On 2013–12–22 /dev/rob0 wrote: > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 02:36:03PM +0100, Marco wrote: > > I intended to copy some files from a ZFS snapshot to my current > > machine. However, I couldn't find a way to do this with mc. The > > situation is as follows: > > > > 1) I use the “SFTP link” to connect to the server. This means I > > can only use the panels, since the built in shell or <ctrl-O> > > unfortunately does not work on shell links. > > > > 2) The snapshots are stored in a hidden directory called “.zfs”. > > The hidden part is not the that it starts with a dot, but that > > it doesn't show up with “ls -a”. However, you can successfully > > “cd .zfs” into it. > > > > How can I copy a file from this directory to my current host > > using mc? I can't use “cd .zfs” because shell commands are not > > supported. > > Did you try “cd .zfs” on the command line in the panel? That's not > done in a subshell. That actually controls what's seen in the > panel. I don't have time to test it myself, but I think that will > work.
That actually works. I have the command line deactivated since I have no use for it in my workflow. I always use a real shell with <ctrl-O>. While reading the man page about a key binding to quickly activate/deactivate the command line I stumbled upon the “Quick cd” command <M-C> which does exactly what I need. No need to activate the command line. Thanks for your quick reply. Cheers, Marco _______________________________________________ mc mailing list https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
