aza ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁as ▁a ▁clone ▁of ▁the ▁then - pop ular ▁N orton ▁Commander . ▁ ▁GNU ▁Mid night ▁Commander ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁GNU ▁project ▁and ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁GNU ▁General ▁Public ▁License . ▁ ▁Design ▁Mid night ▁Commander ▁is ▁a ▁console ▁application ▁with ▁a ▁text ▁user ▁interface . ▁The ▁main ▁interface ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁pan els ▁which ▁display ▁the ▁file ▁system . ▁File ▁selection ▁is ▁done ▁using ▁arrow ▁keys , ▁the ▁insert ▁key ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁select ▁files ▁and ▁the ▁function ▁keys ▁perform ▁operations ▁such ▁as ▁ren aming , ▁editing ▁and ▁copying ▁files . ▁Later ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁Mid night ▁Commander ▁addition ally ▁have ▁mouse ▁support . ▁ ▁Such ▁versions ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁G PM ▁and ▁X ▁terminal ▁em ul ators ▁( such ▁as ▁G NO ME ▁Terminal ▁or ▁x term ) ▁which ▁support ▁mouse ▁reporting . ▁When ▁running ▁inside ▁an ▁X ▁terminal , ▁these ▁versions ▁can ▁update ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁window ▁in ▁which ▁Mid night ▁Commander ▁runs ▁( if ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁terminal ▁emulator ). ▁ ▁Mid night ▁Commander ' s ▁features ▁include ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁contents ▁of ▁R PM ▁package ▁files , ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁common ▁archive ▁formats ▁as ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁simply ▁another ▁directory , ▁and ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁an ▁F TP ▁or ▁F IS H ▁client . ▁ ▁Mid night ▁Commander ▁also ▁includes ▁an ▁editor ▁called ▁m ced it , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁executed ▁as ▁a ▁stand alone ▁program ▁or ▁from ▁Mid night ▁Commander