> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008, problems@gmail wrote:
> > I want to view char(13)-line-terminated files directly via mc.
> > Currently I can transform these file types to unix-text with:
> > cat <inputFile> | tr "\015" "\012" > LnxFile
> > so, I guess simply translating char(octal15=8+5=13) to char(10)
> > is all that's required.

William Hunt wrote:
> use 'fromdos' instead. it's part of the 'bin' package
> and should already be on your system.
>
> fromdos < inputfile > outputfile
>
No it's not DOS. There are 3 formats: CRLF, CR, LF.
CRLF is DOS. Of the other 2, I need to transate '13' to '10'.

> > But because I do this so often I don't want to have to create a
> > new file before I use mc to view/edit it.
> If you just want to view the file, use less - it will
> automatically hide the CRLF.
> If you want to edit, then you'll want the output file.
> If you want to restore the CRLF, use 'todos'.
>
Yea, but I want to be able to scroll up & down.

> > mc's customisable menu can already do other similar smart jobs.
> > eg. the one existing menu entry is:--
> > 0 Edit a bug report and send it to root
> > ${EDITOR-vi} /tmp/mail.$$
> > test -r /tmp/mail.$$ && mail root < /tmp/mail.$$
> > rm -f /tmp/mail.$$
> > .... or this one is close to my requirements:
> > t Run latex on file and show it with xdvi
> > latex %f && xdvi `basename %f .tex`.dvi
> > -------------------
> > Q1. is the above bash syntax or sch....?
> ummmmmm, no. it's an mc menu file. It's very much
> bash syntax, but uses features interpreted only by mc.
> (eg, %f and structure).
>
> > Q2. what mc.menu entry should I try to view my
> > char(13)-line-terminated files ?
> dunno what mc.menu provides. but, just use 'less'.
>
For some stuff, mc apparently writes to a 'temp' file and uses its
normal viewer, to allow scrolling up and down, and then deletes
the temp file when it exits. This what I want.

What I've done so far is a script-file: o2u ==
cat $1 | strings | fold
which writes to the console, where I can do some scrolling to eg.
cutNpaste, and I can still use mc to do
<typeInAveryLongName> with one-key-stroke.

It amazes me that most people don't use mc ?

Thanks,

== Chris Glur.

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:23:00 -0600, problems@gmail,William Hunt
<w[36]...@prv8.net> wrote:

>It amazes me that most people don't use mc ?
>Thanks,
>== Chris Glur.

I think many people use mc. I use it almost all the time.
I think a poll is in order. :-)

The configuration files for mc are in ~./mc . You can mess
with the bindings and mc.ext files to alter it's behavior, although
it's not always easy.

zentara

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On 2008-03-01, zentara wrote:
>
> I think many people use mc. I use it almost all the time.
> I think a poll is in order. :-)

I hate it. It combines the worst aspects of the command line with
the worst aspects of a GUI. I use either the command line or a real
GUI.

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On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:01:41 +0000, zentara wrote:

> I think many people use mc. I use it almost all the time.
> I think a poll is in order. :-)

I think mc is a POS, and never use it.

If I want a graphical file manager, I'll use one in X, such as thunar or
nautilus. Much easier/better than mc.

If I'm already at the command line, I'll use the command line.


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