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GNU Midnight Commander

a free cross-platform orthodox file manager and a clone of Norton Commander
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GNU Midnight Commander

Summary

GNU Midnight Commander is an orthodox file manager[1]. It draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (orthodox_file_manager category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Midnight Commander is the creator of Miguel de Icaza[3].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's image is recorded as Midnight Commander ru.png[4].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's instance of is recorded as orthodox file manager[5].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's instance of is recorded as GNU package[6].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's instance of is recorded as free software[7].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's founder is recorded as Miguel de Icaza[8].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's maintained by is recorded as Yury V. Zaytsev[9].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's movement is recorded as free software movement[10].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's based on is recorded as Norton Commander[11].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[12].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[14].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as BSD[15].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[18].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[19].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[20].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's operating system is recorded as Q234025[21].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.13[22].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.14[23].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.15[24].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.16[25].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.17[26].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's software version identifier is recorded as 4.8.18[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU Midnight Commander is the creator of Miguel de Icaza[3].

Subject and Themes

GNU Midnight Commander's movement is recorded as free software movement[10].

Why It Matters

GNU Midnight Commander draws 239 Wikipedia views per month (orthodox_file_manager category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD cross-platform free software GNU/Hurd GNU Project macOS Microsoft Windows Miguel de Icaza ReactOS Unix-like operating system Yury V. Zaytsev

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. Retrieved . mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. Retrieved . mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. Retrieved . mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. Retrieved . mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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