will get a screen that looks something like this:

Picture of mc screen

Commands and concepts

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