Installing Midnight Commander on Mac

Midnight Commander, also known as mc, is a powerful file manager that provides a command-line interface to manage your files and directories. Installing it on your Mac can be a bit tricky, but with this guide, you'll be able to do it easily.

Before we start, make sure you have a decent understanding of the terminal commands. If not, don't worry; we'll go through each step carefully.

Prerequisites

To install Midnight Commander on your Mac, you'll need to meet the following prerequisites:

* A Mac with macOS High Sierra or later

* Homebrew installed (if you don't have it, follow the installation instructions below)

* Xcode Command Line Tools installed

Installing Homebrew

If you haven't installed Homebrew yet, do so by opening your terminal and running the following command:

```

/bin/bash -c '$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)'

```

Once Homebrew is installed, verify it by running `brew --version`.

Installing Midnight Commander

Now that you have Homebrew installed, you can install Midnight Commander using the following command:

```

brew install mc

```

This will take a few minutes to complete. Once the installation is finished, you can verify that Midnight Commander is installed by running `mc` in your terminal.

Starting Midnight Commander

To start Midnight Commander, simply type `mc` in your terminal and press Enter. You'll be presented with a command-line interface where you can navigate through your files and directories using the standard Unix commands.

Installing Midnight Commander on your Mac is a straightforward process that requires only a few steps. With this guide, you should now have Midnight Commander up and running on your Mac. This powerful file manager provides a command-line interface to manage your files and directories, making it an essential tool for any developer or system administrator.

References

* Homebrew: https://brew.sh/

* Midnight Commander: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Commander

* macOS Terminal: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204012

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