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Created July 12, 2017 08:04
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MC is a console file manager. It supports FTP connections, and in my experience is faster in FTP than both Krusader and Gnome Commander.
However, the default FTP connection format string [username[:password]@]hostname has a drawback of not allowing the use of usernames with ‘@’-symbol in them – which is very common for virtual hostings.
One of the solutions is (done in your home directory):
if there is no .netrc file in your home directory — touch .netrc && chmod 600 .netrc
mcedit .netrc (or use vi, nano, or any other editor you prefer)
add the following line to the file (replace all-caps words with your actual credentials): machine HOSTNAME login USER@HOSTNAME password PASSWORD
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