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Is there a config file for Midnight commmander?
If you have not made any changes, the config file does not yet exist. You will see that default is the current skin. After you do this, the ini file will exist and can be edited, but it is easier to change skins using the method I described.
How to change the user config Dir before MC?
Change the user config dir dynamically before the mc starts (command line option would be the most appropriate thing, but it does not seem to be there) Restore ‘natural’ HOME for user just after mc started, if changing HOME before is the only way to change user dir location
What do you need to know about Midnight Commander?
Midnight Commander is a console file manager and directory browser. It is a friendly system for many tasks in the terminal window, and the quickest way to copy, move or delete multiple files. MC can also do fast ftp and network file transfers. Other unique features are the ability to browse inside archives and undelete files.
Can you start MC with an alternate config?
That means if you want to (temporarily) start mc with an alternate config as the same user you cannot do it w/o changing (and export ing) the HOME variable prior to it. This ‘Changing-HOME-prior-to start’ workaround, though does the trick, is hardly acceptable, as it well… does modify the user HOME.
How to set default editor / viewer for Midnight?
Global setting for all programs that use EDITOR (not recommended): Same for the viewer, just you uncheck the Use internal view option and set the VIEWER environment variable instead. Run MC as usual. On the command line right above the bottom row of menu selections type
Where is the mc.ini settings file located?
It’s in the following file: ~/.config/mc/ini. If you have not made any changes, the config file does not yet exist. You will see that default is the current skin. After you do this, the ini file will exist and can be edited, but it is easier to change skins using the method I described.