i'm suprised that you are using an xterm to run mc in, myself being a dos user, I use the virtual consoles. I use mc everyday, and i'd be at a major loss without it. nc was a mystery to me when i first got it, at least we have searchable documentation these days on the internet. I'm suprised more people don't use mc, it was a major hit when it came out for dos, and the linux one is free. A quick google search will turn up lots of info on it. On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, Geoffrey Hunter wrote:

Echoing Peter Peres' concern about the inadequacy of Linux documentation: I switched to Linux in the summer of 2002 to regain control of how I compute; as a former DOS user I used to use Norton Commander as my window into my computer: it displayed the contents of two directories side by side, and the bottom box had a command-line prompt - commands typed there automatically looked for files in the selected left or right directory. With Norton I was in command: I could easily display any directory, and once selected easily (one-keystroke commands) select files and then copy, move, edit, and process them and see what you were doing the whole time - so I was induced to switch to Linux because it had "midnight commander" supposedly modeled after Norton Commander. Midnight commander (and linux generally) has been a big disappointment: I have yet to find any documentation (man pages or anything else), and unlike Norton Commander the command-line (bottom) box doesn't automatically look for files in the selected directory - I have to issue a cd command. Each box has round and square buttons at the bottom (turn green when clicked) but what they do/mean remains a mystery.

Geoffrey Hunter York University, 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J1P3 email: GHunter-4mebg6r7xUY at public.gmane.org _______________________________________________ Quoting "Peter L. Peres" <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org>:

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I tried to read the man mmap(2) pages, but as always, these pages leave me in the dark. It would be so nice, if there would be a typical usage example included ( in all man pages!). These pages are designed for people who already know all the In's and outs, but are rather useless to anyone not yet familiar with their content. Am I alone in this assessment?

Ah, you came to my old conclusion that u*ix consists of four-letter commands with 100-page apologies ;-)

Yes, you are right, up to a point. The manpages do not intend to tech you anything, they remind the programmer of all the details. For learning, use a book about programming or tutorials.

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