What it is
Midnight Commander is a terminal file manager with two side-by-side panes, function-key shortcuts and a menu bar, modeled on the DOS-era Norton Commander. It copies and moves files between panes, browses inside archives, and includes a text editor (mcedit) and file viewer. You can use the mouse in it, too.
Why it’s here
- Easy to learn. The function keys are labeled along the bottom of the screen.
- Two panes. Copying between directories is one keypress.
- Handy on servers. It runs anywhere there’s a terminal.
On CoreDesktop
Midnight Commander is installed from pacman with no extra setup. Type mc in a terminal. update keeps it current along with the rest of the pacman packages.