ADVANTECH Router App Midnight Commander User Guide
- June 13, 2024
- Advantech
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Midnight Commander
Router App Midnight Commander
Advantech Czech s.r.o., Sokolska 71, 562 04 Usti nad Orlici, Czech Republic
Document No. APP-0108-EN, revision from 12th October, 2023.
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Danger – Information regarding user safety or potential damage to the
router.
Attention – Problems that can arise in specific situations.
Information – Useful tips or information of special interest.
Example – Example of function, command or script.
Changelog
1.1Midnight Commander Changelog
v4.5.55 (2019-07-13)
- First release.
v4.5.55 (2020-10-01)
- Linked statically with zlib 1.2.11.
v4.6.0 (2022-11-03)
- Reworked license information.
v4.6.1 (2023-02-28)
- Linked statically with zlib 1.2.13.
v4.7.5.6 (2023-05-15)
- Linked statically with zlib 1.2.13 and S-Lang 2.3.3.
- Terminfo database file xterm-256color installed to /usr/lib/terminfo if not present.
- Fixed missing syntax definition which had led to error when opening files with mcedit.
Description of the module
Router app Midnight Commander is not contained in the standard router
firmware. Uploading of this router app is described in the Configuration
manual (see ChapterRelated Documents).
Midnight Commander is a directory browser/file manager for Unix-like operating
systems. Router App Midnight Commander adds a way, how to use MC in router
command line, when connected to router via ssh or putty.
Installation
Like every other Router App, the Midnight Commander is installed in Router
Apps section in the router configuration page. Once the installation of the
module is complete, the module is listed among other installed modules, but
the module itself does not have any GUI, it only adds the possibility to use
mc via command line when connected to router.
How to use
4.1 Command line
Firstly, you have to connect to your router. When using ssh, it should look
like this
ssh usernameOrouter_address
Password:
and the you just run mc
mc
and Midnight Commander is ready
4.1 Command line
The screen of the Midnight Commander is divided into four parts. Almost all of
the screen space is taken up by two directory panels. By default, the second
line from the bottom of the screen is the shell command line, and the bottom
line shows the function key labels. The topmost line is the menu bar line. The
menu bar line may not be visible, but appears if you click the topmost line
with the mouse or press the F9 key.
The Midnight Commander provides a view of two directories at the same time.
One of the panels is the current panel (a selection bar is in the current
panel). Almost all operations take place on the current panel. Some file
operations like Rename and Copy by default use the directory of the unselected
panel as a destination (don’t worry, they always ask you for confirmation
first). For more information, see the sections on the Directory Panels, the
Left and Right Menus and the File Menu.
You can execute system commands from the Midnight Commander by simply typing
them. Everything you type will appear on the shell command line, and when you
press Enter the Midnight Commander will execute the command line you typed;
read the Shell Command Line and Input Line Keys sections to learn more about
the command line.
4.2 GUI
There is a way, how to use Midnight Commander in the GUI of your router and
thats with use of the router app Web Terminal. Once its installed, just open
the router app and you will see a command line here.
and just like in the Command line section above, just type
mc
and here you go. Midnight Commander in your browser.
Known issues and limitations
- Subshell (CTRL+O) does not work, because ASH is not supported in the current version of subshell.c.
- The original directory is restored after exiting mc and there is not way how to override the current directory for the parent shell. Command alias is disabled in the BusyBox configuration so it is not possible to use a wrapper.
- Virtual file system (e.g. exploring content of .tar archives) is disabled.
Related Documents
[1] MC Manual Pages: https://linux.die.net/man/1/mc
You can obtain product-related documents on Engineering Portal at
icr.advantech.cz address.
To get your router’s Quick Start Guide, User Manual, Configuration Manual, or
Firmware go to the Router Models page, find the required model, and switch to the Manuals or Firmware
tab, respectively.
The Router Apps installation packages and manuals are available on the Router
Apps page.
For the Development Documents, go to the
DevZone page.
Midnight Commander Manual
Documents / Resources
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References
- Advantech 4G, 5G Cellular Routers & Gateways for IoT applications - Engineering Portal
- Advantech 4G, 5G Cellular Routers & Gateways for IoT applications - Engineering Portal
- DevZone - Cellular Routers Engineering Portal
- Router Apps - Cellular Routers Engineering Portal
- Router Models - Cellular Routers Engineering Portal