{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "MCVIEW",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/MCVIEW/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-05-30T06:06:39Z",
    "synopsis": "mcview [-bcCdfhstVx?] file",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "mcview - Internal file viewer of GNU Midnight Commander.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "mcview [-bcCdfhstVx?] file\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "mcview  is  a link to mc, the main GNU Midnight Commander executable.  Executing GNU Midnight\nCommander under this name requests staring the internal viewer and opening the file specified\non the command line.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "-b     Force black and white display.\n\n-c     Force color mode on terminals where mcview defaults to black and white.\n\n-C <keyword>=<fgcolor>,<bgcolor>,<attributes>:<keyword>= ...\nSpecify a different color set.  See the Colors section in mc(1) for more information.\n\n-d     Disable mouse support.\n\n-f     Display the compiled-in search paths for Midnight Commander files.\n\n-t     Used only if the code was compiled with S-Lang and terminfo: it makes Midnight Comman‐\nder use the value of the TERMCAP variable for the terminal information instead of  the\ninformation on the system wide terminal database\n\n-V     Displays the version of the program.\n\n-x     Forces  xterm  mode.   Used when running on xterm-capable terminals (two screen modes,\nand able to send mouse escape sequences).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COLORS": {
            "content": "The default colors may be changed by appending to the  MCCOLORTABLE  environment  variable.\nForeground and background colors pairs may be specified for example with:\n\nMCCOLORTABLE=\"$MCCOLORTABLE:\\\nnormal=lightgray,black:\\\nselected=black,green\"\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/usr/share/mc/help/mc.hlp\n\nThe help file for the program.\n\n/usr/share/mc/mc.ini\n\nThe  default system-wide setup for GNU Midnight Commander, used only if the user's own\n~/.config/mc/ini file is missing.\n\n/usr/share/mc/mc.lib\n\nGlobal settings for Midnight Commander.  Settings  in  this  file  affect  all  users,\nwhether they have ~/.config/mc/ini or not.\n\n~/.config/mc/ini\n\nUser's  own  setup.  If this file is present, the setup is loaded from here instead of\nthe system-wide startup file.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "LICENSE": {
            "content": "This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by\nthe Free Software Foundation.  See the built-in help of Midnight Commander for details on the\nLicense and the lack of warranty.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AVAILABILITY": {
            "content": "The latest version of this program can be found at http://ftp.midnight-commander.org/.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "mc(1), mcedit(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "Bugs should be reported to http://www.midnight-commander.org/.\n\n\n\nMC Version 4.8.27                            August 2021                                   MCVIEW(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "mcview - Internal file viewer of GNU Midnight Commander.",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "mc",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mc/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "mcedit",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/mcedit/1/json"
        }
    ]
}