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@ -2076,13 +2076,14 @@ virtual file system switch. The virtual file system switch
allows the Midnight Commander to manipulate files not allows the Midnight Commander to manipulate files not
located on the Unix file system. located on the Unix file system.
Currently the Midnight Commander is packaged with five Virtual File Currently the Midnight Commander is packaged with some Virtual File
Systems (VFS): the <em/local/ file system, used for accessing the Systems (VFS): the <em/local/ file system, used for accessing the
regular Unix file system; the <em/ftpfs/, used to manipulate files on regular Unix file system; the <em/ftpfs/, used to manipulate files on
remote systems with the FTP protocol; the <em/tarfs/, used to remote systems with the FTP protocol; the <em/tarfs/, used to
manipulate tar and compressed tar files; the <em/undelfs/, used to manipulate tar and compressed tar files; the <em/undelfs/, used to
recover deleted files on et2 file systems (the default file system for recover deleted files on ext2 file systems (the default file system
Linux systems) and finally the <em/mcfs/ (Midnight Commander file for Linux systems), fish (for manipulating files over shell connection
such as rsh/ssh) and finally the <em/mcfs/ (Midnight Commander file
system), a network based file system. system), a network based file system.
The VFS switch code will interpret all of the path names The VFS switch code will interpret all of the path names
@ -2099,7 +2100,7 @@ command FTP link (accessible from the menubar) or you may
directly change your current directory to it using the cd directly change your current directory to it using the cd
command to a path name that looks like this: command to a path name that looks like this:
<em>ftp://&lsqb;!&rsqb&lsqb;user@&rsqb;machine&lsqb;:port&rsqb&lsqb;remote-dir&rsqb;</em> <em>/#ftp:&lsqb;!&rsqb&lsqb;user@&rsqb;machine&lsqb;:port&rsqb&lsqb;remote-dir&rsqb;</em>
The, <em/user, port/ and <em/remote-dir/ elements are optional. If The, <em/user, port/ and <em/remote-dir/ elements are optional. If
you specify the <em/user/ element, then the Midnight Commander you specify the <em/user/ element, then the Midnight Commander
@ -2113,11 +2114,11 @@ safe anyways).
Examples: Examples:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
ftp://ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local /#ftp:ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local
ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages /#ftp:tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages
ftp://!behind.firewall.edu/pub /#ftp:!behind.firewall.edu/pub
ftp://guest@remote-host.com:40/pub /#ftp:guest@remote-host.com:40/pub
ftp://miguel:xxx@server/pub /#ftp:miguel:xxx@server/pub
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
To connect to sites behind a firewall, you will need to use the prefix To connect to sites behind a firewall, you will need to use the prefix
@ -2156,7 +2157,7 @@ command. To change your directory to a tar file, you
change your current directory to the tar file by using the change your current directory to the tar file by using the
following syntax: following syntax:
<em/tar:filename.tar&lsqb;dir-inside-tar&rsqb;/ <em/filename.tar#utar&lsqb;dir-inside-tar&rsqb;/
The mc.ext file already provides a shortcut for tar files, The mc.ext file already provides a shortcut for tar files,
this means that usually you just point to a tar file and this means that usually you just point to a tar file and
@ -2166,12 +2167,43 @@ File Edit" id="Extension File Edit"> section for details on how this is done.
Examples: Examples:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
tar:mc-3.0.tar.gz/mc-3.0/vfs mc-3.0.tar.gz#utar/mc-3.0/vfs
tar:/ftp/GCC/gcc-2.7.0.tar /ftp/GCC/gcc-2.7.0.tar#utar
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
The latter specifies the full path of the tar archive. The latter specifies the full path of the tar archive.
<sect1>FIle transfer over SHell filesystem<label id="FISH">
<p>
The fish file system is a network based file system that allows you to
manipulate the files in a remote machine as if they were local. To use
this, the other side has to either run fish server, or has to have
bash-compatible shell.
To connect to a remote machine, you just need to chdir
into a special directory which name is in the following
format:
<em>/#sh:&lsqb;user@&rsqb;machine&lsqb;:options&rsqb;/&lsqb;remote-dir&rsqb;</em>
The, <em/user/, <em/options/ and <em/remote-dir/ elements are optional. If
you specify the <em/user/ element then the Midnight Commander
will try to logon on the remote machine as that user,
otherwise it will use your login name.
The <em/options/ are 'C' - use compression and 'rsh' use rsh instead
of ssh. If the <em/remote-dir/ element is present, your current
directory on the remote machine will be set to this one.
Examples:
<tscreen><verb>
/#sh:onlyrsh.mx:r/linux/local
/#sh:joe@want.compression.edu:C/private
/#sh:joe@noncompressed.ssh.edu/private
</verb></tscreen>
<sect1>Network File System<label id="Network File System"> <sect1>Network File System<label id="Network File System">
<p> <p>
@ -2184,7 +2216,7 @@ To connect to a remote machine, you just need to chdir
into a special directory which name is in the following into a special directory which name is in the following
format: format:
<em/mc:&lsqb;user@&rsqb;machine&lsqb;:port&rsqb;&lsqb;remote-dir&rsqb;/ <em>/#mc:&lsqb;user@&rsqb;machine&lsqb;:port&rsqb;/&lsqb;remote-dir&rsqb;</em>
The, <em/user/, <em/port/ and <em/remote-dir/ elements are optional. If The, <em/user/, <em/port/ and <em/remote-dir/ elements are optional. If
you specify the <em/user/ element then the Midnight Commander you specify the <em/user/ element then the Midnight Commander
@ -2200,8 +2232,8 @@ machine will be set to this one.
Examples: Examples:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
mc:ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local /#mc:ftp.nuclecu.unam.mx/linux/local
mc:joe@foo.edu:11321/private /#mc:joe@foo.edu:11321/private
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
<sect1>Undelete File System<label id="Undelete File System"> <sect1>Undelete File System<label id="Undelete File System">
@ -2214,14 +2246,14 @@ retrieve all of the deleted files names on an ext2fs and provides and
to extract the selected files into a regular partition. to extract the selected files into a regular partition.
To use this file system, you have to chdir into the special file name To use this file system, you have to chdir into the special file name
formed by the "undel:" prefix and the file name where the actual formed by the "/#undel:" prefix and the file name where the actual
file system resides. file system resides (without /dev/ prefix).
For example, to recover deleted files on the second partition of the For example, to recover deleted files on the second partition of the
first scsi disk on Linux, you would use the following path name: first scsi disk on Linux, you would use the following path name:
<tscreen><verb> <tscreen><verb>
undel:/dev/sda2 /#undel:sda2
</verb></tscreen> </verb></tscreen>
It may take a while for the undelfs to load the required information It may take a while for the undelfs to load the required information