Re: configuring midnight commander for use via ssh -- problem solved
"Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@oplink.net> wrote:
> * dulev <dusan.vodopivec@pro-ing.co.yu> [070515 01:56]:
> > > > > After starting Edith (but not logging in locally), I have been
> > > > > logging into Edith via SSH from Kate. But when I execute mc over
> > > > > the SSH link, the two-panel mc display is corrupted. Instead of
> > > > > horizontal and vertical rules, I see strange characters in groups of
> > > > > three.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is the proper way to configure midnight commander for running
> > > > > over SSH?
> >
> > Sorry, I don't know.
> > For me working fine (KDE/Konsole/mc -a).
> I found a solution:
> (1) Start mc on Kate:
> rlh@kate:~$ mc
> (2) From the LEFT menu, select SHELL LINK and for the machine name
> enter "edith".
> (3) From the RIGHT menu, select SHELL LINK and for the machine name
> enter "edith".
> Now the midnight commander display is being managed by Kate, while
> both panes are displaying Edith. So it turns out that two SSH links
> are being used. This arrangement allows me to move files from one
> directory to another on the remote machine (Edith).
Alternately, have you considered using GNU Screen? That way, if you
start up mc in it and later SSH in, all you need to do is screen -r
and you've got it...
Amy
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