[clug] Ubuntu Unity -> MC command line

[Bryan Kilgallin]

Hey Scott:

> mlocate mc.desktop
> /usr/share/applications/mc.desktop
>
> grep 'Exec\|Terminal' /usr/share/applications/mc.desktop
> Exec=mc
> Terminal=true

   I replicated that in a terminal window.

> Compare elinks.desktop to mc.desktop for evidence to support that suspicion.

The end of the elinks.desktop content says this.
{Exec=/usr/bin/elinks %u
Terminal=true
Icon=html
MimeType=text/html;}

Whereas the end of the mc.desktop content says this.
{Exec=mc
Icon=MidnightCommander
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=ConsoleOnly;Utility;FileManager;
# vi: encoding=utf-8}

> you 'could' then edit that file with "nano test.file" (which you could also just type in the mc cli, or simply select it (if you've previously created it with the touch command) in mc and press F4 to edit it.

Under the Midnight Commander window, but above the command buttons, are 
two lines. The upper of those lists hints.

Beneath that is a blank line. When I had tried say alt-F1, characters 
had been displayed there (in this example, "1;3P"). But I otherwise do 
not know what to use this line for!

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