midnight commander initial setup

gistfile1.txt

# get dracula skins, both 8 and 256 colors
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/mc/skins ~/.config/mc
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dracula/midnight-commander/master/skins/dracula.ini -O ~/.local/share/mc/skins/dracula.ini
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dracula/midnight-commander/master/skins/dracula256.ini -o ~/.local/share/mc/skins/dracula256.ini

# run this to have a 256 color skin (copy full block from cat to EOF)
cat << EOF > ~/.config/mc/ini
[Midnight-Commander]
use_internal_edit=true
skin=dracula256

[Panels]
navigate_with_arrows=true
EOF

# OR this to have a 8 bit color skin (copy full block from cat to EOF)
cat << EOF > ~/.config/mc/ini
[Midnight-Commander]
use_internal_edit=true
skin=dracula

[Panels]
navigate_with_arrows=true
EOF