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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 1,907 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 instance of is recorded as orthodox file manager[4].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's founder is recorded as Miguel de Icaza[7].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's maintained by is recorded as Yury V. Zaytsev[8].
  • GNU Midnight Commander is associated with the free software movement movement[9].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's based on is recorded as Norton Commander[10].
  • GNU Midnight Commander's developer is recorded as GNU Project[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].

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Authorship and Creation

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

Subject and Themes

GNU Midnight Commander is associated with the free software movement movement[9].

Why It Matters

GNU Midnight Commander draws 1,907 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 23 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.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → GNU Project
    Netbsd package id → —
    Operating system → Q3251801, BSD, macOS +5
    Pro-linux.de dbapp id → 420
    + 99 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: mc, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324991739|mc (#324991739)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'matc"
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