 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (September 2011) |
 Midnight Commander running in a terminal window on Ubuntu Linux | |
| Developer(s) | Miguel de Icaza, community |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 1994[1] |
| Stable release | 4.8.32[2] 
/ 23 August 2024 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Unix-like including macOS; Windows (unofficial) |
| Available in | 51 languages[3] |
| Type | File manager |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Website | midnight-commander |
GNU Midnight Commander (also known as mc, the command used to start it, and as mouseless commander in older versions[4]) is a free cross-platform orthodox file manager.[5] It was started by Miguel de Icaza in 1994[1] as a clone of the then-popular Norton Commander.
GNU Midnight Commander is part of the GNU project and is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.[6]
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- ^ Yury V. Zaytsev (23 August 2024). "[mc] Midnight Commander 4.8.32 released". Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "LINGUAS". Midnight Commander. September 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ^ Miguel de Icaza [@migueldeicaza] (9 December 2015). "Midnight Commander was originally "Mouseless Commander", then "MouseLess commander with Mouse Support" then "Midnight Commander" via a vote" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Petreley, Nicholas (20 August 2002). "Favorite minimalist file managers". LinuxWorld.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2002. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Midnight Commander".