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Midnight Commander vs Norton Commander

A side-by-side look at Midnight Commander and Norton Commander. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Midnight Commander

Midnight Commander

File Management

Midnight Commander is a visual file manager and shell for Unix-like systems. It allows you to easily manage files and folders, copy/move files, view file contents, and run shell commands. Useful for power users who want an efficient file manager.

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Norton Commander

Norton Commander

File Management

Norton Commander is a file manager program for DOS that was released in 1986. It uses a two-pane interface to allow basic file operations like copying, renaming, deleting files and launching applications.

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