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Re: Can't use mc's editor



* On 2022 21 Mar 23:30 -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
> David Wright composed on 2022-03-21 23:07 (UTC-0500):
> 
> > Felix Miata wrote:
> 
> >> IIUC, and assuming standard file/directory permissions, if all instances of MC are
> >> closed, and its ini file is then removed, every setting (except for panels
> >> configuration? and hotlist), gets reverted to default on next startup.
> 
> > I've attached the result of that reversion (from buster). The critical
> > line is, of course, line 4. I assume that, like me, a long time ago,
> > you altered it to auto_save_setup=false.
> 	
> Actually the first thing I do with any new instance of MC is set the right panel
> listing to long. I follow that with F9, Options, Configuration, where Auto save
> setup gets deselected, among other changes. :)

And I have Autosave selected in all my installations of mc so IME, the
last one to close writes the file.  It's not unusual for me to have half
a dozen instances of mc running at once!  Sometimes I find I had two or
three running in the same terminal session.  Oh dear...

- Nate

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